Monthly Archives: November 2024

Safe Streets Week

Safe Streets Week Day 6

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If you were riding with a friend and they started using their phone while driving, what would you do? Would you say anything?

How do you talk to your boyfriend who drives too fast? Or your sister who insists she can drive after having a few drinks?

It’s hard to speak up when someone is unsafe. Telling someone to change their behavior can be uncomfortable. But it can also save your life.

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One of the most dangerous things we do regularly is climb into a car to go somewhere. When you’re in a car as a passenger, you rely on the driver to keep you safe. It’s your right to speak up if they are putting you in danger.

This makes you an Empowered Passenger. You have the power to advocate for safety anytime you are in a vehicle.

 

 

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Safe Streets Week

Safe Streets Week Day 5

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Today, we celebrate focused drivers.

Here’s to you! For keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. Safety looks good on you!

Things you already know:
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  • Driving is a complex task that uses most of your brain’s capacity and focus. Have you ever turned down your music while driving in order to “see” the road better? This is because you inherently recognize that any sort of distraction, whether it’s visual or cognitive, impairs your ability to drive safely.

  • Taking your eyes off of the road for more than two seconds doubles your risk of a crash.

  • Glancing down at your phone while going down I-485 or I-40 is like driving the length of the Panther’s Stadium with your eyes closed. #NotWorthIt

    • There are too many things happening on the road to do anything but pay full attention.

    Thank you for keeping yourself and those around you safe.

    Thank you for keeping your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

     

     

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    Safe Streets Week

    Safe Streets Week Day 4

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    Today, we’ll focus on how high speed is a top contributor to traffic crashes and how managing (slowing) speeds can save lives.

    Reducing speeds by just 1 mph can result in a notable 17% decrease in fatal crashes. In North Carolina, if we could decrease our traffic deaths by 17%, that would save 286 people from a preventable, tragic death.

    We can manage speeds, reduce crashes and lessen severity of crashes by lowering speed limits, redesigning roadways to encourage safe speeds, and using technology to prevent speeding.
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    Safe Streets Week

    Safe Streets Week Day 3

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    The choice to wear a seat belt is not merely a matter of compliance with the law; it’s a commitment to your own life, the lives of those around you, and the people who rely on you to make it home safely..

    Last year, there were 284,157 crashes in North Carolina. The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones is to always buckle up.

     

     

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    Safe Streets Week

    Safe Streets Week Day 2

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    The United States ranks worst in road safety compared to 28 other high-income countries (Source: CDC). Our traffic fatality rate is 50% higher than comparable nations in Western Europe, Canada, Japan, and Australia (Source: WHO).

    Why is our country falling behind in road safety? One major reason is how we are building and designing roads.

    Using the Safe Systems approach, other developed nations have been able to drastically reduce their traffic deaths by designing roads to be forgiving of predictable human mistakes. .

    For more information on Safe Systems, click here (Source: USDOT).

    No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. That will never change. But those mistakes do not have to result in a death or serious injury. Street design which prioritizes safety and accounts for predictable mistakes can save lives..

     

     

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