NSP readies for the Deadliest 100 Days of Driving

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -It’s a tragic development seen in Nebraska over the previous few weeks, lethal crashes involving youngsters. It’s additionally a development teams like regulation enforcement and freeway security are paying attention to and heading into what’s dubbed the Deadliest 100 Days of Driving, and so they’re taking motion.

In response to the Nebraska Division of Transportation, the interval between Memorial Day and Labor Day is statistically when deadly teen crashes enhance drastically. It mentioned nationally between 2010 and 2019 over 7,000 folks died in teen-related crashes throughout these summer season months. For a lot of first-time drivers and youngsters alike, summer season means extra freedom, however because the temperatures enhance so does the potential for hazard.

“We see numerous youngsters which have gotten out of faculty which can be probably new drivers,” mentioned Mark White, Nebraska State Patrol.

In latest weeks there have been a number of fatality crashes involving Nebraska youngsters. Nebraska is again on monitor to have a 20-year excessive in site visitors fatalities. To date, in 2022, it has recorded 98. This time final yr there have been 74.

“They should watch their very own driving, put the telephone down take note of the place you’re driving, drive sober and be careful for pedestrians and that goes for all drivers as properly,” mentioned Invoice Kovarik, Freeway Security Administrator.

To attempt to get forward of this over Memorial Day, NSP shall be re-upping its annual Click on-It or Ticket Marketing campaign. It mentioned an upped presence hopefully re-solidifies the secure driving message going into summer season.

“That doesn’t simply apply to seatbelt enforcement it’s principally we exit and we work site visitors and no matter we stumble upon is what we’re going to take care of,” White mentioned. “Seatbelts, dashing, drug violations, arrest warrants had been gonna be on the market working our regular site visitors duties however had been going to have extra troops on the market”

The Freeway Security Council mentioned it’s vital to have conversations together with your youngsters. Among the frequent themes in lethal crashes are dashing, distractions like cell telephones and never carrying a seatbelt. Not too long ago, Nebraska ranked fourth worst within the nation for carrying seatbelts.

“In fatality crashes, we solely see about 30% of individuals carrying a seatbelt and the folks which can be concerned in a crash,” Kovarik mentioned. “We’re not seeing very many individuals carrying a seatbelt and that’s the most effective factor anyone can do in a automobile”

Proper now solely about 81% of Nebraskans put on their seatbelts often. That’s down from the nationwide common, which clocks in at 90%.

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