“100 Deadliest Days” begins Memorial Day weekend – East Idaho News

The next is a information launch from the Idaho Transporation Division.

BOISE — The Idaho Transportation Division’s Workplace of Freeway Security urges drivers to take warning as they journey for the Memorial Day weekend. The vacation marks the start of the summer season journey season and the beginning of the “100 Deadliest Days” of driving.

The 100 Deadliest Days is the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when there is a rise in deadly crashes. Final yr in Idaho, 101 individuals have been killed in crashes throughout this time-frame.

“The summer season is a good time to get out and revel in Idaho however as extra individuals head out on the roads, all of us must make safer selections,” stated Appearing OHS Supervisor Josephine Middleton.

The busy summer season driving season additionally comes amid a rise in fatalities in Idaho and throughout the nation. The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration estimates that 42,915 individuals nationally have been killed in visitors crashes final yr – a ten.5% improve from 2020.

Idaho additionally noticed a dramatic improve in visitors fatalities final yr. In line with preliminary information, 271 individuals have been killed in crashes – essentially the most in a single yr since 2005.

In the course of the vacation weekend, OHS is partnering with greater than 60 legislation enforcement companies throughout Idaho to dedicate further patrols to implementing Idaho’s seat belt legislation.

All through the summer season, OHS and its companions will take part in different enforcement and schooling actions to stop impaired and aggressive driving crashes.

“We’re working onerous with our companions this summer season to maintain our roads secure, stop crashes, and hold households complete,” Middleton stated. “We ask drivers to do their half by slowing down, being engaged drivers, and all the time buckling up.”