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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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 …
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 …
Traffic Safety Calendar Celebrate Safety Every Month! Download, print and display copies of the Our Driving Concern traffic safety calendar and poster collection. Click on the thumbnail images below. Or click on this link to download the complete 2023 traffic safety calendar and poster collection. January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 …
During the final days of summer, we will delight in the rituals. There will be parades, pool parties and backyard barbeques. We also will cringe when we hear the stories of celebrations gone awry. You know the kind: A guy breaks his arm falling from a rock. A gal is distracted and crashes her car …
Attitude vs. Behavior Kids are back in school. That means more foot traffic in school zones, more bicyclists on neighborhood streets and more congestion around buses as they stop and start along routes, both in the early-morning and late-afternoon hours. That means it is also a good time to review risks associated with distracted driving. …
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I say, fireworks. You say, Fourth of July. Let’s work together to ensure the fireworks light up the sky, not the roadways. The Fourth of July holiday is a celebration of America’s independence and the rituals of summer. Many of your employees will travel to attend get-togethers with family and friends. There will be good …
If you are a passenger and the driver engages in an unsafe behavior, you need to speak up. A passenger in a car or truck plays just as important a role as a co-pilot in an airplane. Consider the story of a man who worked 20 years on a road maintenance crew. He was unbuckled …
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“Having to tell someone their loved one is deceased, that’s one of the hardest things you ever have to do.” (Courtesy of Texas Department of Transportation)
