Halloween Impaired Driving Prevention - October 31, 2021 Halloween can be a deadly evening, with young children and impaired drivers coming together at dusk. Last year around Halloween in Virginia, from Friday, October 30 through Sunday, November 1, 2020, there were 109 alcohol-related crashes, 65 injuries and two deaths. According to the National Safety…
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2021 National Teen Driver Safety Week October 17-23
This week - and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: alcohol, inconsistent or no seat belt use, distracted and drowsy driving, speeding, and number of…
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Drug-Impaired Driving PSA (English & Spanish Version)
It’s all drug impaired driving. Did you know, driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, opioids, and other substances can cause drug impaired driving? Don’t drive impaired or ride with an impaired driver. Drug-Impaired Driving PSA (English Version) Drug-Impaired Driving PSA (Spanish Version) Virginia DMV, Chesterfield County Police Department, Chesterfield County Fire and EMS,…
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Hampton Roads Continues to Surpass Most Regional Transportation Targets
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and current Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act surface transportation legislation requires that States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) prepare and use a set of federally-established performance measures. Read more about this at: hrtpo.org
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