Distracted Driver Awareness Month
Distracted Driver Awareness Month. Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system—anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction.
National Work Zone Awarness Week
National Work Zone Awareness Week. National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) has been successful in spreading awareness for work zone safety across the country because of participation from organizations and individuals just like you. Hundreds of companies and individuals reach out to ATSSA on social media each year using #NWZAW. Each year in the spring,
National Heatstroke Prevention Day
National Heatstroke Prevention Day. Outside of crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is leading the effort to reduce these deaths by reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of vehicular heatstroke and leaving children in hot cars. 942 children have died
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Motorcyclists have the same rights and privileges as any other motor vehicle operator on the road. The Share the Road campaign focuses on promoting motorcyclist awareness and safety to both motorcycle riders and motor vehicle drivers.
National Bicycle Safety Month
National Bicycle Safety Month. This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a passenger car, truck, or SUV. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: alcohol, inconsistent or no seat belt use, distracted and
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization. In 2016, the use of seat belts in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,668 lives of occupants ages 5 and older. The Click It or Ticket campaign focuses on safety education, strong laws, and law enforcement officers saving lives.
26th Michigan Traffic Safety Summit
Amway Grand Plaza 187 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesMichigan Office of Highway Safety will be hosting the 26th Annual Traffic Safety Summit in-person, June 13-14, 2023, in Grand Rapids. Please join OHSP and other Traffic Safety professionals for a robust agenda of traffic safety topics and networking for the first time in over three years!
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over focuses on law enforcement and their goal to stop drunk drivers. The campaign highlights a constant police presence searching for drunk drivers as a way of deterring people from drinking and driving.
National Seat Check Saturday
National Seat Check Saturday. A goal of National Seat Check Saturday is to teach parents how to correctly install and use car seats, and ensure children are in the right seats for their ages and sizes.
National Teen Driver Safety Week
National Teen Driver Safety Week. This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a passenger car, truck, or SUV. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: alcohol, inconsistent or no seat belt use, distracted