Teen Click It or Ticket Campaign Begins Thursday
AUSTIN – Texas teens have an important message for their friends and fellow students: Always buckle up. The message is part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s annual “Teen Click It or Ticket” campaign, in partnership with high school students, to urge young drivers and their passengers to wear their seat belts every time they’re in a vehicle. “In Texas, 42 percent of all teenagers killed in traffic crashes in 2016 weren’t...
Traveling with Children for the Holidays? By Johanna Hicks
Traveling with Children for the Holidays? Christmas is here, and New Year’s Day is not far behind, which means that many families will be traveling by car and airplane to visit with friends and relatives. This is an appropriate time to stop and think about having your child in the proper car seat before planning your trip. Although parents always want to protect their children, studies show that nationally, 3 out of...
TxDOT Recommends “Plan While You Can”
AUSTIN – During last year’s holiday season, December 1-January 1, approximately one in four deaths on Texas roadways were alcohol-related. In an effort to reduce these fatalities, the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Plan While You Can” campaign reminds drivers to make planning a sober ride part of their holiday celebrations. “Tragically, there are many families who experience the holidays without a loved one due to a drunk...
TxDOT Reminds All of the Dangers of Drinking and Driving
Texas Department of Transportation “Plan While You Can” campaign seeks to save lives by decreasing alcohol-related crashes as Texans approach the Labor Day holiday. With the start of schools in Texas, that campaign takes to the road utilizing a victim of drinking and driving. Sean Carter looks out onto a sea of high school students before beginning his speech. Most of these students likely share the same dreams Sean once...
Texas is #13 in Strictest DUI Laws: You May Be Surprised Where Hopkins County Fits In
“With drunk driving resulting in roughly 1 million arrests, 10,000 deaths and $44 billion in economic damage each year, we released an in-depth report on 2017’s Strictest & Most Lenient States on DUI.” WalletHub explained. Texas is #13 on the strictness sale. In Texas there were 987 fatalities due to DUI incidents in 2016. In 2016 Hopkins County had 39 DUI crashes, specifically 8 were in Sulphur Springs. To view the...
Seat Belts, Cooking, Sewing; Agrilife June 2, 2017
WHAT YOU MAY BE MISSING AT NIGHT! By now, you are probably familiar with the “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Taking those few seconds to buckle your seat belt is the most important step you can make to protect yourself in a crash. Fortunately, most Texans now buckle up, but some groups of motorists continue not taking the message to heart and not consistently using their seat belts. The demographic of motorist most likely to be...
TxDOT Launches Motorcycle Safety Awareness Campaign
AUSTIN – In an effort to curb an increase in motorcycle fatalities on Texas roads, the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign as part of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May. The campaign implores drivers to watch closely for motorcycles, especially at intersections and when changing lanes. “Part of our responsibility as motorists is to always be aware of other...
TxDOT Implements Safe Phone Zones
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the implementation of Safe Phone Zones at 55 Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers (TICs) across the state. The GEICO sponsored Safe Phone Zones are part of the Department’s Sponsor Acknowledgement Program, which seeks companies to fund various benefits for drivers – such as free Wi-Fi at Safety Rest Areas and TICs – in exchange for receiving public recognition...
TxDOT Says Don’t Drink and Drive
AUSTIN – A prisoner in his own body. This is how Sean Carter describes his life following his fateful decision 11 years ago to get into a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. When the driver slammed into a tree, then-22-year-old Sean was left severely injured and unable to walk or talk. “Don’t drink and drive,” Sean said, via the aid of an iPad. “And please, don’t make my mistake of riding with someone who has been drinking. If I knew...
Agrilife: Child Safety Tips
by Johanna Hicks Ten Summer Child Safety Tips You probably knew it was coming – the release of summer safety tips for children! June, July, and August are more dangerous for children than other months. Nearly one-third of all fatal child injuries occur during these three months according to Trend Lines, Natalie Pane, Senior Vice president for Research and Operations. Deaths resulting from contact with bees, hornets, and wasps (1...
