Sadly, a pedestrian is killed every 74 minutes in traffic crashes. Remember, at some point in the day EVERYONE is a pedestrian:
🚶➡️ Follow the rules of the road
🚶➡️ Use crosswalks when available
🚶➡️ Walk on sidewalks when available
🚘 Look out for pedestrians and minimize blind spots
🚘 Be careful in hard-to-see conditions
🚘 Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
Today marks the start of the 100 Safest Days of Summer.
For the next 100 days, let's make sure to
• Drive attentively
• Keep your hands on the wheel
• Keep your eyes on the road
Resources are available at https://t.co/1O5852uCzE and https://t.co/EHNXsOLyBq
Our Honor Guard had the privilege of attending Dedham’s Memorial Day ceremony this morning at Brookdale Cemetery. An opportunity to thank all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
Join us Mon, May 25 at 10 AM at Brookdale Cemetery (Dedham) for a Memorial Day remembrance. Invocation by Rev. Melanie McCarley, remarks from Veterans Services Officer Joe Hamilton and local officials, wreath laying, then luncheon at the American Legion: https://t.co/buvmquMtCN
If you're planning to drink this Memorial Day weekend, plan a sober ride home:
🔴Call a taxi
🔴Schedule a rideshare
🔴Call a sober friend to bring you home
Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.
Whether you buckle up to avoid a ticket or to make it home to your family, that one "click" is the difference between a close call and a tragedy.
Click It or Ticket
Traffic Alert: Officers are responding to a car vs pole crash with a pole down on Sprague Street. Please seek alternate routes until this scene is cleared.
Our latest data show that motorcyclist fatalities have reached one of their highest levels since at least 1975.
To stay safe:
⚫ Ride sober
⚫ Share the road
⚫ Make yourself visible
⚫ Use DOT-compliant helmets
Drivers — stay alert for motorcyclists and share the road!
Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🍸🍋🟩
Before the fiesta begins, plan your safe ride home:
🟡 Schedule a rideshare
🟡 Call a taxi
🟡 Have a sober friend drive you home
Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving
This Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, double-check your blind spots — motorcycles are everywhere. 🏍️⚠️
Motorcyclists: Stay visible and follow the rules of the road.
We all share the road, so let’s look out for one another. 🤝
🚧 #Reminder: The James Joyce Ramble (10k Road Race) is this Sunday, April 26 at 11AM and local roads along the race route will be temporarily closed to allow for safe passage of participants. Learn more: https://t.co/FaetCTS5n8
(Note: This is not a Town-sponsored event)
NEW: NHTSA is rolling out a comprehensive traffic safety plan: Pathways to Safer Streets (P2SS). This nationwide action plan targets the leading causes of traffic fatalities — impairment, speeding, distraction, and lack of seat belt use — with 8 powerful strategies to keep Americans safe on the roads.
“At NHTSA, we’re leaning in to support new and enhanced steps to target and reduce bad driving behaviors that lead to serious crashes, such as speeding and impaired, unbelted, and distracted driving,” Administrator Jonathan Morrison said.
More: https://t.co/4iSrPyjvxd