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    It's Okay to Be Mad.  DUI Laws in Montana and around the world.
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    It's Okay to Be Mad. DUI Laws in Montana and around the world.

    Looking at this infographic from Dräger, I like Utah's Blood Alcohol Limit I like the 90 Days for a first DUI in Minnesota I appreciate how Arizona is giving offenders the Ax I think all insurance companies should increase premiums like they do in North Carolina for DUI Offenders. Want to take a quick look at Montana's DUI law....including Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis Laws? Check it out here on the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving site Think we are toug
    Seat Belts Are Good For Business!
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Feb 18
    • 2 min

    Seat Belts Are Good For Business!

    Don't take my word for it. Check this out. According to the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Cost of Crashes report for 2019, the average fatal crash costs an employer $751,382. This is over ten times more costly than the average cost for a non-fatal injury ($75,176), which is over fourteen times more expensive than property damage only crash ($5,483). Wearing a seat belt could be the difference between a fatal crash and property damage only crash. Wearing a se
    Should chinstraps on football helmets be optional?
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Feb 12
    • 4 min

    Should chinstraps on football helmets be optional?

    Super Bowl LVI is this Sunday and you will notice that all the football players, from each team, will have chinstraps on their helmets...and they will use them. Did you just say "Thanks, Captain Obvious" or reference something about Sherlock not using the bathroom? According to The NFL Rulebook: Article 3. MANDATORY EQUIPMENT, APPAREL. All players must wear...(Item 1. Helmet, Face Protectors) Helmet with all points of the chin strap (white only) fastened and face mash attach
    The History of Seatbelts
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Jan 4
    • 1 min

    The History of Seatbelts

    I'm certain this must be the fourteenth article you have read as you venture down the exciting internet rabbit hole on the history of seatbelts...no? Here's some questions to ponder before you move on. Can you get any of them correct? What year were seatbelts first used in the Indianapolis 500? Do you know what or why the first seatbelt was invented for? When were retractable seat belts invented? What auto maker was the first to make seatbelts standard? What country was the
    The HIGH Road Across Montana
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    The HIGH Road Across Montana

    The legalization of Marijuana in Montana and how it's going to have an effect on impaired driving.
    Are you noticing what KPAX is doing?
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Are you noticing what KPAX is doing?

    KPAX is deserving of a HUGE SHOUT OUT for their ongoing commitment of keeping DUI prevention in the spot light. KPAX is being proactive and going above and beyod just reporting on DUI events after they occur. I'm super excited KPAX providing "Positive Press" by highlighting businesses and organizations in our community who are also taking proactive steps to prevent DUIs and the tragedies that often go along with impaired driving. Here's their latest segments. December 3, 2021
    Safe Travels this Holiday Season.
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Safe Travels this Holiday Season.

    It's the holiday season, and that means that many people are going to be traveling, especially this year. AAA is predicting 53.4 million people will be traveling this holiday. Naturally, it's a significant increase compared to last year's numbers, and we will be pretty close to pre-pandemic numbers. With that, people should take some definitive steps to ensure the highest level of safety to and from their destination. Number 1 Above all else, ensure that you and all other veh
    100 Deadly Days of Summer
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • May 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    100 Deadly Days of Summer

    Drive Safe, Drive Sober, & Buckle Up Buttercup! #DriveSafeMissoula #DriveSober #BuckleupMontana #BuckleUp #Missoula #Montana
    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • May 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

    From Montana to Texans and from Florida to Canada...May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. I think these picures say it best. From one rider to the other...please Always Ride Sober and Wear Your Gear (is as close to a seat belt as you can get on a bike.) Thank you and Drive Safe Missoula and Ride Safe Missoula. #DrvieSafeMissoula #ATGATT #DriveSober #RideSober #BuckleUpButtercup #BuckleUpMontana #DUITaskForce #IDontDUIT
    Super Bowl Sunday
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Super Bowl Sunday

    Super Bowl LV kicks off on Sunday, February 7, 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City, Chiefs in Tampa Bay. Just under two hours Southwest of Kansas City is the great town of Emporia, Kansas. (I wonder if they still have their "Drive-thru Zoo?") In Emporia, Lyon County Sheriff's Deputy Zach Shafer has been coming up with some great traffic safety signs to help remind people to drive sober this Super Bowl weekend and
    186 Lives Too Many
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    186 Lives Too Many

    As of November 30, 2020 we have lost 186 lives on Montana roadways. Here in Montana, we have a Vision Zero initiative. What that means is that we have a goal of getting to zero death and zero serious injuries on our roadways. It might seem like we have a long way to go, but in reality if every driver were to choose to drive sober & aleart while wearing a seatbelt...we would almost be there. Then if us who ride mortorcycles, wear All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT) we cou
    How to avoid the words, "Yeah, but you..." from your kids.
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 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 mean exactly? Let's imagine it's time to teach your child how to drive, and you tell them, "Don't use your phone while driving! No texting! No searching for music! Just Drive!" Yet your child has spent the last ten years of their life sitting in your car's back seat watching you use your phone while driving. If this is the case, your
    Is it an Accident or is it a Crash?
    Steve Schmidt - Drive Safe Missoula
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 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. During those years, I dispatched to hundreds and hundreds of "Reported Traffic Accidents." I've filled out hundreds of "Missouri Uniform Accident Reports" (which have since been retitled Missouri Uniform Crash Reports). An intersection in my patrol area was routinely ranked in the Top 10 highest accident intersections in Kansas City, Missou
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    Drive Safe Missoula

    Missoula City-County Health Department
    301 W. Alder
    Missoula, MT  59802

    406.258.3880

    Coordinator: Steve Schmidt

    sschmidt@missoulacounty.us

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