In this video, Andy Cates addresses Memphis’ growing public safety concerns and argues that road chaos is the city’s most urgent issue to tackle. He highlights reckless driving, fake drive-out tags, tinted windows, street racing, and rising traffic deaths as daily reminders of disorder that fuel broader crime and weaken community morale.

Cates emphasizes that Memphis is a “vehicular city” where unsafe roads have become our modern-day “broken windows,” symbolizing lawlessness. He urges stronger enforcement from MPD, the Sheriff’s Department, and especially the Tennessee Highway Patrol, while pointing out gaps in resources, accountability, and deployment.

Acknowledging limited resources and political hesitation, he calls for increased urgency, better use of technology, and collective civic will to prioritize traffic enforcement. For Cates, restoring order on the roads is the first step toward saving lives, boosting morale, and addressing Memphis’ larger public safety crisis.

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