FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Get It Together Did It Again in Increasing Seat Belt Use! Twenty local high schools successfully completed the seat belt use challenge. Hampton Roads, Va. (March 2023) – Drive Safe Hampton Roads (DSHR) recognized twenty local high schools for their participation in the Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge. Thanks to students’ efforts, seat…
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MEDIA INVITE – Get it Together High School Seat Belt Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Drive Safe Hampton Roads Teams up With Community Traffic Safety Groups to Increase Seat Belt Use Among Teens Twenty area high schools met the challenge to increase seat belt use & decrease death & injury. WHO: Drive Safe Hampton Roads and their community partners. For more information: www.drivesafehr.org/git or call (757) 498-2562. Participating…
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Roundabouts (Effect on older drivers)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia USA, reprinted with permission. Older drivers are more likely than other drivers to be wary of roundabouts, but they also are particularly likely to benefit from them in terms of improved safety. Relative to other age groups, senior drivers are over-involved in crashes occurring at intersections. In 2019,…
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Designate a Sober Driver for March Celebrations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 14, 2023 Contact: Jessica Cowardin (804) 367-6834 jessica.cowardin@dmv.virginia.gov Designate a Sober Driver for March Celebrations Plan Ahead for Safe St. Patrick’s Day, NCAA Tournament RICHMOND - With St. Patrick’s Day and the start of the NCAA basketball tournament aligning this week, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) urges…
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