Murfreesboro Police Watching…Hopefully An Even Safer Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2009

This week and week-end will be one of the highest travel holidays in the year. Thanksgiving weekend highlights an extremely heavy travel period. Murfreesboro Police Major Clyde Adkison said, "We are asking all citizens to wear their safety belt and make sure you travel with your headlights on low beam."

And attention to driving by motorists as well as law enforcement agencies is paying off. Statistics just released by the State Department of Transportation show fatalities down by almost 100 persons for this year to date as compared to 2008.

Division Commander Adkison noted, " Between Thanksgiving and New Years is our busiest traffic flow season and typically is our highest reported number of traffic crashes. The police department will be looking for all traffic violators, but will be putting an emphasis on: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs; Speeding; Disregarding Traffic Signals or Signs; Failure to Yield the Right of Way; Child Restraint; Seat Belts; Improper Passing; Following too Closely; and Lane Violations; among others."

In the weeks ahead, WGNS Talk Radio will devote special programs covering ways to reduce your risk of being a holiday crime victim. That includes while shopping or at your home.

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