FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Contact: Arriale Tabson
Mobile: 615-767-3242
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Launches SAFE Campaign in Alcoa
ALCOA – On February 23, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will be joined by the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Alcoa Police Department, and other traffic safety partners for a press event to promote the THSO’s Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign, which runs from February 1, 2017 to August 1, 2017.
In 2015, Tennessee’s average seatbelt usage rate was 86.23 percent. Last year, the state achieved a record usage rate of 88.95 percent. In 2017, the THSO is striving to achieve 91 percent or higher. This year will be the fourth year that the THSO has sponsored the SAFE campaign. Press event details are listed below. For more information, please contact Arriale Tabson at arriale.tabson@tn.gov.
WHAT: Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) Campaign Press Event
WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2017
2 p.m. ET
WHERE: Alcoa Police Department
2020 North Wright Road, Alcoa, TN 37701
SPEAKERS: Steve Dillard, East Tennessee Law Enforcement Liaison for the THSO
Richard Holt, Law Enforcement Administrator for the THSO
Dr. Jerry Everett, Research Director for University of Tennessee Knoxville’s CTR
Lt. Don Boshears, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chief David Carswell, Alcoa Police Department
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