March 08, 2010
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, thoughts of parades, wearing green, music and song, Irish food and drinking green beer come to mind.
As you plan to celebrate, consider your DUI.Q. Do you know how many drinks it takes before you are under the influence? How your weight affects your blood alcohol concentration? Or your gender? Or how many hours you've been drinking?
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February 17, 2010
To whom it may concern:
This letter is concerning a very important topic in keeping our community safe. Distracted driving has become a considerable safety hazard on the roads that we travel daily. I can tell you as a high school principal that this has become more of an issue among teenage drivers than educating our students about the hazards and legalities of drinking and driving. Distra
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February 09, 2010
DWI: $20,000
SOBER CAB: Free
PUBLIC SAFETY: Priceless !!
We as a society have to change the mentality/culture that drinking and driving is acceptable behavior. We as a society have to change the mentality/acceptance that injury and death caused by an impaired driver is just an “accident.” It is not an “accident.” It is a “crash.” It is a “crime
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February 02, 2010
The Fatal Review Committee of Safe Communities of Wright County met recently to review fatal traffic crashes from 2009. Fourteen people lost their lives on roads in Wright County last year, compared to 15 people in 2008. The Minnesota Department of Pubic Safety has released a preliminary death count of 403 traffic fatalities statewide in 2009. This a significant drop in annual road fatalitie
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October 19, 2009
Dear Editor,
Halloween has become one of the biggest party nights of the year. During Minnesota Halloween party weekends 2006–2008, seven of the 15 traffic deaths were alcohol-related. Another 40 people were seriously injured in crashes — 15 were alcohol-related. During this period, 1,487 motorists were arrested for DWI.
This year the holiday is a serious concern as Halloween f
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April 13, 2009
The following is an article that appeared in the April 13, 2009 edition of the Delano Herald-Journal Newspaper.
Learning to ‘Drive Wright’
by Jen Bakken
In my 21 years, or so, of driving, I’ve never been involved in a serious car accident or even had a speeding ticket. Guess I better knock on wood as I type this, before I jinx myself.
I use my cruise cont
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March 12, 2009
Dear Editor,
With the prom season fast approaching, it is important to remind ourselves that it is against the law to provide alcohol to minors.
Period.
As adults, we need to stop providing alcohol to minors not only to eliminate a major source of alcohol for underage drinkers, but also to stop giving teens the mixed message that even though state law forbids them from purchasin
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February 26, 2009
Dear Editor,
Many people have experienced the frustration of being behind slow-moving vehicles. When this happens, countless drivers follow more closely than they should. This is known as tailgating. Tailgating is not only irritating, it is dangerous. Following too closely is the most common cause of rear-end collisions.
As emergency responders, our ambulance crews see this practice of
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November 19, 2008
Dear Editor:
As the Thanksgiving holiday nears, Safe Communities of Wright County hopes that drivers will keep their minds on their driving and not on the turkey and trimmings. This holds especially true for buckling up, regardless of whether you’re driving across town or across the state. Thanksgiving has historically been one of the deadliest holiday weekends to travel on the road.
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November 10, 2008
To my dearest daughter, and her friends :
Congratulations! Much like other milestones achieved in your life, you now have your driver’s license. Cool. You will love not having to ask me or your dad for rides. But with that privilege comes responsibility. Here are just a few things to keep in mind:
1. Look around your classroom. See 10 people? One of you will be involved in a crash. 2
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September 30, 2008
Dear Editor,
Most people know emergency rooms can be kept busy with those drivers who choose to drink alcohol and get behind the wheel, but they may be surprised to learn that drowsy drivers can be just as dangerous and can keep our emergency rooms busy as well. Sleepiness slows your reaction time, decreases awareness, and impairs your judgment, just like drugs and alcohol. There are two t
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July 31, 2008
To the Editor,
In many areas it is difficult to get through a day without hearing sirens or seeing emergency vehicles speeding down the roadway with lights flashing. Such occurrences have become commonplace as law enforcement, ambulance and fire personnel respond to a great variety of emergency calls. Yet, operation of an emergency vehicle can be a hazardous but necessary task. There is a
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March 11, 2008
Dear Editor,
For many folks in Wright County, St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular night out to celebrate with friends and family. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of impaired drivers, the night out has also become very dangerous.
That’s why Safe Communities of Wright County reminds all those who plan on celebrating during the St. Patrick’s Day festivities to drin
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February 21, 2008
Letter to the Editor:
We are reminding parents and caregivers in our community that all children should be placed in child safety seats, booster seats or seat belts-every time they ride in a car or truck.
Great progress has been made in increasing the use of child safety seats and booster seats, which has decreased deaths among children in car and truck crashes. But much more remains to b
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February 05, 2008
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