If your vehicle leaves the road, do not overcorrect, but reduce speed and then safely maneuver the vehicle back on the road.

Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective means of saving lives and reducing injuries in crashes.

Supervised driver training for young drivers for at least 6 months; attend safety educational programs (i.e. Alive @ 25); buckle up, slow down, and avoid distractions.

Injury and fatalities increase with speed.

Increase visibility to drivers by wearing reflective or bright colored clothing; helmets are effective in preventing motorcycle, moped, and bicycle deaths.

40% of all crashes occur at intersections. Obey all traffic control devices.

In South Carolina, more people die each year at the hands of an alcohol impaired driver than are murdered.

Alcohol slows the reflexes and decreases the ability to react. If drinking, do not drive.

In fatal collisions involving large trucks, the truck driver contributed only 32% of the time. Increase driver awareness around trucks.

Your chance of being involved in a crash is 23 times more likely while texting than driving while not distracted.