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MN Department of Public Safety News: 100 Deadliest Days on Minnesota Roads

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100 Deadliest Days on Minnesota Roads
Treacherous driving conditions often give motorists the perception that winter is the most dangerous time of the year on Minnesota roads, when in fact, summer months are the deadliest.
 
Monday marked the beginning of the 100 deadliest days on Minnesota roads with an average of 129 road fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
 
It’s been a deadly week on Minnesota roads with 11 fatalities since last Tuesday, including one on Memorial Day.
 
To date, preliminary numbers by the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic safety show 130 fatalities on Minnesota roads in 2016 compared with 132 this time last year.
 
Troubling Numbers
Last year was the deadliest 100 day stretch in the last five years on Minnesota roads accounting for 137 of the 411 deaths.
 
Driver behaviors continue to play a significant role in motor vehicle crashes with speed, distraction, lack of seat belt use and drunk drivingthe top contributing factors in Minnesota road fatalities.
 
100 Deadliest Days: Memorial Day – Labor Day
Year
All Fatalities
Drunk Driving
Speed
Distraction
Unbelted
2015
137
35
17
18
24
2014
118
26
25
27
26
2013
134
31
20
23
28
2012
135
37
26
16
34
2011
123
34
29
28
40
2011 – 2015
647
163
117
112
152
 
Extra Enforcement on Minnesota Roads
·         Troopers, deputies and officers are now out on Minnesota roads looking for motorists who fail to buckle up.  More than 300 agencies across the state are participating in the Click It or Ticket campaign which runs through June 5.
 
·         As the weather heats up, so do speeds. Extra enforcement targeting speeding motorists will take place July 8 – July 22.
 
·         Drunk driving-related crashes continues to be the top contributing factor in Minnesota crashes contributing to one out of every four fatalities.  Extra impaired enforcement runs August 19 – Sept. 5 (Labor Day).
 
Speak Up and Save Lives
·         If you are with a driver who is distracted, speak up, tell them to put the phone down.
·         Refuse to drive until every passenger is buckled up.
·         Slow down —trying to save a few minutes off your drive isn’t worth causing a crash.
·         Plan ahead before you go out by designating a sober driver, and if you see a person who has had too much to drink, speak up and offer them a safe ride home.
 
Together we can all make a difference and save lives on Minnesota roads.
 
About the Minnesota Department Public Safety
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) comprises 11 divisions where 2,100 employees operate programs in the areas of law enforcement, crime victim assistance, traffic safety, alcohol and gambling, emergency communications, fire safety, pipeline safety, driver licensing, vehicle registration and emergency management. DPS activity is anchored by three core principles: education, enforcement and prevention.
 
About the Office of Traffic Safety
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) designs, implements and coordinates federally funded traffic safety enforcement and education programs to improve driver behaviors and reduce the deaths and serious injuries that occur on Minnesota roads. DPS-OTS also administers state funds for the motorcycle safety program and for the child seats for needy families program.
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