Most fatal and severe-injury crashes are preventable by reducing risky driving behaviors, such as speeding, intoxication, and distraction. Lane County has been working to create a safety culture in which personal and community safety is a personal and community responsibility. The emphasis on prevention has resulted in a change in terminology replacing “accidents” with “crashes.” As a preventable death, crashes should not be an inevitable cost of our mobility. Education is essential to creating this safety culture.
People can be safer and help prevent fatal and serious-injury crashes by:
- Designating a Sober Driver
- Maintaining Safe Speeds
- Driving Carefully
- Turning Off Cellphones
- Buckling Seatbelts