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ODOT, OSHP partner to educate against drugged driving

Posted on: 11/30/2016
By  Staff Report
 
OHIO (November 30, 2016) - When traveling around Washington County during the busy holiday season, you may have come across some new traffic signs designed to educate motorists and save lives.
 
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are utilizing the state's 130 freeway message signs, as well as portable highway signs, to raise awareness about the growing drugged driving problem in Ohio. 
 
The signs display messages alerting travelers to the increase in drugged driving crashes.  They also urge people to start talking about the drug abuse epidemic, a reference to the state's "Start Talking" initiative that encourages parents and community leaders to talk to their children about the dangers of drug use.
 
According to ODOT, Ohio has seen a 25 percent increase in drugged driving crashes since 2012. There have been more than 3,500 drugged driving crashes in Ohio already this year, or about 33 percent of all impaired driving crashes. 
 
Research shows youth are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs when parents and adults talk with them about substance use and abuse.
 
For more information about the "Start Talking" initiative, visit the web site at:  StartTalking.Ohio.Gov.
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ODOT, OSHP partner to educate against drugged driving

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are utilizing the state's 130 freeway message signs, as well as portable highway signs, to raise awareness about the growing drugged driving problem in Ohio.

 
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