Child
Passenger Safety Week
During the week of September 17-23, health, injury prevention, law
enforcement and traffic safety advocates throughout Oregon will provide free
education about Oregon law and proper use of child seats and booster seats.
A new Oregon law for children under age two requires they use a
child seat with harness in a rear-facing position.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading nationwide cause of death
for children ages one through twelve years old. In 2015, 1353 children under
age nine were injured in Oregon traffic crashes and six children died.
It’s our job to keep our children safe. Get your car seats
checked. Make certain they’re installed correctly, and that your kids are in
the right seats and are buckled in correctly. For help, consult the seat
manufacturer’s instructions, your vehicle owner’s manual, or visit a local
child seat fitting station:
NHTSA car seat fitting station locator or
Oregon Impact check-up events.
Bicyclist Fatalities Prompts New Report
A new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
and funded by a grant from State Farm® analyzed national data to understand
fatal bicyclist-motor vehicle crash characteristics and offers 30 action steps
to help assess current bicyclist safety programs and take action to improve
bicyclist safety. More
Choose Carefully: ‘Accident’ is a Word for Potty
Training
Accidents often occur by chance or without apparent or deliberate
cause. Crashes typically are the result of driver error. Incidents involving
distracted, drunk, drugged and drowsy driving have led to a surge in crashes
across America. All can be linked to behavior choices.
Senior Program Manager Lisa
Robinson suggests you point out that not-so-subtle difference when talking about the importance of traffic safety. Watch the video
 Source: National Safety Council, Our Driving Concern
TGM: Webinars, Speeding, Bicycles and More
Lots of learning is ahead
for those interested in transportation and growth management. See the latest
TGM Newsletter for details on this and more.
Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over
Impaired driving often peaks
during holidays, and Labor Day is one of the most dangerous holiday periods.
Families and friends head out to picnics and cookouts, hoping to catch those
last few rays of sun before they settle in for the long winter. With increased
traffic comes an increased chance for traffic crashes. However, this shouldn’t
include an increase in impaired driving.
This Labor Day, as you head out
to make the most of the last days of summer, know that ODOT is partnering with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and law enforcement
agencies August 16-September 4 to help put an end to drunk driving. If you are
planning to drink, plan ahead for a sober ride home. Even one drink is too
many. There are options to get you home safely, including public
transportation, trusted friends or relatives, or call a taxi.
If you are caught drinking and driving, you will
be arrested—no excuses. You can thank us, too, because we may have just saved
your life, or someone else’s. Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over.
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