2005 Hands Across the Border mattmontgomery  at:  8/29/2005 1:34:59 PM     For six days leading up to the Labor Day holiday weekend, local police, sheriff’s deputies, and Georgia State Troopers will participate in the 14h Annual Hands Across The Border highway safety awareness campaign.  Georgia peace officers will join their law enforcement partners from six bordering states in a major southeastern Operation Zero Tolerance mobilization effort coordinated by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to crack down on impaired drivers.   You can view the 2005 Hands Across the Border Enforcement and Media Schedule here.   The 2004 Hands Across the Border Final Report can be downloaded here.         2005 Youth Highway Safety Leadership Conference mattmontgomery  at:  8/29/2005 12:48:07 PM   2005 Youth and Young Adult Highway Safety Leadership Conference WHO: SADD and Young Adult Grantees WHAT: 2005 Youth and Young Adult Highway Safety Leadership Conference FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.GAHIGHWAYSAFETY.ORG/CALLAWAYGARDENYOUTHCONFERENCE.HTML           US DOT Unveils SUV Gas Mileage Plan in Atlanta mattmontgomery  at:  8/23/2005 2:11:05 PM   U.S. Secretary Mineta Unveils Plan Requiring Better Gas Mileage from SUVs, Pickups and Mini-Vans A proposed new fuel economy plan for light trucks will save motorists money on fill-ups while improving safety and protecting the economy, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced today in Atlanta. The plan to reform the government's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program for light trucks is expected to save 10 billion gallons in the years to come, Mineta said. Mini-vans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles all are considered light trucks under the CAFE program, and make up half of the vehicles on U.S. roads today. TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.GAHIGHWAYSAFETY.ORG/SUVGASMILEAGE.HTML           Operation Zero Tolerance: Labor Day Event mattmontgomery  at:  8/22/2005 4:19:52 PM   OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE LABOR DAY 2005 KICKOFF On Friday, August 19th, a large group of law enforcement, motocycle enthusiasts, and safety professionals met up at Turner Field in downtown Atlanta for the Operation Zero Tolerance Labor Day Press Kickoff. The focus of this month's OZT wave is motorcycle safety. Last year, motorcycle rider fatalities rose for the seventh year in a row and exceeded 4,000 deaths nationally for the first time since 1987. In Georgia, 111 people died on motorcycles in 2004. Whatever you drive in Georgia, you should drive it sober and drive it safe. TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.GAHIGHWAYSAFETY.ORG/OZTLABORDAY2005.HTML           ECTEN BAT Trailer Award Ceremony mattmontgomery  at:  8/18/2005 10:39:09 AM   EAST CENTRAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT NETWORK BAT TRAILER AWARD CEREMONY On Monday, August 17, 2005, The Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Georgia (GOHS) traveled down to Wrens, Georgia to present the quarterly traffic records reporting award to the East Central Traffic Enforcement Network (ECTEN). Along with the recognition that goes with being the best region in the state in reporting traffic records with GOHS, ECTEN also received a fully loaded blood alcohol trailer (BAT Trailer) which can used throughout the region for alcohol checkpoints. TO VIEW THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION WITH PHOTOS, VISIT: HTTP://WWW.GAHIGHWAYSAFETY.ORG/ECTENAWARD.HTML      First Page   Prev. Page   Next Page   Last Page

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