FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Launches Second “Safe On Seventy” Campaign
TENNESSEE – On Tuesday, October 23, and Friday, October 26, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join state and local partners for the THSO’s second “Safe on Seventy” campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. Highway 70 statewide. Click here to view photos from the first campaign, executed this summer: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4kZBtCosZyRdwYW79.
“The THSO is pleased to launch ‘Safe on Seventy’ again this year,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “This is a new, strategic initiative designed to target one of Tennessee’s most problematic highways. We look forward to working with the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Tennessee Department of Transportation, and local law enforcement to decrease injury crashes and fatalities.”
U.S. Highway 70 stretches from West to East Tennessee spanning more than 500 miles statewide. According to the Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Network Division, Tuesdays and Fridays between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. have been identified as high-crash periods on U.S. Highway 70. Agencies participating in “Safe on Seventy” will collaborate during this time frame on October 23 and October 26 to combat distracted driving, aggressive driving, speeding, and other high-risk driving behaviors. Participating agencies will also increase seat belt enforcement and commercial vehicle safety.
The THSO encourages the following safe driving behaviors.
• Buckle up and ensure all child passengers are properly restrained.
• Never drink and drive.
• Rest well prior to driving long distances.
• Avoid texting, social media use, video-chatting, and other forms of distracted driving.
For more information and safe driving tips, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.
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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.