SAFE KIDS and General Motors launched a national public awareness campaign to inform parents and caregivers about the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles, particularly on hot days. Never Leave Your Child Alone, to families. The brochure includes sobering facts about heat-related deaths to children trapped in cars. It also cautions not to leave children unattended in vehicles and to always keep cars locked while they are in garages or driveways. Community speed management demo grants announced.
Speed is a contributing factor in about one-third of all traffic deaths on the nation's roadways.
Strategies issued for advancing bicycle safety. African American physicians conduct outreach. The National Medical Association is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine and the elimination of disparities in health. They are receiving media training and are available as spokespersons for media events, conferences, and local consultants for traffic safety outreach to the African American community. SafeUSA calls for abstracts.