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Welcome to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Press Room. Check back here periodically for up-to-the-moment news releases and archived news materials. For more information on GOHS Press Information, contact the GOHS Public Information Officer, Jim Shuler, at 404-657-9105 or via email at jshuler@gohs.ga.gov.

APRIL 21, 2008--NEXT TEXT MESSAGE, TRY TURNING IN A PUSHER: S.A.D.D. STOPS DRUGS WITH CELL PHONES

APRIL 21, 2008-- BAINBRIDGE HIGH S.A.D.D. CHAPTER MARKS COMEBACK: SENIOR STUDENT LEADER NAMED TO NATIONAL S.A.D.D COUNCIL

MARCH 27, 2008--GEORGIANS MUST LEARN TO “ SHARE THE ROAD”

MARCH 27, 2008--NEWS CONFERENCE AND MEDIA EVENT

MARCH 20, 2008--LEARN TO SHARE THE ROAD WITH SCOOTERS

MARCH 20, 2008--“SCOOTER-COMMUTER DAY” AT THE CAPITOL

MARCH 13, 2008--Don’t Depend On Dumb Luck....Designate a Sober Driver This St. Patrick’s Day

FEBRUARY 19, 2008--ROADMAP TO STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY ANNUAL REPORT: GEORGIA DRIVER SAFETY LAWS RANK AMONG TOP IN THE NATION

FEBRUARY 1, 2008--Super Bowl Sunday Safety..Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk

JANUARY 24, 2008--BABY-ON-BOARD: 30th Anniversary Child Passenger Safety Laws

JANUARY 18, 2008--SEVERE WEATHER DRIVING TIPS FROM GOHS

JANUARY 10, 2008--GEORGIA’S “MOVE-OVER LAW” “SLOW DOWN. CHANGE LANES. SAVE LIVES”

JANUARY 10, 2008--GEORGIA’S “MOVE-OVER LAW” “SLOW DOWN. CHANGE LANES. SAVE LIVES”--LETTER TO THE EDITOR LONG

JANUARY 10, 2008--GEORGIA’S “MOVE-OVER LAW” “SLOW DOWN. CHANGE LANES. SAVE LIVES” --LETTER TO THE EDITOR SHORT

DECEMBER 13, 2007--DRIVE BUZZED, GET BUSTED THIS HOLIDAY! OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: OVER THE LIMIT. UNDER ARREST

DECEMBER 13, 2007--LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GEORGIA’S OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE “OVER THE LIMIT, UNDER ARREST”

NOVEMBER 21, 2007--GEORGIA HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNER ELECTED TO NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY BOARD

NOVEMBER 16, 2007--BUCKLE-UP! FOR A THANKSGIVING SAFETY UPDATE: LOW SEATBELT USE = HIGH FATALITY PREDICTIONS--Operation CLICK IT OR TICKET underway

NOVEMBER 16, 2007--STATEWIDE CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN THANKSGIVING KICK-OFF AT LENOX SQUARE!

NOVEMBER 5, 2007-- GOVERNOR’S CHALLENGE AWARD WINNERS TO RECEIVE NEW POLICE VEHICLES IN SPECIAL GOHS CEREMONY

OCTOBER 26, 2007--Weekend DUI Crackdown NO TREAT For Drunk Drivers--Halloween H.E.A.T. Patrols Target Metro Area

OCTOBER 19, 2007--GEORGIA CAMPUSES PROMOTE SOBERING SELF-HELP--NATIONAL COLLEGE ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK

OCTOBER 12, 2007--GETTING THROUGH TO YOUNG DRIVERS AT RISK:
STUDENT ADVOCATES TRAINING TO RAISE HIGHWAY SAFETY AWARENESS

OCTOBER 12, 2007--GEORGIA’S HIGHWAY SAFETY DIRECTOR ELECTED TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION BOARD

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007--GEORGIA’S TOP COPS HONORED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCELLENCE--Georgia Safety Belt Usage Rated Highest In Southeast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007--NHTSA Deputy Administrator To Honor Georgia’s Top Traffic Enforcement Officers

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-CARROLL COUNTY--GEORGIA/ALABAMA INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-KINGSLAND--GEORGIA/FLORIDA INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-GEORGIA/TENNESSEE INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-LAKE PARK- GA/FLORIDA INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-GEORGIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-THOMASVILLE INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-AUGUSTA INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-SAVANNAH INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--‘HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER’ ..A FIVE-STATE DUI DRAGNET-COLUMBUS-GA & ALABAMA INFO

AUGUST 24, 2007--POLICE IN FIVE STATES JOIN GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT.. 16TH “HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER” DUI CAMPAIGN

AUGUST 15, 2007--LABOR DAY DUI-BUI KICK-OFF AT LAKE ALLATOONA!

JULY 3, 2007--GOHS PUMPS-UP STATEWIDE DRIVE SOBER CAMPAIGN ON ‘GAS STATION TV

JUNE 28, 2007-- GEORGIA & S.CAROLINA KICK-OFF MULTI-STATE SPEED CRACKDOWN --100 DAYS OF SUMMER H.E.A.T. UNDERWAY

JUNE 28, 2007-- I-85 GEORGIA & SOUTH CAROLINA WEEKEND SPEED CRACKDOWN

JUNE 21, 2007--DRIVE BUZZED, GET BUSTED THIS 4TH! BLUE LIGHTS & BAT-TRAILERS* AT DUI-ROADCHECKS

JUNE 21, 2007--DRIVE BUZZED, GET BUSTED THIS 4TH! STATEWIDE KICK-OFF AT LENOX SQUARE

JUNE 21, 2007--OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: OVER THE LIMIT. UNDER ARREST STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN TARGETS IMPAIRED DRIVERS DURING SUMMER HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

JUNE 15, 2007--GEORGIA LAUNCHES SUMMER-LONG CRACKDOWN ON SPEED
SPEEDERS FEELING 100 DAYS OF SUMMER H.E.A.T.

JUNE 15, 2007--GEORGIA & S.CAROLINA KICK-OFF MULTI-STATE SPEED CRACKDOWN
100 DAYS OF SUMMER H.E.A.T. UNDERWAY

MAY 25, 2007--GEORGIA’S MEMORIAL DAY CRASH PREDICTIONS

MAY 25, 2007-- ANNOUNCING BIBB COUNTY KICK-OFF NEWS CONFERENCE

MAY 25, 2007--BUCKLE-UP! FOR A CLICK-IT OR TICKET CRACKDOWN!--MIDDLE GEORGIA

MAY 17, 2007-- BUCKLE-UP! FOR A CLICK-IT OR TICKET CRACKDOWN!

MAY 17, 2007--ANNOUNCING STATEWIDE KICK-OFF NEWS CONFERENCE: Georgia’s CLICK-IT OR TICKET Crack-Down Is Coming!!

APRIL 25, 2007--Georgia Driver Education Commission Announces Grants For Teen Driver Training

APRIL 24, 2007--GEORGIA MOTORCYCLE FATALS HIGHEST EVER: MAY DECLARED MOTORCYCLE SAFETY MONTH

APRIL 24, 2007--Motorcyclists Rally At State Capitol:May Declared “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month”

APRIL 4, 2007--NEW ENFORCEMENT UNIT APPLIES H.E.A.T. TO DEADLY HIGHWAYS
GOHS “THUNDER TASKFORCE” DRIVING DOWN FATALITIES

APRIL 2, 2007--TRAFFIC SAFETY CARAVAN ON THE ROAD SAVING LIVES--2007 DESTINATION: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY

MARCH 9, 2007--Department of Driver Services (DDS) Receives GOHS Alcohol and Drug Awareness Grant

MARCH 1, 2007--GOHS ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT TEAM CHANGES FOR 2007 NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR & PLANNING DIRECTOR NAMED

FEBRUARY 8, 2007--GOVERNOR PERDUE'S REMARKS AT WILD HOGS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY DAY

FEBRUARY 8, 2007--HOLLYWOOD HELPS GOVERNOR PROMOTE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS IN GEORGIA

FEBRUARY 2, 2007--WILD HOGS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY DAY MEDIA ADVISORY

DECEMBER 20, 2006--OVER THE LIMIT. UNDER ARREST: FATALITY PREDICTIONS AND ZERO TOLERANCE WARNINGS FOR GEORGIA

DECEMBER 20, 2006--GEORGIA’S OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: LETTER TO THE EDITOR

DECEMBER 13, 2006--OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: OVER THE LIMIT. UNDER ARREST. NEWS RELEASE

DECEMBER 13, 2006--PLANNING TO DRINK & DRIVE? PLAN FOR SOBRIETY ROADCHECKS!
STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT NETWORKS PLANNING HOLIDAY
CRACKDOWN WITH MOBILE DUI TESTING TRAILERS

NOVEMBER 17, 2006--LOW SEATBELT USE = HIGH FATALITY PREDICTIONS FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

NOVEMBER 16, 2006--THANKSGIVING CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN STATEWIDE KICKOFF AT LENOX SQUARE

OCTOBER 27, 2006--GETTING THROUGH TO YOUNG DRIVERS AT RISK:
STUDENT ADVOCATES TRAINING TO RAISE HIGHWAY SAFETY AWARENESS

OCTOBER 27, 2006--HALLOWEEN H.E.A.T. PATROLS TARGET METRO AREA--NEWS RELEASE

OCTOBER 25, 2006--HALLOWEEN H.E.A.T. PATROLS TARGET METRO AREA

OCTOBER 20, 2006--1,744 HIGHWAY FATALITIES HERE LAST YEAR: GEORGIANS MUST LEARN TO “SHARE THE ROAD”

OCTOBER 19, 2006--SHARE THE ROAD NEWS CONFERENCE

AUGUST 24, 2006--TENNILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORED WITH GOVERNOR'S CHALLENGE VEHICLE AWARD

AUGUST 18, 2006--DRUNK DRIVING: OVER THE LIMIT? UNDER ARREST!
LABOR DAY ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN IN GEORGIA

AUGUST 18, 2006--GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AWARDS
$4.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO FIGHT GEORGIA DUI DEATHS

AUGUST 16, 2006--THE GOHS GBI CRIME LAB GRANT

AUGUST 16, 2006--GBI GETS GRANT FOR HIGH TECH CRIME LAB DRUG SCREEN DEVICE

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: CARROLL CITY MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: KINGSLAND MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: GA/TENN/ALABAMA MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: LAKE PARK MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: GA/NC MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: THOMASVILLE MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: AUGUSTA MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: SAVANNAH MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 14, 2006--HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER 2006: COLUMBUS MEDIA ADVISORY

AUGUST 11, 2006-- GOHS HONORS GEORGIA’S TOP COPS FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCELLENCE

AUGUST 8, 2006--CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL COMMISSIONER TO HONOR GEORGIA'S TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

JUNE 29, 2006-- JULY 4 HOLIDAY FATALITY PREDICTIONS

JUNE 28, 2006--RIDERS HELPING RIDERS REDUCE JULY 4TH MOTORCYCLE DUIs

JUNE 21, 2006--OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE TARGETS IMPAIRED DRIVERS THIS SUMMER DON’T LET JULY 4TH BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE! YOU DRINK, YOU DRIVE. YOU LOSE--SANDY SPRINGS MEDIA ADVISORY

JUNE 21, 2006--DON’T LET THIS JULY 4TH BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE! July 4th Second Deadliest Travel Day of the Year--SANDY SPRINGS NEWS RELEASE

JUNE 21, 2006--GEORGIA’S “CLICK IT OR TICKET” HIGHWAY SAFETY AD CAMPAIGN TAKES NATIONAL HONORS

JUNE 16, 2006--OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE JULY 4TH RADIO SCRIPTS

JUNE 16, 2006--DON’T LET THIS JULY 4TH BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE! July 4th Second Deadliest Travel Day of the Year

MAY 26, 2006-- GEORGIA MEMORIAL DAY HIGHWAY PREDICTIONS

MAY 26, 2006-- H.E.A.T. ADVISORY FOR NORTH GEORGIA

MAY 23, 2006--H.E.A.T. ADVISORY FOR SOUTH GEORGIA!

MAY 17, 2006--SUMMER PRE-HEAT ADVISORY

MAY 22, 2006--BUCKLE-UP! FOR A CLICK-IT OR TICKET CRACKDOWN! IF YOU DON’T CLICK IT, EXPECT A TICKET

MAY 22, 2006--Buckle-Up At Six Flags Over Georgia For CLICK-IT OR TICKET! WHERE TWO GIANTS ARE COMING TO GEORGIA!

MAY 16, 2006--“METRO ONE HUNDRED” TO “BUCKLE-UP FAITHFULLY”
ATLANTA’S FAITH COMMUNITY SAVING ONE LIFE AT A TIME

MAY 16, 2006--GEORGIA’S “MOVE-OVER LAW” SAVING LIVES

MAY 10, 2006--BUCKLE-UP FOR TWO EMMY NOMINATIONS GEORGIA!

APRIL 19, 2006-- MOTORCYCLE RALLY FOR SAFETY AT STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL

MARCH 22, 2006--GOHS Awards Grant to PEDS to Promote “the Three E’s” of Pedestrian Safety

FEBRUARY 10, 2006--GOHS NEWS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH
NEW GEORGIA “F.A.C.E.S.” PROJECT

FEBRUARY 7, 2006--BABY BOOMERS & RURAL ROADS: GEORGIA DHR AWARDED
HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS TO FIND FATAL CRASH SOLUTIONS

FEBRUARY 3, 2006--DRIVING DOWN GEORGIA’S DUI DEATHS:
GOHS REVISIONS TO THE IMPLIED CONSENT LAWS