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This week, NHTSA hosted emergency medical services professionals to celebrate Save a Life Day during National EMS Week. More: nhtsa.gov/press-releases…

If you're planning to drink this Memorial Day weekend, plan a sober ride home: 🔴Call a taxi 🔴Schedule a rideshare 🔴Call a sober friend to bring you home Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer travel season, but the data on drunk driving crashes tell a sobering story. If you drink, don't drive — plan a SAFE ride. ✅

That's a wrap on EMS Week Save-a-Life Day at the @USDOT! 🎉 Together with local EMS clinicians, 911 dispatchers, and safety advocates, USDOT Leadership highlighted critical post-crash innovations like prehospital blood transfusions, hosted live safety demonstrations and showcased advanced emergency vehicles. 🚑🩸

As part of EMS Week's Save-a-Life Day, NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison moderated "Blood on Board: The New Standard of Care." The panel highlighted national progress in post-crash care by bringing prehospital blood transfusions directly to patients on scene. 🚑❤️ Save a Life Day also included: 🔴 Onsite blood drive 🔴 Live demonstrations and emergency vehicles More: nhtsa.gov/improving-outc…

Severe weather can create hazardous road conditions. ⛈️ If you find yourself driving on slick roads during a downpour, slow down and remember the basics. ⤵️ If you come across high water, Turn Around, Don't Drown!

Sadly, there have been 2 devastating losses this week alone, and 4 so far this year. 💔 As we head into the hottest months of the year, remember to look out for our littlest passengers: 1️⃣ Always check the back seat. 2️⃣ Lock your vehicle doors. 3️⃣ If you see a child alone in a hot car, call 911 immediately.

Whether you buckle up to avoid a ticket or to make it home to your family, that one "click" is the difference between a close call and a tragedy. Click It or Ticket

BUCKLING UP before leaving the BULLPEN ⚾️ At Sunday’s @Nationals vs. @Orioles game, @NHTSAgov Administrator Jonathan Morrison threw out the first pitch and spread an important reminder: seat belts SAVE lives. Make every trip a safe one… Click It or Ticket 🚗🇺🇸

If you're planning your Memorial Day weekend ride, make sure you ride SAFE: 🏍️ Obey the speed limit 🏍️ Follow the rules of the road 🏍️ Ride sober Drivers — stay alert and watch for motorcycles!

Speaking at the @NSCsafety’s @RoadToZeroUS annual meeting today, NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison reinforced the agency's dedication to achieving zero traffic fatalities through stronger partnerships and proactive behavioral safety. ⤵️

This week — and every week — let’s give EMS crews a hand. 🚑⚠️ Slow Down or Move Over for all flashing lights and give them room to work on the roadside. Protect the people who protect you.

🚨 SCAM ALERT: Received a text about a traffic ticket from NHTSA? It’s fake. NHTSA is a federal vehicle safety regulator — we don't issue tickets, demand fines, or text the public for money. If you get one: ❌ Don't click the links 🗑️ Delete the message 🛡️ Report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov More: nhtsa.gov/press-releases…

🚨 Join us this Thursday for EMS Week Save A Life Day! Celebrate EMS professionals saving lives in post-crash care. See emergency vehicles (like the T.H.O.R. mobile 911 truck) & catch CPR, Stop the Bleed, and blood transfusion demos! 🗓️ May 21, 12-2:30 PM 📍 Outside USDOT HQ, DC

We're on the road to summer! ☀️ Watch out for these common seasonal hazards. 🚗⤵️

Here's a reminder to never leave a child in the back seat — not even for a minute. Inside your car, 90° can feel like 109° in just 10 minutes. 🔥🌡️

When seconds count, they make every second matter. 🚑⏱️ This National EMS Week, we’re honoring the professionals who provide life-saving care on our nation's roads. 🤍

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison joined the @Nationals and @Orioles today to throw out the first pitch and remind fans: the most important play of the day is buckling up. Let’s bring everyone home safely this season. Click It or Ticket

Drunk driving crashes are 100% preventable. Make the right choice and choose a SOBER ride.

Today we join the nation in observing Peace Officers Memorial Day. May we never forget the sacrifice of those who stood between us and danger to keep our roads and neighborhoods safe. 🕊️