Statewide Initiative Challenges Motorists to Buckle-Up, Slow Down and Obey All Traffic Laws to Keep New Jersey Roads Fatality-Free
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 behaviors and keep the State’s roadways fatality free for one-day.
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day was established in 2001 to focus attention on reducing the traffic fatalities that occur each year in the United States. Nationally, there were 35,092 roadway deaths in 2015, while New Jersey lost 603 individuals on the State’s roadways in 2016. As part of a continuing effort in “moving toward zero fatalities,” motorists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists are asked to take extra care on Oct. 10 to prevent traffic crashes and make this a fatality-free day across New Jersey. To support this effort, the Medford Township Police Department will be utilizing traffic enforcement and social media to educate the public on safe driving habits.
