State Highway Patrol shares safety tips for travel, announces increase in presence for the holiday

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Forward of Thanksgiving, the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol has shared ideas and plans to assist make sure the roadways keep protected through the busy journey season.

Per the discharge, the American Car Affiliation (AAA) expects that 49 million individuals will journey alongside roads and highways throughout this vacation season. In response to this, the NCSHP has said that they are going to enhance in visibility alongside extremely traveled roadways within the hopes of selling protected driving.

Moreover, the NCSHP will associate with the North Carolina Governors Freeway Security Program for the annual Thanksgiving “Click on It or Ticket” marketing campaign, which can run from Nov. 21 to 27 to implement seatbelt guidelines.

“We proceed to set the bar excessive and having no lives misplaced on our roadways this vacation season is our purpose,” stated Col. Freddy L. Johnson Jr., commander of the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol. “Each driver has a possibility to assist us attain this purpose by slowing down, avoiding working a automobile whereas impaired and insisting that each one occupants of their automobile put on a seatbelt.”

For these taking to the roads, the NCSHP shared the next ideas to make sure protected driving behaviors:

• Keep away from distractions whereas driving, together with digital units
• Make sure that all passengers and occupants are correctly restrained
• By no means drive whereas impaired and discover a journey if you happen to plan on consuming
• Obey the pace restrict
• Examine visitors circumstances earlier than driving

State-wide visitors circumstances are reported at drivenc.gov. For native circumstances and gasoline costs, keep up-to-date with the Traffic tab on wect.com.

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