Choose Your Game Strategy Early — Drinking OR Driving
The Super Bowl is America’s
most watched national sporting event. On Super Bowl LI Sunday, February 5,
there will be lots of game day socializing that may include drinking. That’s
why we are urging football fans to call the play now: drinking OR driving. If
you plan on drinking on Super Bowl Sunday, plan now for a sober ride home. Designating
a sober driver is a winning game plan for a Super Bowl victory.
 Distracted Driving
ODOT has published a new educational brochure on distracted
driving. Contact the Traffic Safety Coordinator in your area for free
copies.
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Guide to School Area Safety
 Oregon’s Guide to School Area Safety (PDF) was recently updated. The guide includes information related to Oregon laws regarding school zones, Safe Routes to School, street design elements such as raised crosswalks and curb extensions, traffic control features such as school speed zones and flashing beacons, and school zone safety resources.
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Keeping Your Cool in the Car
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic
Safety, aggressive driving accounts for more than half of all traffic
fatalities. Many common driving behaviors qualify as potentially aggressive,
including speeding, racing, tailgating, driving slowly in the passing lane, running
red lights, weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes without signaling,
blocking cars attempting to pass, using headlights or brakes to “punish” other
drivers, cutting in front of another driver and then slowing down, or seeking
confrontations with other drivers.
Speeding is one of the most common
aggressive behaviors and is a factor in one-third of all Oregon traffic
fatalities. Over half of drivers purposefully tailgated in the previous year
according to estimates by AAA – and
tailgating can drastically impact your ability to react to changes in traffic.
AAA
offers these tips:
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Don’t offend: Never cause another
driver to change their speed or direction. That means not forcing another
driver to use their brakes, or turn the steering wheel in response to something
you have done.
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Be tolerant and forgiving:
The other driver may just be having a really bad day. Assume that it’s not
personal.
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Do not respond: Avoid eye contact,
don’t make gestures, and maintain space around your vehicle. Immediately report
aggressive, dangerous, and intoxicated drivers to the Oregon State Police at
1-800-24DRUNK (1-800-243-7865) or call 9-1-1.
Are you an aggressive driver? Find out more by taking
the quiz. And watch the following video to learn more of AAA's tips.
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