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Get Your Car Seat Checked
The car seat clinic is open to the public, no appointment needed. Thursday, June 6th 2-4pm Alexandria Fire Department 302 Fillmore Street (west side of the fire hall) Did you know… Seven out of 10 child safety seats are used … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandria, booster seat, Car Seat, minnesota, Police, Public Health
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Teen-Parent Distracted Driving Event
The #1 threat to teenagers isn’t drugs or crime…its traffic crashes. Douglas County Safe Communities Coalition, in partnership with Casey’s Amusement Park and Dilley Zimny Insurance, would like to invite teens ages 14-17, accompanied by at least one parent or … Continue reading
TEEN POSTER AND VIDEO CONTEST
Buckle Up and Pay Attention Teens! Traffic crashes are the leading killer of Minnesota teens — and distracted driving and low seat belt use are major factors for these tragedies. Now, teens can do something about this — come up … Continue reading
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Tagged contest, distracted driving, douglas county, minnesota, poster, safe communities, seat belts, teens, video
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Ho-Ho-Tini
Having a ho-ho-tini or two for the holidays? Then have a plan for a sober ride. Extra DWI patrols are on the roads in December. Click on the image to play the NEW Holiday DWI enforcement video. The Consequences of … Continue reading
Contest hopes to curb distracted driving among teens
Teens 9-12 grade Make it. Record it. Submit it. WIN $100! High School students in Douglas County can lend their talent for a local safety campaign aimed at discouraging distracted drivers. Douglas County Safe Communities Coalition invites 9th-12th grade students … Continue reading
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Give Me a Boost!
After your child outgrows their forward-facing seat (around 40 pounds and age 4), give them a boost with a booster seat. Under Minnesota law, kids must ride in a booster until they are age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches … Continue reading
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Tagged booster seat, buckle up kids, car seats, child passenger safety, minnesota, valentine's day
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Is Your Child in the Correct Restraint?
Buckle up, kids! It’s Child Passenger Safety Week, an ideal time for parents and caregivers to make sure children are riding in the right seat based on their size, and that the restraint is properly secured. In Minnesota during the … Continue reading
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Tagged booster seats, car seats, child passenger safety, kids, minnesota, office of traffic safety, parents, safety
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Teen-Parent Distracted Driving Event at Go-Cart Track – 9/20/11
Douglas County Safe Communities, in partnership with Casey’s Amusement Park and Partington, Zimny Insurance, invite teens ages 14-17, accompanied by one parent or guardian, to experience first hand the dangers associated with distracted driving – but under safe, controlled conditions. The event will … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandria, casey's amusement park, distracted driving, minnesota, parents, safe communities, teens
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Heavy foot? Light wallet.
Throughout July — one of the deadliest times on Minnesota roads — law enforcement agencies statewide will increase speed patrols and ticket speeding motorists in an effort to save lives. The enforcement campaign will include a focus on aggressive driving … Continue reading
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Tagged enforcement, july, minnesota, obey the sign, pay the fine, speed, speed limit, speeding, ticket
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Click It Or Ticket
Minnesota is off to a safer start on the roads this year, compared with the previous two years. So far this year, traffic deaths are 23 percent below the pace of last year according to the Minnesota Office of Traffic … Continue reading
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Tagged click it or ticket, douglas county, law enforcement, minnesota, primary law, safe communities, seat belts
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