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www.theroxburynews.com
February 2017
With His Eyes On Eagle, Local Scout Reminds Residents To Keep Eyes On Safety
By J.L. Shively lot of my peers are on their phones all day,” states Elliot Matthieson, a local scout from troop 163
who is aiming on attaining the rank of Eagle through his recent, phone safety conscious project. Matthieson, a 17 year old senior at Roxbury High
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School, goes on to explain that while his peers are not necessarily on their phones while driving he does concede, “I know it can be tempting,” and not just for teenagers but for adults as well. It is enough to pay attention to driving without an added distraction, Matthieson said, thus what inspired his effort to make drivers conscious of their behavior on the road. His response to this problem was to erect 22 signs throughout the town, specifically near schools and parks, “to remind people to put phones down while driving,” explains Matthieson while noting that the most important goal of his project is to “prevent accidents.” “A troop in a neighboring town had done the same thing,” Matthieson explains and one of his peers brought the idea to Matthieson as a
suggestion for a possible Eagle project. Matthieson jumped on the chance to start such a project. The horrors and dangers of accidents that happen from cell phone use while driving is drilled into young drivers through school presentations and hearing about accidents on the news. The signs which Matthieson’s project funded say “Eyes on the road, not your phone” and feature a picture of a cell phone with a red cross through it. Eighteen of the signs measure 18 inches by 20 inches and the remainder are slightly larger. To makes these signs a reality Matthieson had to partner with a few town officials to find out what the rules and regulations behind manufacturing and placing these signs would be. “I worked with Town-
ship Manager Mr. Chris Raths, Director of the Roxbury Department of Public Works Mr. Rick Blood and the Director of Buildings
and Grounds for the Roxbury Board of Education, Mr. John Eschmann,” explains Matthieson. continued on page 2