Region Transportation Safety Newsletter, August 2015

Transportation Safety

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Working together to create a safe transportation system

 

National Stop on Red Week

Is saving a few seconds of travel time worth the potentially deadly price of running a red-light? Red-light running is the leading cause of urban crashes, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Between 2004-2013, an estimated 7,799 people were killed from red-light running incidents. Aug 2-8 is National Stop on Red Week. Stop on Red to keep our community and our kids safe. Together, we can make Oregon safer — slow down and stop on red. Learn more.

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bike helmet

Let Helmets Protect Your Brain

Bicycle helmets are required by law in Oregon for kids under 16 years old, not only while bicycling, but also while skateboarding, riding a scooter or in-line skating. To stay safe, ride bicycles on the right with traffic, use hand signals, obey traffic signs and signals, be visible and stay alert. Wearing a bicycle helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85%. Ride safely. The Way to Go.

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See and Be Seen is a Mantra to Live By

Back-to-school season is just around the corner and ODOT and its partners will be encouraging vigilance in sharing the road and watching out for one another. Soon enough, with school back in session there will be more people walking and biking. As parents and kids make back-to-school purchases, now’s the time to plan for dark winter days. Why not buy school supplies and clothes that sport retro-reflective material to make those fall days safer when the time comes? Reflectors of all kinds add little to the cost of clothes, but add big value for safety! As fall approaches, we urge simple steps to ensure safety, such as making eye contact, avoiding distractions, and wearing reflective gear.

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Impaired Driving National Enforcement Crackdown

As summer winds down, police agencies are ramping up enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on drunk driving. The high-visibility campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, is a partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to curb impaired driving and save lives. August 21-September 7 (Labor Day), law enforcement partners nationwide will show zero tolerance for drunk driving. Increased state and national messaging about the dangers of driving drunk, coupled with increased officers on the road, aim to drastically reduce the toll of drunk driving. All it takes is a little planning ahead to prevent a tragic injury. Designate a sober driver or call a cab. But whatever you do, don’t drink and drive.

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New Outreach Materials: Avoid Distractions - Respect the Zone

During the busy summer months, construction work zones appear on streets, highways, and bridges statewide and ODOT is reminding drivers to ditch the distractions. Billboards, bus boards, social media posts, and public service announcements remind people to “Respect the Cone Zone” and that “Fines Double 24/7. Workers or Not.” That means pay attention and slow down in work zones. How Oregonians drive in work zones has a direct impact on their own safety, as well as the safety of workers.

New this construction season is a children’s work zone safety activity sheet and a television public service announcement, “Pay Attention,” that focuses on distracted driving in work zones, which is the #1 cause for work zone crashes this year. More work zone safety publications.

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August 2015

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NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts

Alcohol-Impaired Driving

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Traffic Safety Program Managers

Region 1 (Portland)

Kristie Gladhill

Region 2 (Salem)

Nicole Charlson

Region 3 (Roseburg)

Rosalee Senger

Region 4 (Bend)

Debbie Miller

Region 5 (La Grande)

Billie-Jo Deal

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