Each year, the Super Bowl garners millions of viewers, with many taking the opportunity to cheer on their favored team with a night out or by attending a party. To help keep us all safe on the roads, NHTSA is teaming up with State and local highway traffic safety advocates and organizations to remind football…
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2021 Holiday Season Impaired Driving Enforcement Mobilization
Sobering Stats According to NHTSA, 837 people lost their lives in traffic crashes involving a drunk driver in December 2019. During the 2019 Christmas (6 p.m. Tuesday, December 24 to 5:59 a.m. Thursday, December 26) and New Year’s Day (6 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, to 5:59 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2019) holiday periods, there…
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2021 Give Gratitude for Seat Belts This Thanksgiving Season
Americans may feel extra grateful as they gather together around the Thanksgiving table this year. As millions of travelers drive near and far distances to visit loved ones for the holiday season, it’s essential to Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time. Doing so will help ensure you make it to the Thanksgiving table. To help…
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Halloween Impaired Driving Prevention – October 31, 2021
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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