Holiday travel safety tips

QUINCY (WGEM) – Native legislation enforcement stated with so many individuals hitting the roads this vacation, there are steps you possibly can take to just be sure you’re staying secure.

Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Freeway Patrol stated carrying your seatbelt can save your life, however that’s not the one tip.

He stated the Thanksgiving vacation is usually a enjoyable, however tiring time.

Dunn stated drivers who select to get on the street with out being correctly rested have quite a bit in widespread with impaired drivers.

“They fail to keep up their lane, fluctuate their velocity, be aggressive drivers, not as calm or courteous so be sure you get evening’s relaxation earlier than you resolve to journey once more,” Dunn stated. “When you have one other driver within the automobile and also you do get drained, and so they do really feel like they’ll drive, be sure you swap off drivers.”

Dunn stated over final yr’s Thanksgiving vacation there have been greater than 1,300 Missouri site visitors crashes, leading to 540 accidents and 12 deaths.

He stated MSHP is collaborating in Operation CARE or Crash Consciousness Discount Effort.

Which means each accessible trooper can be out on the roads by means of Sunday.

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