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Rusty Wallace Safety Belt PSA Video - (30 Sec) …

NC Gov. Easley - Speed Enforcement Results in 42,275 Charges RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley announced today that state and local law enforcement agencies wrote 17,512 speeding citations last week during the combined Operation…

Booster Seat Laws Keep Kids Safe Washington Post/03/07/2007 WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- State booster seat laws may be saving the lives of young children, a new study finds. Re…

At Risk Behind The Wheel: For Teens, Sober Isn't Enough By JORGE FITZ-GIBBON THE JOURNAL NEWS/03/05/2007 Gerald Barrett, all of 18, wrapped his car around a utility pole in Patterson and somehow lived to tell abo…

Many Believe Virginia's Drunk Driving Laws Are Too Lenient wbjd7.com/ 02/22/2007 In a News-7 poll conducted this week, half of those asked believe Virginia's drunk driving penalties are too lenient. One-third of tho…

Valentine’s Week Focuses on Child Passenger Seat Safety Tribune Chronicle/02/14/2007 YOUNGSTOWN —According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 7,500 lives have been saved by the proper use…

It's not the Booze Talking: Urinals in New Mexico Deliver Message myFoxKC.com/ 02/12/2007 New Mexico is taking its fight against drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state. The state has ordered 500 talking ur…

Slum Village Record Song About Child Car Safety With Chevy By Allen Starbury Ballerstatus.com/02/12/2007 Detroit duo, Slum Village, has announced that they will team up with Chevrolet and Safe Kids Worldwide, a nati…

Georgia Celebrates Child Passenger Safety Week CummingHome.com/02/09/2007 "Car crashes are the Number One Killer of America’s children between the age of two-and-fourteen.. Taking more lives than disease,…

Illinios Announces Effort To Teach Drivers Proper Use Of Child Safety Seats Press Release from Illinios Government News Service/02/06/2007 SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced today that the Illinois Department of Tran…

More North Dakota Children Are Riding Buckled Up eMaxHealth.com/ 02/06/2007 More North Dakota children are riding buckled up, according to a recent survey conducted by the North Dakota Department of Health.…

Seat-Belt Effort Clicking In Illinois By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY/ 01/30/2007 On July 3, 2003, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a law that allowed police in his state to stop and ticket dr…

You Drink, You Drive, You Are Target of Eureka Pizza's Drunk Driving Campaign By Antionette Grajeda The Arkansas Traveler Online/ 01/29/2007 After reading the latest statistics on alcohol-related fatalities, three Fayetteville busines…

Ohio Traffic Law Targets Young-Driver Risks By LAREN WEBER Toledo Blade/ 01/28/2007 Ohio’s 16-year-old drivers will be limited to only one nonrelated passenger and face other restrictions under a new…

CA Campaign Promotes Booster Seats For Kids Between Infant Seats And Seat Belts By LAURIE KAVENAUGH CHICOER.com/01/28/2007 With a $200,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, there will be new emphasis on buckling youngsters into…

Law 'Tags' Young Motorcyclists By GREG MARTIN Sun-Herald.Com/ 01/08/2007 When teenagers take the steering wheel of a car or the handlebars of a motorcycle, they often bring with them an i…

N.C. Advocates Target Hispanics In Car Safety By ELIZABETH DUNBAR Associated Press/ 01/08/2007 RALEIGH, N.C. - Three children who weren't properly restrained were among five members of a Hispanic family…

Holiday Season Drunk Driving Arrests Climb In California By Leslie Griffy San Jose Mercury News/ 12/26/2006 Bay Area drunk-driving arrests are up 14 percent for the holiday season compared with the same period las…

Nationwide DUI Crackdown Launches To Prevent Tragedy This Holiday Sacramento , Calif. – As millions of Americans hit the roads for the holiday season, a nationwide crackdown, Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest., will…

Demand For Booster Seats High In Hawaii By LEHIA APANA The Maui News/ 12/17/2006 WAILUKU – Parents across the islands have been rushing to stores to scoop up booster seats to comply with a new law…

Texas Sheriff's Personalize Holiday Law Enforcement Keyetv.com Austin, Texas/ 12/18/2006 The Travis County Sheriff's department will kick off their annual battle against drunk drivers Monday. But this year…

New Seat Belt Law Credited With Drop In Fatalities By Claire Anderson Greenvilleonline.com/12/11/2006 Greenville, South Carolina Traffic fatalities are down across the state this year, in part because of th…

Sentences Stronger For Drunk Driving Deaths By Jonathan D. Jones News-Record.com Greensboro, North Carolina/ 12/14/2006 She breaks her heart this way every month. Standing in front of a photo o…

Richardson Takes More Steps To Combat Drunk Driving New Mexico Business Weekly/ 12/12/2006 New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has identified several new initiatives to fight drunk driving, after a series of recen…