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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
FDOT reminding teens to drive safely as '100 Deadly Days of Summer' begins
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is reminding families of the '100 Deadly Days of Summer' as Memorial Day approaches. The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known as the '100 Deadly Days of Summer' because of the high risk for fatal crashes involving teen drivers, with those days as the most dangerous time, FDOT said. According to the Florida Safe Teen Driving Coalition, fatal crashes with teenage drivers behind the wheel greatly increase in the summer. To combat this, FDOT is utilizing family members of FDOT employees to gain the attention of teenagers in this video. Click here to watch. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 'FDOT is hopeful teenagers will be more likely to listen to their peers about this very important safety message. Speeding, distracted driving, and not wearing a seatbelt increase the chances of injury or death if you are involved in a traffic crash. The goal of this video is to save lives,' Greg Evans, FDOT District Two Secretary, said in a news release. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘100 deadliest days of summer' begins this weekend: what to know
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – '100 Deadly Days of Summer' – the span of time between Memorial Day and Labor Day – have begun and Spartanburg officials are urging parents to take extra caution this year. Safe Kids of the Piedmont said 41% of fatal, unintentional injuries among children occur over the next three months. They said it takes the lives of nearly 4,000 kids. The causes of death among children during this time range from motor vehicle collisions, unsafe sleeping practices while travelling, and drowning, which makes up for 71%. 'What most people don't realize is that lifeguards are not required at hotel pools,' said Penny Shaw, the Program Coordinator at Safe Kids. 'It's so important when you're vacationing that you are what we call the 'water watcher' and that you are paying attention and watching your children. Put your phone down at the poolside and make sure, because drowning happens very fast.' Shaw explained one of the biggest misconceptions parents have about drowning. 'They [assume] would hear a child drowning, when once the child starts to struggle, it's within seconds that they won't hear a sound,' she said. Major Art Littlejohn with Spartanburg Police Department had another focus: safe driving. He said during the '100 deadly days,' they see an increase in vehicle collisions. 'We want to bring awareness to this because we want people to do simple things, such as put your phone down,' Littlejohn said. 'We have a lot of crashes on the road and it's attentiveness where someone has a phone and they're trying to make some phone calls, whatever they may be doing.' Safe Kids said motor vehicle accidents account for 39% of unintentional child deaths during these three months. 'Look at the guidelines for child passenger safety,' said Shaw. 'Where the children should be sitting in the car when you're traveling, how if they're wanting to take a nap should they do that safely and making sure that they're in the backseat as far away from airbag as possible.' Safe Kids of the Piedmont said Friday, June 6, they will host an event at Cleveland Park. There, parents are able to take quick child-passenger safety courses, water safety courses, and bring their children for life jacket fittings. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
