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NEW! Spring 2008 Edition of SS&S Newsletter now available!

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High Gas Prices Drive Down Traffic Deaths, Study Suggests
WASHINGTON -- As much as it hurts many drivers to fill up becuase of high gas prices, it turns out there may actually be an upside to the pain at the pump. According to the National Safety Council, as gas prices have risen this year, the number of traffic-related deaths has decreased. More...

Medically unfit truck drivers still on roads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press. More...

2007 National & Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge Winners Announced!
VA Tops List of Winners of the National Law Enforcement Challenge

Nineteen Virginia agencies will be recognized at the IACP Annual Conference in San Diego, November 11, 2008 — the most national winners of any other state! A total of 520 applications were submitted to the National Challenge this year, 52 entries from Virginia alone.

Virginia Challenge winners will be recognized at the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference at The Homestead in August.

Congratulations to all the National and Virginia Challenge winners!

Upcoming Events/Trainings

Smooth Operator
Wave III: August 3-9, 2008

Fourth Annual Motor Carrier Management & Safety Conference
August 7, 2008
Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, VA
The purpose of this conference is to bring management and safety personnel together in order to meet and discuss the issues affecting the motor carrier industry in Hampton Roads.
Conference Info & Agenda
Online Registration

Va. Assn. of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
August 17-20, 2008
The Homestead • Hot Springs, VA
The 2007 VA Law Enforcement Challenge Awards will be presented at the VACP Conference.

Smooth Operator
Wave IV: August 31 - September 6, 2008

National Seat Check Saturday
September 20, 2008

Child Passenger Safety Week
September 21-27, 2008

In the News...

Most Small Pickups 'Dismal' In Crash Test
Toyota Rates Best Among 5 Tested

Grant aims to up appeal of walking to school

Hypermilers Can Cause Danger In Saving Gas
AAA Advises Caution In 'Hypermiling'

RELATED: Increase Your Car's MPG By Hypermiling

Virginia Traffic Fatalities Claim Twelve Lives During Fourth of July Weekend
Virginia Experiencing 18% Decrease in Traffic Fatalities for the Year

ABC stores see Sunday traffic
Under new state law, stores in Richmond, 4 other Va. cities can open doors from 1-6 p.m.

Fourth Trooper in Three Months Struck & Injured by Passing Motorist on Virginia Interstate

Scooter sales leaving pricey gas in the dust
More people in Hampton Roads are buying motorcycles' lighter, often-slower cousins to save money.

Scooting past sky-high gas prices
Motorcycle dealers in the Roanoke Valley say the rise in gas prices has driven a steadily increasing stream of folks into their shops.

U txt on road? Not good for Va.
Va. sixth in U.S. in drivers who text Survey: 35.6 percent of state's motorists text behind the wheel

68 pct. of young drivers killed at night unbuckled

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