Labor Day Driving: Facts and Safety Tips

LABOR DAY DAY DRIVING FACTS AND SAFETY TIPS WITH THE INCREASE IN PARTIES AND BBOS, TACK ON DRUNK DRIVING TO THE LABOR DAY HAZARDS LIST - SOMEONE IS KILLED INA DRUNK DRIVING CRASH - EVERY EVERY 51 34 MINS MINS on average over the Labor Day weekend From 2006 - 2012, nearly 500 PEOPLE lost their lives annually over Labor Day weekend due to distracted driving and drunk driving The risk of car accidents increases immensely during the summer months. Specifically, most car accidents occur during NEARLY traffic crashes in Texas is caused the period from by a distracted driver, which 1 IN 5 increases during holidays MEMORIAL DAY to LABOR DAY SAFETY TIPS LEAVE EARLY Avoid leaving your house or leaving the party at peak hours (early evening, after midnight) PAY ATTENTION! CHECK ONLINE If you need to pull over for a break, get a snack, discipline your kids, or stretch your legs, do it for traffic updates and plan your route to avoid the most frequented roads & highways DESIGNATE A DRIVER 80 MPH WATCH YOUR SPEED for traffic updates and plan BUCKLE UP! your route to avoid the most frequented roads & highways SOURCES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: www.madd.org/blog/2014/august/labor-day.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ www.ii.org/fact-statistic/highway-safety www.washingtonexaminer.com/new-years-isnt-the-deadliest-holiday-for-drivers/ article/2558065 COMEDY DEFENSIVE DRIVING www.texasinjurylawyersblog.com/category/car-accidents www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/statewide-news/019-2015.html Comedy DefensiveDriving.com