SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
101 DAYS OF SUMMER SAFETY MESSAGE, 2008
SECRETARY GATES SENDS:
TRAGICALLY, LAST YEAR DURING THE 101 DAYS BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY 77 SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN DIED IN PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. WHILE MEMORIAL DAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, IT ALSO MEANS INCREASED TRAFFIC ON OUR NATION'S ROADS.
KNOW THAT THE CHOICES YOU MAKE AT SPORTING EVENTS, BARBEQUES, AND OTHER SUMMER ACTIVITIES CAN IMPAIR YOUR JUDGMENT AND REACTION TIMES - ALL OF WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR SAFE DRIVING.
DON'T PUT YOUR LIFE, OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS, IN DANGER BY MAKING POOR DECISIONS. MOST VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ARE THE RESULT OF ALCOHOL, FATIGUE, AND EXCESSIVE SPEED. YOUR SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND YOU, IS IN YOUR HANDS.
ENJOY THE SUMMER AND ALL IT HAS TO OFFER, BUT BE SMART AND BE SAFE.
