Safety Starts with You.

Year-To-Date
as of November 24, 2025
103
Fatalities in 2025
129
Fatalities in 2024

Do your part. Drive smart.

Everybody’s been there. Somebody’s driving too fast, cuts us off, or isn’t paying attention. It’s frustrating. It can even be dangerous. But we all have bad habits behind the wheel. To other drivers, making risky decisions makes you the problem. And that’s something we can only solve together — keeping the roads safe requires a commitment from every driver to respect the rules.

Slow down. Buckle up. Stay focused. Drive sober.

 

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