Outreach Details
State Agency: Alaska
Campaign Name: "Safety Check"
Description: The goal of Safety Check is to reduce the number of motor vehicle injuries and fatalities in Alaska, and to promote general traffic safety by increasing public awareness of road hazards. A statewide task force comprised of Alaska's Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Facilities, Alaska Highway Safety Planning Agency, Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Trucking Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and 11 participating local police departments was formed to plan and carry out the Safety Check public information and education campaign. As a result of the Safety Check campaign, the July 4th holiday weekend on Alaska's highways was fatality free. This positive outcome continued during Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Lifesaver's Weekend, and New Year's Eve in 1996.
Materials: Construction schedule brochures
Website: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/safedige/Spring1997/n4-25.html
Contact:
Mr. Kurtis J. Smith
P.O. Box 112500
Juneau, Alaska 99801-7999
Phone: (907) 465-6963
Fax: (907) 465-5240
Email: kurt_smith@dot.state.ak.us
