Tennessee Highway Safety Office Joins Tennessee Highway Patrol, Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month | Tennessee Traffic Safety Resource Service

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Monday, April 30, 2018

Contact: Arriale Tabson
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Joins Tennessee Highway Patrol, Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

NASHVILLE – On Wednesday, May 2, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) joins the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to kick off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This press event will take place in conjunction with the Seventh Annual Music City Police Motorcycle Skills and Training Competition, hosted by the THP’s “Falcons” Motor Unit at Opry Mills.

According to preliminary data, there were 2,988 crashes involving a motorcycle statewide last year. Of those crashes, Tennessee experienced 134 motorcycle fatalities. Press event details are listed below.

WHAT:	Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Press Event
WHEN:	Wednesday, May 2, 2018 10 a.m. CT
WHERE:	Opry Mills (Near Bass Pro Shops) 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville, TN 37214
SPEAKERS:	Director Vic Donoho, Tennessee Highway Safety Office Lt. Colonel Tony Barham, Tennessee Highway Patrol Dr. Timothy C. Nunez, Trauma Surgeon for Vanderbilt University Medical Center

For more information about motorcycle safety or the THSO, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.

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