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Monday, June 15, is National Ride to Work Day. 2009 marks the 18th Ride to Work Day around the nation. Ride to Work Day is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization whose mission statement is "advocating and supporting the use of motorcycles and scooters for transportation, and providing information about everyday utility riding to the public." The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and GOHS supports this group and encourages everyone to participate. “H.E.A.T. means speed, aggressive driving, and impaired driving laws will be strictly enforced from state-to-state in a seamless effort to save lives during the deadly Summer travel period,” says Director Bob Dallas of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). “This joint operation in North Georgia sends an unmistakable message to the motoring public that safe driving doesn’t stop at the state line. Our traffic laws may come from different books, but we’re all on the same page when it comes to ticketing unbuckled drivers, speeders and aggressive drivers, and taking impaired drivers off our roads.” The “One Hundred Days of Summer HEAT” campaign is designed to raise awareness about the deadly consequences of speed, drunk and drugged driving, and failure to use safety belts and child restraints. Your best protection against an encounter with a drunk driver is a buckled safety belt. For more news, visit the GOHS website at www.gahighwaysafety.org