May 2023 is Motorcyle Safety Awareness Month Motorcyclists have the same rights and privileges as any other motor vehicle operator on our roads. Our four major campaigns include: Motorist Awareness of Motorcycles, focusing on helping motorists understand standard motorcycle driving behaviors and to learn how to drive safely around motorcycles on our roadways. Ride Sober or Get Pulled…
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Get It Together Did It Again in Increasing Seat Belt Use!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Get It Together Did It Again in Increasing Seat Belt Use! Nineteen local high schools successfully completed the seat belt use challenge. Hampton Roads, Va. (March 2023) - Drive Safe Hampton Roads (DSHR) recognized nineteen local high schools for their participation in the Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge. Thanks to students’…
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Roundabouts (Effect on older drivers)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia USA, reprinted with permission. Older drivers are more likely than other drivers to be wary of roundabouts, but they also are particularly likely to benefit from them in terms of improved safety. Relative to other age groups, senior drivers are over-involved in crashes occurring at intersections. In 2019,…
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Free 757 Sober LYFT Rides on St. Patrick’s Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free 757 Sober LYFT Rides on St. Patrick's Day In Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg In 2021 in Hampton Roads, over 30% of vehicle fatalities were alcohol related.* Hampton Roads, Va. (March 1, 2023) – The hardest part of St. Patrick’s Day is the mourning after. Plan ahead for a sober ride before…
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