Passing Emergency Vehicles   How do I legally pass an Emergency Vehicle (EV), which is stopped on the side of the highway? A few years back the state of Texas Legislature enacted Transportation code 545.157. PASSING AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE, to help keep emergency personnel safe on the roadway.   1) It tells drivers they must vacate the lane closest to the EV when traveling on a highway with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction as the EV or   2a) must slow to 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or more 2b) or five miles per hour when the posted speed limit is less than 25 miles per hour.   Many drivers think all they need to do is slow down when they are on a multi lane highway, which is wrong.   If you are able to change out of the lane closest to the EV then you are required to. If another vehicle has you blocked, this is when you slow down.   NOTE: Being struck by a motor vehicle is always one of the major ways police officers are killed in the line of duty each year.

Nobody Loves Me   This precious little puppy isn't just cute, he's homeless. And he isn't the only one from his litter that was abandoned. This little guy was found one week and his brother and sister were found the following week by good Samaritans. Its hard to think anyone would just dump them in a neighborhood all alone, but they did. Please, spay and neuter your pets. Please, don't abandoned your responsibility to find homes for pets you cannot take care of.