Missouri State Traffic PSAs

Colonel Sam Smith, superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol, offers a few suggestions on traffic safety and fuel economy. >> You'll be doing yourself and your car a favor by obeying the new speed limit. Turn the engine off when your vehicle is at a standstill more than a couple of minutes. Keep tires to proper pressure and be sure that they have plenty of tread. Have your engine tuned periodically and by all means use your seat belts every time. Hi, I'm Ruth Kman, coordinator of women and traffic safety. As a woman, are you concerned about safety on Missouri streets and highways? Are you concerned that so many of the drivers you meet on the road have been drinking? The thousands of lives could be saved if more people would use their seat belts. If so, we need you in WIT. We'll be glad to send you information on wip right to women and traffic safety box 203 Jefferson City, Here is Missouri's first lady. >> Hello. Women are engaged in many activities these days. our family, home, the church, and civic work. For some, part-time or full-time employment occupies much of the time. Regardless of your daily routine, I invite you to get involved in a project called WITS, Women in Traffic Safety. For information on WIT, write box 203, Jefferson City. Here is Paul Collins, state director of highway safety. >> We're reducing our speed. There aren't as many vehicles on the road today, and more lives are being saved. There's no doubt the energy crisis has taught us a lesson in more than one way. But remember, we must continue the battle against death and human suffering on our streets and highways. I urge you to join us in our continuing effort to save lives on Missouri roads. Paul Collins, director of the Missouri Division of Highway Safety. This board shows a comparison of Missouri traffic deaths, how we stand today compared to yesterday, a month ago, and a year ago. The picture is brighter thanks to the lower speed limit, and changes in our everyday driving habits. But remember, this number represents one human life that could have been saved. It could have been yours. Don't put yourself on this board. Be an alert driver. >> The superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol, Colonel Sam Smith. We in the highway patrol feel that even one traffic death or injury is one too many. But we are proud that Missouri's traffic death and injury rate is far lower than in the past. I think we're learning something from the energy problem that lower speeds and reduced driving save lives as well as money. And as you drive, buckle up. It could save your life. from the state capital, Governor Christopher S. Bond. >> Missurians are proud of their beautiful and majestic capital, and this year, all of us have something else to be proud of. Our traffic death and injury rate is well below normal. I'm sure this is due in part to the slower speeds and a change in our driving habits. Perhaps something else is contributing to our reduction in traffic deaths and human suffering. An awareness that we can be safer drivers and pedestrians