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Safety
Sunday
Sunday February 20 will be recognized in Virginia churches and across the nation as National Highway Safety Sunday, John T. Hanna, director of the Highway Safety Division of Virginia announced.
‘Driving carries a personal moral responsibility and religious leaders are setting aside this day to help encourage a sense of concern for all of us who use our highways —pedestrians, motorists, passengers, and ourselves as well,” Hanna said.
More than 4,500 clergymen throughout the state have been asked to participated in Safety Sunday, the seventh annual event sponsored by the Division
cooperation with theNa)i!tional Foundation for Highway Safety. Hanna said it is hoped that many churches wil make Safety Sunday a part of their sermons and church bulletins.
“Sunday is one of the highest fatality days of the week, surpassed only by Saturday,” Hanna said. “Last year 248 persons lost their lives in Virginia in Sunday accidents alone. Already this year the Sunday toll on Virginia’s highways is 13.”
Hanna said the two largest single causes of highway fatalities are the excessive speeder and. the “driving drunk.” Half of the fatalities in Virginia are attributed to drinking drivers and at least a third are caused by drivers exceeding the speed limit. □
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