Drive Safely to Work Week - Oct. 6th-10th
Welcome to Drive Safely Work Week, October 6-10, 2008, a national campaign sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) annually to promote safe driving practices. Multnomah County joins thousands of other employers across the nation in support of this lifesaving campaign to protect you and members of your family while on the roadway.
Traffic crashes cause over 42,000 deaths and over 3 million injuries annually. Many of these incidents are preventable and by participating in the campaign, we are demonstrating our commitment to safe driving and ask you to make the commitment, too. Whether you’re traveling on four wheels or 16, two wheels or two feet, we all have something in common; we are on this road together. We are participating in the campaign to learn more about how to drive safely around pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles or large trucks.
You will receive daily road safety materials from the Share the Road Study Guide to promote awareness of the shared responsibility for road safety among all users of the roadway. The staff members of Fleet Services and Risk Management commit to safe driving and ask you to do the same. Safe driving is up to you.
The most dangerous part of the workday for any employee is the time they spend in their vehicle.
• Every 5 seconds a crash occurs.
• Every 7 seconds a property damage crash occurs.
• Every 10 seconds there is a traffic-related injury.
• Every 2 minutes there is an alcohol-related injury.
• Every 12 minutes someone dies in a roadway crash.
• Every 31 minutes an alcohol-related fatality occurs.
With 91 percent of employees commuting to and from work and 18 percent of all motor vehicle trips being work-related (national statistics), employers have an opportunity to make a difference on our nation’s roadways by improving the safety in their own communities and neighborhoods.
Posted on October 6, 2008
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