Tag: Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day

  • Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day

    Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day

    Motorists in New Jersey and throughout the nation are asked to join a day-long effort on Oct. 10 designed to increase awareness about safe driving and traffic behaviors. Known as Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day, and taking place annually on Oct. 10, the national initiative was designed to unite the country in moving toward…

  • In wake of four fatal car crashes, Old Bridge urges safe driving habits during ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day’

    In wake of four fatal car crashes, Old Bridge urges safe driving habits during ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day’

    OLD BRIDGE – As the township declared Oct. 10 “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” Mayor Owen Henry urged the public to do their part and not become a statistic. “Those numbers hit home,” he said during a Township Council meeting on Oct. 21. “Some of those statistics were right here in Old Bridge ……

  • Drivers encouraged to drive extra safely on Oct. 10

    Drivers encouraged to drive extra safely on Oct. 10

      The Monroe Township Police Department will observe “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” on Oct. 10. The day was established 12 years ago to focus attention on reducing the 37,461 traffic fatalities that occurred in 2016 in the United States. In New Jersey, 604 individuals lost their lives on the state’s roadways in 2016.…

  • Motorists encouraged to drive extra safely on Oct. 10

    Motorists encouraged to drive extra safely on Oct. 10

      In conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, local police departments are asking that motorists throughout the nation join in the daylong effort on Oct. 10 to be cognizant of safe driving behaviors. “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” is designed to unite the country in moving toward zero fatalities for one full…