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Safe Streets Week


 

Safe Streets Week is November 11 – 17, 2024

 

What is Safe Streets Week?

In the week leading up to the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, organizations, businesses, schools, and community groups across North Carolina will promote road safety through daily activities and outreach.

Everyone is welcome to participate!

Show your support for Safe Streets in North Carolina by sharing social media content, getting your company, business, or community organization to participate, forwarding information, posting flyers in your area, or any of the other activities offered.

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Your Involvement Matters

By joining Safe Streets Week, you play a significant role in advocating for safer roads in your community. Together, we can create lasting change by adopting a zero tolerance approach to preventable traffic violence.

 

How to Participate

Click the button below to register for Safe Streets Week, receive your activity kit, and receive updates on North Carolina World Day of Remembrance activities.

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Day 1: Traffic crashes are preventable.

11/11/24 Activities and Content

Day 2: Street design saves lives.

11/12/24 Activities and Content

Day 3: Buckle up for your loved ones.

11/13/24 Activities and Content

Day 4: Reduce by 5, save a life.

11/14/24 Activities and Content

Day 5: Eyes on the road. Hands on the wheel.

11/15/24 Activities and Content

Day 6: Speak up if someone is unsafe.

Activities and Content

Day 7: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

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Participating Organizations

 

 










 

Safe Streets Week Advisory Committee

  • Daniel Carter, NCDOT
  • Katherine Dale, Town of Winterville
  • Jennifer Delcourt, GHSP
  • Eliza Fitzpatrick, NC SADD
  • Elyse Keefe, UNC IPRC
  • Wesley Kumfer, UNC HSRC
  • Wannetta Mallette, Burlington-Graham MPO
  • Anne Phillips, Just Cities Collective
  • Nancy Pullen-Seufert, UNC HSRC
  • Kristel Robison, UNC HSRC
  • Tracy Russ, ITRE at NC State University
  • Tricia Smar, Duke University Hospital
  • Luke Tabor, ITRE at NC State University
  • Derrick Waller, Stantec
  • Ellen Walston, East Carolina Injury Prevention Program

 

News & Updates

World Day of Remembrance

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Every year, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims calls attention to the suffering and heartache felt by millions as a result of preventable traffic violence. Hundreds of events honoring the lives lost are hosted all over the world.
The World Day of Remembrance is the third Sunday of November.
Every year, NC Vision Zero and the NC Families for Safe Streets hosts a shoe memorial to honor the lives lost on North Carolina roads.

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Visitors to the exhibit can place a yellow paper flower on a pair of shoes to remember someone that they lost to a crash.

See more images from past events in our gallery.
What will happen with the shoes after the World Day of Remembrance exhibit?
The shoes will be used for many years, travel all over North Carolina, and appear at various traffic safety events. For example, we will use a portion of them for our upcoming Visionaries teen driver program–to represent the number of teen driver fatalities.
If there is ever a day when we decide to stop using the shoes, we will donate the shoes that are still wearable.
For more information, contact Tracy_Russ@ncsu.edu

 

 

News & Updates

Secure Your Load

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A motorist in Charlotte stopped on the highway to avoid hitting carpet padding that had fallen from another vehicle. The stopped car was struck from behind, causing the vehicle to hit the concrete barrier and catch on fire. Four passengers were injured and the driver was killed.

In Nash County, a motorist swerved to avoid a wooden pallet in the roadway, ran off the road, and overcorrected. The vehicle overturned several times and the crash killed the driver.

 

Click here for a brochure of NCDOT’s recommendations.

 

On the road, any debris or flying objects can pose a danger to motorists. Between 2012 and 2016, there have been 2,595 crashes from unsecured loads – resulting in 705 injuries and 14 fatalities in our state. To raise awareness about this issue and prevent crashes resulting from loose items, Governor Roy Cooper has declared June 6 “Secure Your Load Day” for North Carolina. This is an effort to make sure all vehicles are properly loaded and our roads are clean of dangerous debris.

Data for unsecured load crashes
 

Secure Your Load

  1. Make sure everything in your vehicle is tied down. Use straps, twine, bungee cords, netting or rope. Be sure to tie larger items directly to your vehicle.
  2. Keep your items covered with tarps, nets or covers to keep smaller items from flying out.
  3. Don’t overload your vehicle. Your vehicle’s load shouldn’t go above the level of your truck or trailer and all items should be covered to keep them stable.

 

North Carolina law requires that all materials being transported in a motor vehicle are securely tied down. Failure to properly secure items can result in a $2,000 fine and a point on your driver’s license.

If you are carrying loose items, take the time to properly secure your load.

 

Mattress falls off truck, secure your load