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Kevi Berger - Foundation for Community Health

Nov 23
2 min

3 Generations - Saved by the Belt

Seatbelts have saved the lives of 3 generations in this family.

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Lieutenant Brad Giffin

Nov 16
4 min

Walk This Way

Introduction All of us, at one time or another, are pedestrians. It is essential to recognize that even though the number of Montana ped...

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Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Nov 14
1 min

It's National Seat Belt Day!

National Seat Belt Day November 14, 2020

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Impaired driving remains an issue that affects Americans every day.

Shannan Sproull

Nov 12
3 min

Impaired driving remains an issue that affects Americans every day.

In Missoula County, MOST young people don’t drink and drive -- approximately 3.5% of 10th graders have ever driven a vehicle after drinking.

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Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Oct 29
1 min

Need something for the kids?

Our Drive Safe Missoula Kids Activity page is available to download. Click & Download the Activity Page Print the Activity Page Help your...

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Halloween is this weekend. Here are some simple tips for a safer Halloween.

Kevin Dusko - Montana Department of Transportation

Oct 28
3 min

Halloween is this weekend. Here are some simple tips for a safer Halloween.

Drivers: Don’t Drive Impaired! Avoid using handheld electronic devices. Remember that as soon as you step out of your car, you become a p...

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Our Top 8 Montana Winter Driving Tips...and so much more!

Missoula Police Traffic Division - Sgt. Kazinsky

Oct 26
3 min

Our Top 8 Montana Winter Driving Tips...and so much more!

The Top 8 Montana Winter Driving Tips and still way too many people do #6. Presented by The Missoula Police Traffic Division

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Make Halloween Less Scary: Put an End to Distracted Driving.

Reagan Mecham

Oct 19
3 min

Make Halloween Less Scary: Put an End to Distracted Driving.

With Halloween ust around the corner, there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of scary stories. So, let me tell you one.

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Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Oct 16
3 min

Lonie, Founder of this Band.

Drive Safe Missoula (home of the Missoula County Buckle Up Coalition and the DUI Task Force) owes its very existence Lonie Hutchison.

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Were you one of the 4417 people observed wearing their seatbelt in Missoula recently?

Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Oct 8
1 min

Were you one of the 4417 people observed wearing their seatbelt in Missoula recently?

If you were, you were among the 92.19% of all buckled up occupants observed at 11 different locations around Missoula recently. Out the 4...

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A single "No Eye-Roll" way of helping our kids avoid distracted driving.

Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Oct 5
3 min

A single "No Eye-Roll" way of helping our kids avoid distracted driving.

Dear Parents, October is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and I'm asking for your help. We Need You! We need you to help us help the...

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Ensure Your Child Is Always Buckled Up and in the Right Seat

Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Sep 21
4 min

Ensure Your Child Is Always Buckled Up and in the Right Seat

Missoula, Montana: The most important task of a parent or caregiver is to keep their children safe. Part of that responsibility is ensuri...

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How to avoid the words, "Yeah, but you..." from your kids.

Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Sep 9
2 min

How to avoid the words, "Yeah, but you..." from your kids.

Long before I was a parent, I heard this statement, "When it comes to raising children, more stuff is caught than taught." What does that...

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Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Aug 25
3 min

Is it an Accident or is it a Crash?

Long before working here at Drive Safe Missoula, I spent eight years as a Police Officer for the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department....

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Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula

Jul 30
2 min

Drive Safe Missoula - We Need You!

Drive Safe Missoula is a big supporter of the Montana Department of Transportation's Vision Zero. This means we are working towards achi...

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