The Sunday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year and one that sees a dramatic rise in the amount of accidents on our roadways.
To remind Americans about the importance of driving safely, Road Safe America (RSA), a nonprofit dedicated to reducing collisions between tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles, is encouraging all motorists to observe Drive Safer Sunday on November 26.
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga. were joined by Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., in introducing a Drive Safer Sunday resolution in the Senate which passed on November 16th.
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The observance, now in its 13th year, is championed by Steve Owings and his wife, Susan, who founded RSA in 2003 after their son, Cullum, was killed when his car — stopped in an interstate traffic jam — was crushed from behind by a speeding tractor-trailer on cruise control going well above the posted speed limit.
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