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First Lady Promotes April As Child Abuse Prevention Month
Released on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 - 9:15 am underMrs. Haslam Participates in the Pinwheels for Prevention Garden
NASHVILLE –First Lady Crissy Haslam joined Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee in the planting of a pinwheel garden at the Capitol today to help launch Child Abuse Prevention Month. Pinwheels have become a focal point of the annual awareness campaign, which is held in April of each year.
Click It or Ticket 2010 Works to Keep Drivers Safe Day and Night
Released on Fri, May 28, 2010 - 9:46 am under
Special Nighttime Enforcement Effort with Border States
NASHVILLE – In 2008, 13,250 people across the U.S. unbuckled their safety belt and walked away from what could have been a deadly crash. That’s more than 13,000 people who were able to hug their family, talk with friends and live to see another day thanks in part to their safety belt.
Tennessee’s Governor’s Highway Safety Office is joining hundreds of law enforcement officials, highway safety representatives and safety advocates nationwide to remind motorists that safety belts do save lives during the annual Click It or Ticket education and enforcement campaign. As part of the campaign, Tennessee’s law enforcement agencies are partnering with border states for special nighttime Hands Across the Border safety belt enforcement events to draw attention to the need to wear a safety belt at all times, day and night.
Follow Simple Steps to Enjoy Safe Swimming
Released on Tue, May 25, 2010 - 1:12 pm underNational Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week is May 24-30, 2010
NASHVILLE – Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of swimming season, and is the traditional opening day of many public pools in Tennessee and across the country. While swimming offers numerous health benefits, recreational water can also transmit pathogens that cause illness. The Tennessee Department of Health joins in the sixth annual observance of National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week May 24-30 to help make sure residents and visitors have a safe and healthy swimming season.
TDOT Partners with Rascal Flatts to Encourage People to Adopt-A-Highway
Released on Tue, May 25, 2010 - 12:58 pm under
Country Super Group Asks Tennesseans to “Show Your Pride” in new Public Service Announcement
NASHVILLE – If life is a highway, it’s a messy one in many parts of Tennessee, so country music super group Rascal Flatts is joining the Tennessee Department of Transportation to ask Tennesseans to do their part to clean it up by adopting a highway. Rascal Flatts members Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus are featured in a new 30 second public service announcement and on billboards across the state encouraging Tennesseans to “Show Your Pride and Adopt-A-Highway today”. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of the volunteer program, encourage more participation and to remind motorists to Stop Litter in Tennessee.
GHSO Launches Click It AND Ticket Teen Safety Belt Campaign
Released on Fri, May 14, 2010 - 7:00 am underPilot Teen Safety Belt Program to Educate Teens on Importance of Buckling Up
NASHVILLE – Each year, dozens of Tennessee teens die in traffic crashes in Tennessee and many of those are not wearing safety belts. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The Governor’s Highway Safety Office wants to help save teen lives by encouraging more teens to wear their safety belts. The GHSO is partnering with State Farm Insurance, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions Across Tennessee (CADCAT) and three Tennessee high schools to launch a pilot program called Click It AND Ticket. During the program, volunteers will conduct seat belt observations at the schools and students or parents wearing their safety belts will be given a ticket to enter into a drawing to win a prize. The penalty for not wearing a safety belt in Tennessee is $10, so volunteers will draw ten tickets and award $10 gift cards to ten students. In addition, one student from each school will win a $100 gift card.
TDOT Debuts Enhanced TN511 Motorist Information System
Released on Mon, Mar 29, 2010 - 1:03 pm underNew 511 System Offers New Options for Motorists
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation today unveiled a new enhanced 511 travel information system. Motorists who dial 5-1-1 can now access information about rest areas, public transportation, airports, and tourism as well as the standard features such as incidents, construction projects and weather forecasts from the National Weather Service. TN511 debuted in August 2006 and has provided information to more than 2.5 million callers.
Enrollment in CoverKids Officially Reopens
Released on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 - 10:15 am underNASHVILLE - Enrollment is now open for CoverKids, Tennessee’s program for uninsured children, which suspended enrollment late last year when membership reached the maximum that could be supported by the current budget.
Starting today, families with uninsured children may apply online at www.CoverKids.com or by calling 1-866-620-8864.
TDOS Participates in Operation Roadcheck 2009
Released on Tue, Jun 02, 2009 - 8:38 am underTHP Removes Unsafe Commercial Vehicles from Tennessee Roadways
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety is participating in Operation Roadcheck 2009, a 72-hour commercial vehicle campaign in the U.S., Canada and Mexico sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (www.CVSA.org ). The goals of Operation Roadcheck 2009 are to increase commercial truck and bus safety and security and to reduce the number of crashes involving commercial trucks and motor vehicles. The event, which takes place simultaneously across North America, will begin at midnight, Tuesday, June 2, and continue through midnight, Thursday, June 4, 2009.
Governor’s Highway Safety Office Concludes Click It or Ticket Campaign
Released on Fri, May 29, 2009 - 7:03 am underEnforcement Blitz Buckled Down On Those Not Buckled Up — Day and Night
NASHVILLE – Millions of travelers will hit the highways this summer and the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is reminding everyone to Click It or Ticket. During 2007, 927 passenger vehicle occupants lost their lives on Tennessee roadways and of those, 534 were not wearing seat belts. Today, the GHSO joined representatives from Georgia and Alabama to remind drivers of the dangers of traveling without a safety belt.
Bredesen Vetoes House Bill 962
Released on Thu, May 28, 2009 - 3:04 pm under
Bredesen vetoes HB 962
Nashville - Governor Phil Bredesen today vetoed House Bill 962, which would permit the possession of firearms in Tennessee restaurants and bars. Law enforcement officials and district attorneys from across the state flanked Bredesen as he spoke about his reasons for the veto.
"Let me be very clear: I am a strong supporter of the right to keep and bear arms. I am, and have always been, committed to preserving the rights of the Second Amendment: basic American rights. These rights are protected by the United States Constitution and the Tennessee Constitution as well," Bredesen said.
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