DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the launch of “Zero Fatalities,” Iowa’s plan to keep every man, woman, and child safe on Iowa’s roadways.
Iowa’s Zero Fatalities program is a multiagency effort currently supported by the Iowa departments of Transportation, Health, and Public Safety through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau. The leaders of each agency were on hand today to help kick off the program.
“Last year 317 men, women, and children died on Iowa’s highways. While that is a decrease from years past, we know with simple improvements, we can do much better and prevent traffic deaths,” said Branstad. “If each of us adopts a zero fatalities goal for our families, we can make zero a reality statewide. To achieve this, we all must give full attention to the task of driving when we are behind the wheel.”
The program highlights five dangerous driving behaviors and encourages Iowans to:
- Slow down.
- Drive sober.
- Focus on the road.
- Stay alert.
- Buckle up. Every seat, every time.
“With the Fourth of July holiday right around the corner and summer travel increasing, I join Governor Branstad in fully endorsing this multiagency effort to increase safety on Iowa’s roadways,” said Reynolds. “With just a few proactive adjustments to traveling, we can significantly reduce traffic deaths and obtain our goal of zero fatalities.”
The program includes initiatives from each of the partner agencies working to encourage safe driving behaviors; television, radio, and online spots; and a presence on social media. To find out more about the program, go to http://www.zerofatalities.com and click on “Iowa” in the drop-down box. You can also follow the effort on Twitter (@zeroiowa) and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/zerofatalitiesiowa.
Iowa’s Zero Fatalities program is part of a larger campaign that includes three other states, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The Zero Fatalities program supports Iowa Strategic Highway Safety Plan that includes efforts in engineering, law enforcement, education, emergency medical services, and driver attitudes and behaviors to improve the overall safety of Iowa’s roadways.
They say it’s for public safety when it’s really about trying to get around the 4th amendment to the constitution.
Exactly right. A couple I know from Albert Lea said they were coming down to MC to do some shopping and had to pull over at a “safety check” point. Once pulled over the officer bean interrogating them asking where they were going and why. They mentioned they were going shopping and name Walmart as one of the stores they were going to. The officer said, “Don’t you have a Walmart in Albert Lea?” like a smart ass. They never shopped in Mason City again.
Thanks LEO, you are a big help to…
Just a state sponsered fund raiser.
Those are 5 good driving habits, but they are not new, I learned them in driver training back in “63”. What new things are the multi agencies going to do to promote/enforce these driving behaviors, or is this just more feel good lip service from the government to make us think that they are doing something. Think about it, just how is the government going to control peoples driving habits to keep us safe, for 317 it didn’t work.
@Allen-This is just another way to jack up state revenue’s. The good thing is they will take a few druggers off the roads. With any luck SUCKS will be one of them.
LVS-Just a quick question and I do not mean any mean sprit by the question I am just curious. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to but why are you so fixated on Iowa Sucks that you mention him in your posts all the time even when he has nothing to do with the content of the article or discussion? I do not see any other posters on this site do this but just noticed you do it often. Is there something I am missing? Again just curious.
He’s old with nothing better to do except comment all day long.
@Rabbit-I may be getting older (most of the taxpayers in this town are) but I can still shoot rabbits pretty well. Especially when they try to be a smart a##.
Stating the facts, check every story and chances are you thought it was your duty to put your 2 cents in. Go do something instead of creating fights on the internet.
@Silly-why don’t you worry about yourself? You seem to have enough problems with that.
You haven’t a clue.
@IowaViking-It is because he is a brain dead drugger who attacks me with every post he makes. Paybacks are a bitch. Not being mean spirited in my answer, just telling you like it is.
Stay classy San Diego.
LVS-thanks for responding to my post and Question.