NSC Calls on All Drivers to Practice Safe, Responsible Driving Over Thanksgiving
NSC estimates reveal this year’s holiday period may see the most traffic fatalities since 2007.
NSC estimates reveal this year’s holiday period may see the most traffic fatalities since 2007.
ITASCA, IL – The National Safety Council is calling on everyone planning to travel to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones to practice safe, responsible driving. Roadways are becoming more dangerous; NSC estimates more than 21,400 people may have died on the roads through the first six months of 2021, a 16% increase from the previous year. Over this year’s Thanksgiving holiday period, which begins Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. and concludes Sunday, Nov. 28, at 11:59 p.m., estimates show more than 500 people may die on U.S. roads. This is the highest projection of roadway deaths during the Thanksgiving holiday since 2007.
“Traffic fatalities continue to increase at devastating rates,” said Mark Chung, NSC vice president, roadway practice. “It’s absolutely vital that anyone driving during the Thanksgiving holiday period practice safe, responsible driving behaviors because the good news is that losing lives on our roadways is preventable. Please do your part: prepare before traveling, buckle up, slow down, put phones away and drive unimpaired; it can make all the difference.”
NSC calls on all drivers to prevent crashes and save lives this Thanksgiving by practicing the following:
For more tips, visit nsc.org/saferoads. Review supplemental information about the Thanksgiving Day holiday fatality estimates, and additional motor vehicle data and research at injuryfacts.nsc.org.
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