RICHMOND, June 1, 2006 – Your comments and ideas are needed for a state-wide effort to significantly reduce deaths and injuries from vehicle crashes in Virginia. Concerned citizens, local officials, Virginia State Police and the departments of Transportation, Motor Vehicles and Health are working to develop a Strategic Highway Safety Plan to reduce crashes.


Your comments will solidify the working draft and set the direction for improved highway safety.


Questions to think about:

- What are the transportation safety issues in your area?

- What are the biggest challenges for preventing crashes in Virginia?

- What should be the goals for reducing deaths and injuries from crashes?

- How can driver behavior improve?


Reviewing the draft plan and submitting comments:

The working draft is available online at here and at VDOT district offices.


Submit comments to VASafetyPlan@VDOT.Virginia.gov or mail to:

VDOT
Attn: Virginia Safety Plan
1401 East Broad St., Room 207
Richmond, VA 23219

You may also call 804-786-9467 to obtain a copy of the plan and submit comments.

The deadline for submitting comments is June 15, 2006. A public notice was published in several newspapers statewide in mid-May. This release serves as a reminder to encourage citizens to offer comments.


Fast facts:

- Every four minutes, someone in Virginia has been in a highway crash.

- More than 900 people die and nearly 80,000 are hurt in crashes on Virginia’s roads every year.

- You can help motorists arrive alive in Virginia.


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