
Upcoming Events and Safety Campaigns
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may, 2022
01may12:00 am11:00 pmNational Heatstroke Prevention Day
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Every year children die due to preventable vehicular heatstroke when they are left trapped in a hot car. NHTSA and other partnering agencies are working together to remind parents, caregivers
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Every year children die due to preventable vehicular heatstroke when they are left trapped in a hot car. NHTSA and other partnering agencies are working together to remind parents, caregivers and bystanders of the dangers of hot cars. Safety tips include locking all car doors to prevent children from playing and hiding in an unattended vehicle and to make it a habit to look before you lock your door to ensure a child is not left in a hot car.
Time
(Sunday) 12:00 am – 11:00 pm EST
Location
Virginia and nationwide
01mayAll Day06Cinco de Mayo anti-drunk driving campaign
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The Virginia DMV is reminding Virginians of the dangers of drinking and driving and the importance of designating a sober driver leading up to and on Cinco de Mayo, from
Event Details
The Virginia DMV is reminding Virginians of the dangers of drinking and driving and the importance of designating a sober driver leading up to and on Cinco de Mayo, from May 1 through 6, 2022. Here is a link to the anti-drunk driving “Act Like It” social media toolkit from highway safety partner WRAP. The toolkit has social media graphics sized for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, plus draft posts to remind Virginia drivers that if they’re old enough to drink, to Act Like It by not drinking and driving.
Time
may 1 (Sunday) – 6 (Friday)
Location
Virginia
Organizer
Virginia Highway Safety Office
01mayAll Day31National Bicycle Safety Month
Event Details
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state highway safety agencies across Virginia will be promoting safe bicycling throughout the month of May and providing free bicycle safety resources.
Event Details
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state highway safety agencies across Virginia will be promoting safe bicycling throughout the month of May and providing free bicycle safety resources. Use these materials to get your community involved in bicycle safety, whether while riding a bike or driving a vehicle.
To download these resources, and for more information on bicycle safety, visit https://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/bicycle-safety
Time
may 1 (Sunday) – 31 (Tuesday)
Location
Virginia
01mayAll Day31Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Event Details
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office wants to remind all motorists that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Safe driving and riding practices from all road users will
Event Details
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office wants to remind all motorists that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Safe driving and riding practices from all road users will help reduce the number of motorcycle fatalities and injuries on Virginia roadways. Please share the following tips with your community:
- Drive and ride alcohol and drug-free.
- Obey all traffic laws.
- Obey the speed limit.
- Drive and ride defensively.
- Yield to motorcyclists, especially while turning at intersections.
- Avoid distractions that place motorcyclists and other road users at risk.
- Wear high-visibility personal protective gear and DOT-compliant motorcycle helmets.
Time
may 1 (Sunday) – 31 (Tuesday)
Location
Virginia
Organizer
Virginia Highway Safety Office
01mayAll Day31National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Event Details
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would like your help spreading the word that May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month. This is an important opportunity to educate young
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The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would like your help spreading the word that May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month. This is an important opportunity to educate young drivers—and their parents and guardians—about the dangers of risky driving behaviors and the importance of buckling up, slowing down, and not driving impaired. Please join the Virginia DMV in their mission to reduce these crashes, injuries and fatalities on Virginia roadways by sharing the youth traffic safety resources below.
Driven to Protect-Youth Traffic Safety Month Social Press Kit
Traffic Safety Marketing (TSM)
Youth of Virginia Speak Out (YOVASO)
Virginia Driver Education and Traffic Safety (VADETS)
Partners for Safe Teen Driving
Time
may 1 (Sunday) – 31 (Tuesday)
Location
Virginia
Organizer
03may(may 3)9:00 am05(may 5)3:00 pm2022 Virginia Highway Safety Summit
Event Details
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will host its annual Highway Safety Summit in person this year. Tuesday, May 3 will
Event Details
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will host its annual Highway Safety Summit in person this year. Tuesday, May 3 will serve as a pre-summit training day for our highway safety partners.
The summit will feature sessions that focus on current highway safety issues to continue our efforts to decrease the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities on our roadways. Speakers from the national, state and local level will discuss a variety of topics from our highway safety focus areas.
We invite stakeholders from law enforcement, state agencies, non-profits, higher education, as well as other highway safety advocates to attend.
You will receive instructions on how to register in the coming weeks.
Time
3 (Tuesday) 9:00 am – 5 (Thursday) 3:00 pm
Organizer
04mayAll DayNational Bike to School Day
Event Details
Mark your calendar for National Bike to School Day and get ready to bring attention to the value and joy of safe walking and rolling! Visit http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/ to learn more
Event Details
Mark your calendar for National Bike to School Day and get ready to bring attention to the value and joy of safe walking and rolling!
Visit http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/ to learn more about walk & bike to school events and how you can organize one in your community.
Time
All Day (Wednesday)
Location
Virginia and nationwide
09may(may 9)12:00 am16jun(jun 16)12:00 amMay 2022 Click it or Ticket
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During the Memorial Day holiday, about 10,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide will be out on the roads from May 23 through June
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During the Memorial Day holiday, about 10,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide will be out on the roads from May 23 through June 5 to remind drivers and passengers to buckle their seat belts. The annual Click It or Ticket campaign aims at enforcing seat belt use to help keep travelers safe as they drive to their summer destinations.
Time
May 9 (Monday) 12:00 am – June 16 (Thursday) 12:00 am
Location
Statewide
Organizer
Virginia Highway Safety Office
Event Details
The event promotes cycling to work and the celebration of biking as transportation, as recreation, as essential to our well-being and everyday lives. Hundreds of American communities have been successful
Event Details
The event promotes cycling to work and the celebration of biking as transportation, as recreation, as essential to our well-being and everyday lives. Hundreds of American communities have been successful in increasing bicycle commuting by providing Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day events.
To learn more about Bike to Work Day and how you can organize one in your community, visit https://bikeleague.org/content/bike-month-dates-events-0.
Time
All Day (Friday)
Location
Virginia
Organizer
Safety Resources:
Drinking and Driving
- Checkpoint Strikeforce
- College Drinking: Changing the Culture
- Governor’s Highway Safety Association
- Highway Safety Research Center
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Impaired Driving
- Smart Safe and Sober
- The Century Council
- The Cool Spot
- Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
- Washington Regional Alcohol Program
Pedestrian Safety
- Federal Highway Administration – Pedestrian Safer Journey
- DRIVE SMART Virginia – See and Be Seen
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Pedestrian Safety:
- Stepping Out for Mature Adults
- Street Smart
- Virginia Department of Transportation – Pedestrian Safety
- Federal Highway Administration’s Community Connections
Child Safety
Distracted Driving
Drowsy Driving
Bicycle Safety
Mature Drivers
Drugged Driving
Motorcycle Safety
Seatbelts and Airbags
Other Resources:
Virginia Safety Partners
Safety Tips - Video Gallery:
Aggressive Driving –
No Excuses
Aggressive Driving –
Leadfoot: In the Neighborhood
Bike Safety –
Sharing The Road
Child Safety –
Boost ‘Em In The Backseat and Avoid Regret
Impaired Driving –
No Money
Impaired Driving –
Man in the Mirror
Drinking and Driving –
Virginia Checkpoint Strikforce
Drinking and Driving –
“Dunk” Driving
Distracted Driving –
Texting and Driving
Distracted Driving –
I’m A Textpert
Distracted Driving –
Too Tired to Drive
Motorcycle Safety – More Motorcyclists Are Dying in Virginia
Pedestrian Safety –
Walking Safety
Pedestrian Safety –
Driving Safety
Seatbelts and Airbags –
Click It or Ticket
Seatbelts and Airbags –
Click It or Ticket
Teen Driving –
Life’s 3-Second Moments
Teen Driving –
Saying No To Driving With Headphones
Teen Driving –
From Out of Nowhere
Teen Driving –
What Are The Odds?
Teen Driving –
What Are The Chances?