By David Daggett on 9/8/2008 6:55 AM

Recent Highway Safety Reminders

     Holidays always seem to be a good time for reminders of highway and driving safety. Labor Day is the end of the summer holiday weekend for many people. This year, our North Carolina Highway Patrol urged drivers to slow down, and had several initiatives in place to promote safety.

     In addition to focusing on aggressive driving and other safety measures, the Highway Patrol continued to emphasize their "Click-It or Ticket" campaign for seatbelt safety, and the "Booze It & Lose It" campaign against drunk driving.

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By David Daggett on 8/4/2008 6:55 AM

Buckle Up

     Please help us keep our children, families and friends safe. Failure to wear safety belts is a greater contributing factor in deaths than any other safety related behavior in our lives.

Children in our L & D Family

     In North Carolina it is now the law that all passengers, both front and back seat, must wear seat belts.

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By David Daggett on 7/28/2008 6:47 AM

Don’t Be Distracted

      "Distracted Driver Awareness Week" was held last month in an effort to educate motorists on safe driving. According to a report by the National Highway Safety Administration, about 80% of accidents are caused by driver inattention. The report also said that about 65% of all near-crashes involved some sort of driver inattention.

 

      Did You Know?

• 98% of Americans claim to be safe drivers
• 72% of all drivers admit to partaking in some form of distracting behavior while driving
• The most common "distracting behaviors" include: cell phone use, eating, drinking, changing the music in the car

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By David Daggett on 4/14/2008 6:45 AM

Make It Personal

     What does making something personal mean to you? It seems that when we make something personal and take ownership, the opportunity or to make a difference increases.

 

Our L & D Safe Sober Team

     We see this with our Safe Sober Prom Night program. The long term success of this program is mostly due to our Lewis and Daggett team making it personal to help out our students. making it personal is what gives it deeper and lasting meaning.

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