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Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day "Don’t be Driven to Distraction –Drive to Arrive" Did you know in 2008 a significant downward trend (approximately 9% from 2007) in the number of fatalities on our nation’s highways was started. We want you to join in the effort to make this trend continue. There are still approximately 110 of our fellow citizens, almost all of whom are someone's friend, family and most beloved who become a statistic each day? They are dying in tragic and in what are most often preventable accidents on our nation's roadways. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day was initiated by many partner organizations who are working to lower this statistic. Our efforts to reduce fatalities address the need for improvements to our roadways, our vehicles and basic driver behavior. You too can become involved to promote the reduction of fatalities by utilizing information on this web site. Please mark October 10, 2009 on your calendar "Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day." Tell your co-workers, family members and friends to do the same. We want you to be become an advocate of our 2009 theme “Don’t be Driven to Distraction – Drive to Arrive” and join us in making a special commitment to reducing fatalities by becoming involved and changing your driving habits and encouraging others to do the same. We must change our driving habits as evidenced by statistics that indicate nearly 40,000 traffic fatalities occur every year. That’s about 110 fatalities every single day—one fatality every 13 minutes. We welcome organizations to become involved. Please email comments and the contact person for your organization to pbfday@asce.org You can participate! If you are viewing this web site for the first time or scanning it for new material, this home page includes tabs for you to click on to find a toolkit, the two previous years' local events list, fact sheets, press information, safety tips, partners and various links. Use this information to initiate and create your own 2009 event or program. Get involved! Obtain a proclamation that October 10th is Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day in your city or state! Don't be afraid to contact your local mayor and state governor! In addition, media information, PSA's, posters, brochures, logos and a sample PowerPoint presentation can also be found in the Toolkit. The Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (T&DI) who now manages the web site requests existing partners, other private corporations or public organizations who want to become more involved in financial sponsorships to fund events, develop PSA's, web site information or other activities to contact the T&DI at 703/295-6395 or e-mail pbfday@asce.org. Reducing fatalities requires everyone's participation. Please use this site to create a program in your state or organization and become involved. With your involvement, we can make a difference by reducing fatalities on American roadways. Please share what your organization is planning for 2009 by sending an article for our listing of state activities to pbfday@asce.org. Good luck and please keep us informed of your success! Information sources for this web site - US Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov/safety.html, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/d , Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)- http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ or Federal Motor Carriers Administration (FMCA) - http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/csa2010/home.htm and The Road Information Program (TRIP) - trip@tripnet.org . Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day |
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Updated July 28, 2009
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