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Resident urges GPS manufacturers to add motorcycle-safety reminders after local fatality
Summary
Tony Lee Palifox urged the council to help publicize a Change.org petition calling for in-car GPS reminders and dash indicators to alert drivers to motorcycles and other vulnerable road users, saying the petition honors a friend killed in a left-turn crash.
At the start of the meeting, Tony Lee Palifox addressed the council during citizens communication to urge motorcycle-safety changes in navigation systems.
Palifox identified himself and said his young friend, Clark Prather, was killed when a driver turned left into him last May 15. He said the family has launched a Change.org petition that already includes signatures from the U.K., Mexico, Canada and at least 18 U.S. states and that he is asking for motorcycle-safety awareness features to be added as optional reminders in in‑car GPS and navigation systems. Palifox described product features he hopes to see — gentle reminders at major intersections and turn prompts, and possible dash-light indicators — and said some platform providers have expressed support.
Palifox said he will leave flyers and promote the petition on social media. Council thanked him for the presentation and for leading the outreach; no council action was taken at the meeting on the petition.
