FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2026
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE PROMOTES MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
THSO Joins Nashville Soccer Club to Remind Tennesseans to Look Twice for Motorcycles, Never Drink and Drive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday, May 5, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol, divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, are partnering with the Nashville Soccer Club, Metro Nashville Police Department, AAA – The Auto Club Group, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a press event at Geodis Park to promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and drunk-driving prevention. Speakers will discuss crash data and safe driving tips to help reduce motorcycle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Nashville Soccer Club fans are reminded that “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” and to “Look Twice” for motorcycles to keep our roadways safe.
WHAT: "Look Twice for Motorcycles" / "Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk" Motorcycle Safety Press Event
WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 10 a.m. CT
WHERE: Geodis Park – Publix Plaza
501 Benton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
(Street parking or Lot 10)
SPEAKERS: Director Buddy Lewis, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Nashville Soccer Club
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Metro Nashville Police Department
Megan Cooper – Public & Gov. Relations Consultant, AAA – The Auto Club Group
Jill R. Stream, MD, FACS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.
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.