Neighborhood Traffic Safety: It's No Accident!

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Summer is on the doorstep and kids are out and about playing and riding bikes. Many of us enjoy a stroll around the neighborhood. It's a good time to remind ourselves of 3 things we can do to keep ourselves and others safe on and around neighborhood streets:

1. Stop! Take 3 To See® at every stop sign. Even if no one is present, it is great practice for when someone is present. 
2. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - Observe the posted neighborhood speed limit, and go slower when children, cyclists, or pedestrians are present. 
3. Hang up and drive. Help keep everyone alive. The death rate due to phone use behind the wheel goes up every year. Our brains are not wired to drive and talk or text on a phone at the same time. We get tunnel vision and are not aware of what is going on around us. Dare to care enough to toss the phone in the trunk if needed in order to focus on the most important task we have behind the wheel - driving.

We only become good at the things we practice. Let's all be aware and drive with care all summer long, and throughout the rest of the year as well. Need an audio-visual reminder? View "Practice the Better"