Better health, safer vehicles and various policy interventions have prevented a spike in crashes as a result of the aging U.S. population. Drivers in their 70s are now less likely to be involved in a fatal crash than those in prime working years. Not only do drivers in their 70s now have fewer fatal crashes…
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2021 Dare To Prepare – FREE Virtual Workshops
A Virtual Driving Workshop for Pre-Permit Teens & Their Parents This free 60-minute workshop hosted by AAA Tidewater Virginia provides resources and guides pre-permit teens (ages 14-17) and their parents through many important driving topics. Topics Include: The Virginia Graduated Driver Licensing components The risks and responsibilities of driving The parent’s role in the learning process How…
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John T. Hanna Awards – 2020
2020 John T. Hanna Award Recipients CellGuardians by MI Technical Solutions - Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism VDOT Hampton Roads District - Fire/Emergency Medical Services Coastal Ride - Impaired Driving Prevention (Group Award) Norfolk Police Department - Impaired Driving Prevention(Group Award) Kim Baylor (Granby High School) - Youth Traffic Safety Chesapeake Public…
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Remembering Justin D. Tindall
Justin D. Tindall, formerly Senior Police Officer of the Chesapeake Police Department passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. In 2008, Officer Justin D. Tindall was in the Chesapeake Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Section. He won a John T. Hanna Award for Law Enforcement Initiatives. And although enforcement is the Department’s primary tool to combat dangerous driving, Officer…
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