- Click It or Ticket 2010 Works to Keep Drivers Safe Day and Night
Special Nighttime Enforcement Effort with Border StatesNASHVILLE – In 2008, 13,250 people across the U.S. unbuckled their safety belt and walked away from what could have been a deadly crash. That’s more than 13,000 people who were able to hug their family, talk with friends and live to see another day thanks in part to their safety belt.Tennessee’s Governor’s Highway Safety Office is joining hundreds of law enforcement officials, highway safety representatives and safety advocates nationwide to remind motorists that safety belts do save lives during the annual Click It or Ticket education and enforcement campaign. As part of the campaign, Tennessee’s law enforcement agencies are partnering with border states for special nighttime Hands Across the Border safety belt enforcement events to draw attention to the need to wear a safety belt at all times, day and night. - Follow Simple Steps to Enjoy Safe Swimming
National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week is May 24-30, 2010
NASHVILLE – Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of swimming season, and is the traditional opening day of many public pools in Tennessee and across the country. While swimming offers numerous health benefits, recreational water can also transmit pathogens that cause illness. The Tennessee Department of Health joins in the sixth annual observance of National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week May 24-30 to help make sure residents and visitors have a safe and healthy swimming season.
- TDOT Partners with Rascal Flatts to Encourage People to Adopt-A-Highway
Country Super Group Asks Tennesseans to “Show Your Pride” in new Public Service AnnouncementNASHVILLE – If life is a highway, it’s a messy one in many parts of Tennessee, so country music super group Rascal Flatts is joining the Tennessee Department of Transportation to ask Tennesseans to do their part to clean it up by adopting a highway. Rascal Flatts members Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus are featured in a new 30 second public service announcement and on billboards across the state encouraging Tennesseans to “Show Your Pride and Adopt-A-Highway today”. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of the volunteer program, encourage more participation and to remind motorists to Stop Litter in Tennessee. - GHSO Launches Click It AND Ticket Teen Safety Belt CampaignPilot Teen Safety Belt Program to Educate Teens on Importance of Buckling UpNASHVILLE – Each year, dozens of Tennessee teens die in traffic crashes in Tennessee and many of those are not wearing safety belts. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The Governor’s Highway Safety Office wants to help save teen lives by encouraging more teens to wear their safety belts. The GHSO is partnering with State Farm Insurance, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions Across Tennessee (CADCAT) and three Tennessee high schools to launch a pilot program called Click It AND Ticket. During the program, volunteers will conduct seat belt observations at the schools and students or parents wearing their safety belts will be given a ticket to enter into a drawing to win a prize. The penalty for not wearing a safety belt in Tennessee is $10, so volunteers will draw ten tickets and award $10 gift cards to ten students. In addition, one student from each school will win a $100 gift card.
- TDOT Debuts Enhanced TN511 Motorist Information SystemNew 511 System Offers New Options for MotoristsNASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation today unveiled a new enhanced 511 travel information system. Motorists who dial 5-1-1 can now access information about rest areas, public transportation, airports, and tourism as well as the standard features such as incidents, construction projects and weather forecasts from the National Weather Service. TN511 debuted in August 2006 and has provided information to more than 2.5 million callers.
- Enrollment in CoverKids Officially ReopensNASHVILLE - Enrollment is now open for CoverKids, Tennessee’s program for uninsured children, which suspended enrollment late last year when membership reached the maximum that could be supported by the current budget.Starting today, families with uninsured children may apply online at www.CoverKids.com or by calling 1-866-620-8864.
- TDOS Participates in Operation Roadcheck 2009
THP Removes Unsafe Commercial Vehicles from Tennessee Roadways
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety is participating in Operation Roadcheck 2009, a 72-hour commercial vehicle campaign in the U.S., Canada and Mexico sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (www.CVSA.org ). The goals of Operation Roadcheck 2009 are to increase commercial truck and bus safety and security and to reduce the number of crashes involving commercial trucks and motor vehicles. The event, which takes place simultaneously across North America, will begin at midnight, Tuesday, June 2, and continue through midnight, Thursday, June 4, 2009. - Governor’s Highway Safety Office Concludes Click It or Ticket CampaignEnforcement Blitz Buckled Down On Those Not Buckled Up — Day and NightNASHVILLE – Millions of travelers will hit the highways this summer and the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is reminding everyone to Click It or Ticket. During 2007, 927 passenger vehicle occupants lost their lives on Tennessee roadways and of those, 534 were not wearing seat belts. Today, the GHSO joined representatives from Georgia and Alabama to remind drivers of the dangers of traveling without a safety belt.
- Bredesen Vetoes House Bill 962
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- 2009 Fall Protection Safety Stand Down
Statewide Safety Event Planned for Construction Industry June 1st
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration has partnered with several construction trade associations across the state to participate in the statewide Fall Protection Safety Stand Down. Participating employers will shut down their jobs on Monday morning, June 1, and train their employees on fall protection for approximately 45-60 minutes.
- New Shelby County Driver Service Center to OpenNASHVILLE—The Tennessee Department of Safety will open a new Driver Service Center for Reinstatement assistance in Shelby County on Monday, August 2nd, at 2516 Mt. Moriah Road, Suite F 710, in Memphis, Tennessee. The purpose of this new location will be for the reinstatement of driving privileges; no driver licenses will be issued from this site at this time.
- THP Seeks Public Assistance In Search for a Hit & Run Truck NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle and driver that may be connected to a fatal hit and run crash in Roane County. The crash occurred on Highway 61 near Harriman, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
- THP Arrests LaFollette Man After Hit-And-RunNASHVILLE— The Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested a LaFollette man Thursday night after he was suspected of a hit-and-run fatal accident on the evening of Tuesday, July 20. THP Criminal Investigations Division (CID), along with several State Troopers assisted with and cracked the case.
- TDOS Releases Annual Safety Belt Enforcement Report NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety today released a 90-page report on Safety Belt Enforcement in Tennessee. The annual report, provided to the Tennessee General Assembly, indicates that statewide safety belt convictions increased 138.5 percent from FY 04-05 to FY 08-09. The study also provides data and analysis on safety belt citations issued by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, statewide convictions involving child restraint device (CRD) violations and child restraint device citations issued by THP.
- TN Department of Safety Releases July 4 Holiday Weekend StatisticsNASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety announced today that preliminary figures indicate nine people were killed in traffic crashes on Tennessee roadways during the 78-hour Fourth of July holiday period, which ran from 6 p.m., Friday, July 2 through 11:59 p.m., Monday, July 5.The nine fatalities is a drop from the 16 deaths that occurred during last year’s July 4th weekend. Of the nine fatalities this year, six were vehicle occupants; two were motorcyclists; and one was a pedestrian. One of the fatalities was alcohol-related compared to two alcohol-related fatalities in 2009.
- THP Announces July 4th Weekend Crackdown on Drunk DriversDon’t Forget “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving”NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced today that State Troopers will be out in full force during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, cracking down on drunk drivers with an aggressive Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest enforcement blitz. To ensure motorists are obeying the law, the THP will conduct sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state in an effort to reduce fatalities and serious injury crashes. The 2010 July 4th, 78-hour Holiday period begins at 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 2, and will end at 11:59 p.m., Monday, July 5.
- THP Advises Commercial Vehicle Operators of Amended LawNASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol will add to its list of safety measures to enforce when an amended state law on lighting regulations for commercial motor vehicles takes effect on July 1, 2010. The amendment, adopted by the Tennessee General Assembly, comes as a result of numerous close calls and serious injuries.
- THP Conducts 24-Hour Multi-Agency Commercial Vehicle Check NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is conducting its second statewide commercial vehicle enforcement campaign this year during Operation Strategic Transportation Observation & Prevention (S.T.O.P.), Friday, June 25. The 24-hour inspection program begins at 6 a.m., June 25 and continues through 6 a.m., Saturday, June 26. Troopers will be conducting inspections at eight sites across the state in a broad effort to ensure the safety of the motoring public.
- 14 Officers Graduate from State D.A.R.E. Training
NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Highway Patrol capped off its 44th Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officer Training with a commencement ceremony introducing 14 law enforcement graduates at 11 a.m., Friday, June 18, at the Park Inn, Natchez Trace State Park in Wildersville, Tennessee. The graduates consisted of police officers and sheriff’s deputies. - TDOS Reminds Motorists: Never Leave Children Unattended in a Vehicle
NASHVILLE — With above average temperatures this June, the ‘dog days of summer’ are certainly looming on the state of Tennessee. As the heat becomes a factor, the Tennessee Department of Safety would like to remind motorists to never leave children or pets in an unattended vehicle, which can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly offense.
“A child or a pet should never be left in an unattended vehicle under any circumstances – especially in the heat,” said Department of Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell. “Motorists should routinely make sure all occupants exit the vehicle whenever they leave a car. An illness or even worse, a death, due to such a senseless tragedy is absolutely preventable.”
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