DRIVE SMART Virginia Executive Director Janet Brooking passed away November 13, 2023, after a courageous fight with cancer. Janet led the traffic safety nonprofit for nearly 20 years. During her tenure, DRIVE SMART Virginia pioneered distracted driving awareness, helping establish an annual Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Virginia. Janet tirelessly advocated for Virginia’s primary handheld…
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2023 Holiday – President’s Message
Dear friends of Drive Safe Hampton Roads, Thank you for your service, dedication, and continued support to ensure traffic safety for all who travel through Hampton Roads. We have had a hard year of losses. Please remember Janet Brooking, founder/Executive Director of Drive Smart Virginia, who recently passed, in your prayers. She was well respected…
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Retro Halloween Posters
You Drink & Drive, You Lose! Halloween - Drunk Witch Halloween - Nightmare (Scream) Halloween - Nightmare (Jail) Halloween - Nightmare (Mugshot)
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Bicycle-Involved Crashes on the Rise in Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 30, 2023 Contact: Jessica Cowardin (804) 367-6834 jessica.cowardin@dmv.virginia.gov Bicycle-Involved Crashes on the Rise in Virginia National Bicycle Safety Month is a reminder to look out for each other on Virginia’s roads RICHMOND —So far this year, there have been 160 bicycle-involved crashes on Virginia’s roadways, resulting in the deaths…
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