Dear Drive Safe Members, As we move forward in our June 2021-June 2022 calendar year, I want to thank you for your continued commitment to the organization and to our mission. It has been a tough and challenging year. When I became President, my goals included maintaining a presence in Hampton Roads and increasing our…
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Early Estimates of 2020 Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA’s early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes—the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. Continue reading - (Traffic Safety Facts - NHTSA)
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2021 Project Yellow Light Winners Announced
Project Yellow Light was established in 2007 by the family of Hunter Garner to honor his memory after his death in a car crash at age 16. Project Yellow Light is a scholarship competition designed to bring about change. Contest reopens on October 31. People know distracted driving is dangerous, but they do it anyway.…
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2021 October is National Pedestrian Safety Month
Whether in a parking lot, crosswalk, or on a road, everyone is a pedestrian. In 2018, there were 6,283 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in the United States, which accounted for 17% of all traffic fatalities in 2018. This equates to a traffic-related pedestrian death every 84 minutes. Use these materials to raise awareness of the…
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