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November 2022
Your friends and family are counting on you to arrive safely this Thanksgiving, Oregon. Whether you’re driving downtown or heading back to grandma’s for Thanksgiving, make sure you Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
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Deer and Elk Migration Season
This time of year, we see more vehicle-wildlife collisions in Oregon. With deer and elk on the move due to breeding season and migration to winter ranges, more wildlife are crossing roads. Signs are placed in particularly popular areas for wildlife crossing to help drivers avoid collisions. Be especially watchful around sunrise and sunset when deer are usually on the move. When you see wildlife, reduce your speed, and stay in your lane.
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Be Ready for Winter Driving
If you must travel in difficult weather conditions, be sure to have chains or traction tires for your vehicle and use them when it’s necessary. Be ready. Severe winter weather can hit without much notice, so be prepared to comply with Oregon chain and traction tire laws and associated posted signs.
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Drowsy Driving Prevention
The National Sleep Foundation holds Drowsy Driving Prevention Week each year the week following the end of Daylight Saving Time – this year on November 6-13. The goal is to reduce the number of drivers who choose to drive while sleep deprived and reduce drowsy driving related traffic crashes.
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Drive to the Right – Rules of the Road
This month’s rule of the road: drive on the right side of the road except when passing another vehicle going in the same direction as you, passing an obstacle, directed by emergency personnel or other persons directing traffic, or when preparing to turn left at an intersection, alley, or driveway. The offense “failure of slow driver to drive on the right” is a Class B traffic violation with a presumptive fine of $265.
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Driver Assist Technology
Drivers who use partial automation on a regular basis often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving despite widespread warnings and numerous high-profile crash reports, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. None of the current systems is designed to replace a human driver or to make it safe for a driver to perform other activities that take their focus away from the road.
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National Roadway Safety Strategy
The U.S. Department of Transportation released an update on its National Roadway Safety Strategy, which was released in January, and shared a new online dashboard that allows stakeholders and the general public to track the Department’s progress on commitments. This update comes as U.S. traffic fatalities are at a 16-year high.
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year to honor the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads and to acknowledge the suffering of all affected victims, families, and communities.
This Day is an important tool for governments and all those whose work involves crash prevention or response to the aftermath of crashes, since it offers the opportunity to demonstrate the enormous scale and impact of road deaths and injuries, call for an end to the often trivial and inappropriate response to road death and injury, and advocate for urgent concerted action to stop the carnage. On World Day we too pay tribute to the dedicated emergency crews, police, and medical professionals, who deal daily with the traumatic aftermath of road crashes.
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