FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 10,2018
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Tennessee Highway Safety Office Puts the Brakes on Fatalities October 10
TENNESSEE – Today, October 10, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) promotes the 18th annual celebration of “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” a national campaign to unite the country in achieving one full-day of zero traffic deaths.
“This time last year, Tennessee experienced 807 traffic fatalities statewide,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “The loss of one life is too many. We ask all Tennesseans to put the brakes on this issue through voluntary compliance. This means wearing seat belts, driving sober, and avoiding distractions like texting while driving.”
Last year, Governor Bill Haslam proclaimed October 10 as “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” in Tennessee to encourage all citizens to exercise safe driving choices. This year, the THSO worked to spread awareness among youth and local communities.
On October 2, the THSO joined Alpine Crest Elementary School to showcase posters created by Ms. Leora Coleman’s fifth-grade class portraying life in Tennessee with zero traffic fatalities. Click here to view photos from the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cuz82bMxKpsoXhCQ8.
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.