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Texas Department of Transportation traffic safety specialists and coalition members work at a community seat belt safety event.

March 2023 Newsletter: Brighter Future Born Out of Shared Safety Vision

Stronger Together Ask three people to define the word “drive” and chances are you’ll get three different responses. Ask Jill Christie and she’ll tell you drive is an acronym for Decisions, Responsibilities, Initiatives, Vision and Education. Christie is the coordinator of the D.R.I.V.E. Safe Coalition, which serves 13 counties in the Abilene District. Our team …

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Here is an areal view of heavy traffic in Houston. The roads are crowded during the holidays. Learn the reasons some give for not buckling up in the back seat.

November 2022 Safety Coach: Feast on Two Helpings of Safety

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Safety CoachBuckle Up for Holiday Travel In the coming days, millions of Americans will jam roads and airports during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Some will hop in the back seat of a ride-share vehicle on their way to or from the airport. Will they buckle up? What reason do people give for not buckling up …

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You may not actually be able to hold the world in the palm of your hands, but you can make a world of difference by promoting traffic safety.

October 2022 Safety Coach: Step-by-Step, Rep-by-Rep, Here’s How You Impact Driver Behavior

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Safety CoachWorld of Difference During the first quarter of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 1,063 people died in crashes in Texas, an increase of 4.8% over 2021. That’s scary, particularly as we inch closer to the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday driving periods when alcohol-impaired crashes typically spike. Looking across the …

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July 2022 Safety Coach: Get Spanish Resources and Tips to Avoid Fatigue

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Safety CoachMessage Received You’ve heard it said about communication: You need to talk to people in language they understand and meet people where they live. But what does that mean, and how can answering that question help you bolster your safety program? Let’s start with this: Meeting people where they live means you’re willing to …

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Cool Cat’s Start Summer off Right with Safety

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To celebrate Memorial Day, many of your coworkers will spend part of the long weekend at an outdoor festival, backyard pool party or family picnic. And why not? Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start to summer. In the safety world, it’s also known as the start of one of the deadliest drug- and …

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Know When to Take the Keys

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If we can learn anything from the last few years, it’s that we all have limits. Gathering rooms that once had a limit of 500, per fire code, became vacant for months on end, only to get new, even more limited capacities, per COVID code and social distancing guidelines. For many years, laws have regulated …

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Use Max Safety to Avoid Extreme Risks

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Nearly every day you see people talking on their phone while driving. You also see people hauling packages, lumber or scrap metal around town in company or personal vehicles. You see or hear about crash incidents involving road debris and unsecured loads. By themselves, these are challenging transportation safety issues. So are issues related to …

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July 2020 Newsletter: Unsettled Times Call for Extraordinary Actions

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Stress Solutions During the COVID-19 pandemic, distracted driving and impaired driving incidents have been reported across the nation despite the fact fewer vehicles are on the roadways. Concerns about mental illness and substance use disorders have surfaced, and many of these issues can be linked directly to stress. Your employees are worried about safety, job …

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Better Tomorrow Starts with Today

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, fleet and workplace drivers have been recognized as heroes keeping America’s supply chain open. They’ve been impacted as federal regulations have been loosened relating to hours of service and how breaks are calculated. In some cases, this has rekindled the old tug-of-war game of compliance versus safety. While it may be …

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March 2023 Newsletter: Brighter Future Born Out of Shared Safety Vision

July 2022 Safety Coach: Get Spanish Resources and Tips to Avoid Fatigue

Cool Cat’s Start Summer off Right with Safety

Know When to Take the Keys

Use Max Safety to Avoid Extreme Risks

Better Tomorrow Starts with Today

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