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THREE X 80 SAFETY CAMPAIGN - AT LAST - COMMUNITY HELP FOR TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
26116
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 42 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1975) Pages: 57-59
Author(s)
P G KOLTNOW
Date Published
1975
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THIS CAMPAIGN IS A JOINT POLICE-COMMUNITY EFFORT WHICH HAS SET A NATIONAL GOAL FOR REDUCING THE TRAFFIC DEATH RATE TO NO MORE THAN THREE FATALITIES PER 100 MILLION MILES OF TRAVEL BY 1980.
Abstract
LAUNCHED IN 1974 BY THE HIGHWAYUSERS FEDERATION, THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, AND 40 OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THIS CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON EIGHT PRIORITY ACTIVITIES: GETTING PEOPLE TO BUCKLE UP, GETTING THE DRUNKS OFF THE ROAD, BETTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS, REDUCING PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES, UPGRADING DRIVER PERFORMANCE, IMPROVING YOUTH SAFETY PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION, AND PUTTING SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY IN LOCAL GOVERNEMNTS. (THE HIGHWAY USERS FEDERATION IS A NATIONAL, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY 600 BUSINESSES, INDUSTRIES, AND ASSOCIATIONS TO PROMOTE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MORE EFFICIENT HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION.)