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    TXTNG KLLS
    Every May, youth across the country engage in peer-to-peer education efforts to address the number one cause of death for youth in the U.S: traffic crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, eight out of ten deadliest days for youth on nation's highways are between May and August. This year's campaign to prevent distracted driving includes thumb rings featuring the important message "Just Drive" (JST DRV).
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  • May is Transportation Safety Awareness Month
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    Governor Kitzhaber has proclaimed May 2012 as Transportation Safety Month in Oregon. The focus this year is on road construction work zones. At any one time, there may be hundreds of work zones in operation throughout our state. Work zone safety and awareness is critical, both for drivers and the men and women that work on our roads every day.
    Inattentive drivers are the most common cause for work zone crashes.
  • Share the road with motorcycles
    Share the road
    With warmer weather coming, more motorcycles will be on the roads. Motorcycles offer many advantages over autos. They are more fuel efficient and require less lane and parking space. The motorcycle industry is now expecting the increased price of fuel to further increase sales. Motorcycles are small and may be difficult for other drivers to see, that's why it's important to be alert and share the road safely. Ride safely. The Way to Go.
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  • Driver Education: It saves lives, reduces crashes
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    Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for 15- to 20-year-olds. Teens who take formal driver training in Oregon have much lower crash rates. Yet only about a third of eligible Oregonians sign up for driving classes, saying they don't have the time, money or easy access to them. Teens who took an approved ODOT driver education course have fewer crashes, traffic convictions and suspensions.
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National "Click It or Ticket" Safety Campaign
Click It or Ticket Logo
Despite having one of the highest safety belt usage rates in the nation, Oregon still experiences tragedy every year due to lack of belt use. In fact, in 2010, thirty-five percent -- or 194 -- of Oregon's crash fatalities were reportedly unrestrained. ODOT estimates approximately half of these fatalities could have been avoided with proper safety restraint use. More than a third of children under the age of eight who were injured in crashes were unrestrained, held on laps, or using adult belt systems rather than child seats. From May 25 to June 3, law enforcement personnel will be working extra shifts during the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign to help ensure motorists and their passengers are properly buckled up. So Buckle Up and Drive Safely. It's the Way to Go.
Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is a problem that Oregon has been working on for many years. We've aired radio and television messages, outdoor ads, and more to raise awareness of the problems associated with distraction. The Federal Government is taking an interest in distracted driving as well.
Updated Statewide Safety Plan Supports "Zero Fatalities"
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The new Oregon Transportation Safety Action Plan envisions a future without a single fatal crash. Recently approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission, the OTSAP is the result of two years' work led by the five-member volunteer Oregon Transportation Safety Committee and supported by safety advocates around the state.
Oregon Traffic Fatalities
Crash Summary Book
Year to Date as of 5/17/2012
2012: 94
2011: 103
Percentage Change: -8.7%

The Crash Analysis and Reporting (CAR) Unit provides motor vehicle crash data through multiple reports that can be found on their web site.
Road Conditions, Travel Information and Chain Laws
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