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Drive Sober on St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day — March 17,
2021 — is one of the biggest
drinking nights of the year, and
this, unfortunately, means more
drunk drivers on the roads.
If your employees plan to drink,
make sure they don't drive.
Review these facts and share
the word about the dangers of
drunk driving so you can
continue merry-making for all
the St. Paddy’s Days to come.
St. Patrick’s Day is one of
the deadliest times on our
nation’s roads. During the
2015-2019 St. Patrick’s
Day period (6 p.m. March
16 to 5:59 a.m. March
18), 280 lives were lost in
drunk-driving crashes. In
2019, drunk driving killed
more than 10,000 people
in our country, and every
single one of those deaths
was preventable.
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In 2019 alone, 57 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes over the St.
Patrick’s Day period (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18).
Between the hours of midnight and 5:59 a.m. over the St. Patrick’s Day
period in 2019, more than three out of five (63) crash fatalities involved a
drunk driver.
Walking home after a night out drinking alcohol? In 2019, 31 of the
pedestrians killed in traffic crashes had blood alcohol concentrations
(BAC) at or above .08. Arrange for a sober ride or for a sober friend to
walk you home.
Remember that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. It is illegal and deadly
to drink and drive. For some, even one drink may be one drink too many.
Despite the fact that it’s illegal to drive when impaired by alcohol, in 2019,
one person was killed every 52 minutes by a drunk driver on our nation’s
roads.
The Cost of Drunk Driving
On average, a DUI can set you back $10,000 in attorney’s fees, fines,
court costs, lost time at work, higher insurance rates, and more.
The financial impact from impaired-driving crashes is devastating. Based
on 2010 numbers (the most recent year for which cost data is available),
impaired-driving crashes cost the United States $44 billion annually.
If you’re caught drinking and driving, you can face jail time. Imagine
trying to explain that to your friends and family or your place of
employment.
Drinking and driving can cause you to lose your driver’s license and your
vehicle. This could inhibit you from getting to work, resulting in lost wages
and, potentially, job loss.
Celebrate with a Plan
Remember that it is never okay to drink and drive. Even if you’ve had
only one alcoholic beverage, designate a sober driver or plan to use
public transportation or a ride service to get home safely.
If you see a drunk driver on the road, call 911.
Do you have a friend who is about to drink and drive? Take the keys
away and make arrangements to get your friend home safely.
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Always remember to plan ahead. If you plan to drink, plan for a sober driver to
take you home. Is it your turn to be the designated driver? Take that role
seriously and do not consume alcohol, not even one drink.
Find more St. Patrick's Day safe driving materials here
KDOT Transportation Safety Conference
This year's conference is virtual and FREE!
Keynote and breakout sessions cover injury control, law enforcement, youth
issues, roadway safety, autonomous vehicles, officer safety, pedestrian and
bicycle safety, and more. Participants can receive up to 9.5 contact hours of
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instruction. Several networking breaks allow attendees to meet and talk with
speakers, colleagues, and vendors in the virtual exhibit hall each day.
Confirmed session topics for 2021 include:
Medical marijuana impacts in Oklahoma
Innovative Intersections
How to reach hard-to-reach audiences
Moving FoRRRwD (Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures)
A Traffic Safety Program for Every Age
Increasing the Focus on Distracted Driving
Click here to register
Check for Vehicle Recalls
To help keep us safe inside and outside the vehicle, the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is
hosting Vehicle Safety Recalls Week from March 8-12, 2021.
NHTSA provides a user-friendly Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Look-Up
Tool, a web-based portal that allows vehicle owners to check for open safety
recalls for their vehicles or automotive equipment, such as tires and car seats.
Remember: Every vehicle recall is serious and affects your safety. Read below
to learn more about the process of checking for your vehicle’s safety recalls:
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Checking for safety recalls is free! Visit NHTSA.gov/recalls and enter
your vehicle’s 17-digit VIN. In seconds, you'll know if your vehicle is
subject to an open safety recall. While you’re there, sign up for Recall
Alerts. If your vehicle is included in a future recall, you’ll receive an email.
Your VIN is located on the lower portion of your car's windshield on the
driver’s side. Your VIN is also located on your car's registration card, and
it may be shown on your insurance card.
The free recall tool will provide details on any unrepaired recall in your
vehicle — for at least the past 15 calendar years. It will also provide
details on unrepaired safety recalls from major automakers, motorcycle
manufacturers, and some medium/heavy truck manufacturers.
If your vehicle is affected by a safety recall, contact your dealer to
schedule a repair as soon as possible. Every recall is fixed FOR FREE.
In fact, an urgent air bag recall is still ongoing. Find out if your vehicle is
involved in this recall.
NHTSA’s updated SaferCar app helps keep you informed about your
vehicle. Download the app and enter your vehicle’s VIN, as well as your
car seats, tires, or any other automotive equipment information, and
NHTSA will send you an alert if a safety recall is issued on them.
In 2020, there were 886 safety recalls affecting 55 million vehicles and
other equipment in the United States. Unfortunately, about 25% of vehicle
recalls are not repaired, which puts everyone on the road at risk.
If you have a used vehicle, you may not be receiving your vehicle’s recall
notices. This is why it is important to check for yourself and sign up for
alerts to make sure you’re informed about a recall that affects your safety.
If you think your vehicle may have a safety-related defect that isn’t part of
a current recall, contact NHTSA online or by calling the agency’s Vehicle
Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236.
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Find More Recall Information Here
KanDrive Adds New Features
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New features have been added to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s
travel information website, KanDrive, to provide motorists additional resources
when planning travel routes and getting information about current roadway
conditions across Kansas.
After signing in to a KanDrive account, motorists can now:
Select favorite live traffic camera views to always show.
View travel time and directions for custom routes.
Schedule travel time alerts for saved routes.
Search for information by highway route, predefined area or draw a
custom search area.
“KanDrive is a valuable resource for all motorists,” said KDOT Secretary Julie
Lorenz. “Creating a free KanDrive account provides users the ability to quickly
access roadway information and allows drivers to make informed travel
decisions to help keep Kansas moving.”
Travelers rely on KanDrive year-round, but in recent weeks it proved to be a
vital tool for drivers due to snow and ice events. Nearly 216,000 people used
the KanDrive website about 460,000 times from Jan. 10 to Feb. 17.
KanDrive is a one-stop gateway for highway and travel information available
on computers and smart phones. Impacts to traffic are updated 24/7 regarding
maintenance and construction activities, winter highway conditions, flooded
roadways, crashes and incidents affecting traffic and closed highways. A
commercial vehicle mode that focuses on highly traveled routes, weigh
stations and rest areas is also available.
Go to KanDrive today at www.KanDrive.org.
Click Here for More Information
Traffic Safety Events
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March 8-12
Vehicle Safety Recalls
Week
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Impaired Driving
Campaign
March 22-April 12
Railroad Crossing
Safety Campaign
April 1-30
Distracted Driving
Awareness Month
April 7-8
Kansas Teen
Transportation Safety
Conference
April 20-21
KDOT Transportation
Safety Conference
April 26-30
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National Work Zone
Awareness Week
We help employers!
We offer FREE traffic safety brochures,
posters, flyers, and giveaway items like
keychains and pens.
PLUS, our website is full of information on
safe driving topics like teen drivers,
distracted driving, drunk driving,
motorcycle safety, and more!
Visit our website
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