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 legalization of Marijuana in Montana and how it's going to have an effect on impaired driving.

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

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

Drive Safe, Drive Sober, & Buckle Up Buttercup! #DriveSafeMissoula #DriveSober #BuckleupMontana #BuckleUp #Missoula #Montana

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 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

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

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

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