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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, May 27, 2017
Be extra safe on roads this Memorial Day Weekend
With Memorial Day traffic
estimated to hit a 12-year high,
safety advocates around the
state are encouraging drivers,
riders, bicyclists and pedestri-
ans to be on the lookout for one
another.
“This may be the first taste
of summer for many of us, but
we can’t let that distract us
from making good, safe choic-
es when we’re traveling,” said
ODOT Director Matt Garrett.
Memorial Day travel is pre-
dicted to be the highest travel
volume since 2005 and the sec-
ond-highest on record. It will
also mark the third consecutive
year of growth in Memorial
Day travel with 2.7 percent
more travelers nationally and
3.4 percent more in the Pacific
Region than last year.
“It’s imperative that we put
away the distractions and focus
on the task at hand, whether
that be driving, riding a motor-
cycle or bicycle or even walk-
ing,” Garrett said.
Members of the state’s advi-
sory
committees
of
Transportation Safety, DUII,
Motorcycle
Safety,
Bicycle/Pedestrian, along with
ODOT, Oregon State Police
and other concerned organiza-
tions, offer the following life-
saving reminders:
• Know before you go: visit
www.TripCheck.com or call
511 for up-to-date road incident
information.
• Don’t drink and drive —
don’t be impaired and drive —
don’t bike/walk impaired.
Driving is too complex of a
task, and the consequences are
too extreme, to get behind the
wheel impaired, whether the
impairment comes from your
medications, alcohol, marijua-
na or any other legal or illegal
substance.
Being sober while walking
and bicycling is just as impor-
tant. Take a taxi, ride public
transit or pre-arrange a ride
with a sober friend.
• Be alert and give space for
bicyclists and pedestrians.
Drivers should allow at least 3
feet to avoid contact with a
rider; where speeds are more
than 35 mph, leave enough
space to avoid contact if the
rider should fall.
You may have to enter the
oncoming lane when it’s safe
and legal to do so.
• Slow down. Relax and be
patient — and plan ahead to
help avoid frustration, and then
realize sometimes things hap-
pen, so don’t tailgate.
And be sure to check your
mirrors and blind spots before
changing lanes.
• Get rested before you are
tested. Fatigued drivers are
more frequent during holiday
weekends because of increased
travel and activity. Allow plen-
ty of time to reach your desti-
nation — that way you can pull
off the road to a safe place and
take a 20-minute nap, which
studies show is plenty for most
people to feel refreshed and
ready to focus on driving.
Fatigued driving has com-
parable results to driving under
the influence of intoxicants, so
FRAA seeks entries for phone book cover art
Pacific Publishing and
Florence
Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) are inviting
artists to submit their 2-D art-
work for the cover of the 2018
Edition of the Central Coast
Connection Phone Book.
The winner will have their
artwork on the cover of a pub-
lication delivered to almost
2,000 residents last year.
Additionally this year for
the first time, a $500 cash
prize is being offered by
Pacific Publishing to the win-
ner for the purchase of the art-
work, and all rights to publish
the artwork for any promo-
tional purposes determined by
Pacific Publishing.
The deadline for submis-
sion is June 30, and all sub-
missions must be done elec-
tronically through the FRAA
website.
Though submitting a photo
of artwork electronically, the
winner will need to provide
the original artwork to Pacific
Publishing in exchange for the
cash prize.
Artwork must be the origi-
nal painting of the artist sub-
mitting the entry and made
within the last three years.
Painting can be any medi-
um (oil, pastel, watercolor),
but please, no photography
this year.
Submissions must be a ver-
tical rendering to fit the cover
of the phone book.
Artwork should relate to
our locale (Yachats to
Reedsport and East to
Deadwood), whether it shows
scenery, buildings, people or
another area of interest.
Artists do not need to be a
Florence resident.
Submissions are limited to
three entries.
The winning artist will
receive a photo and bio in the
phone book.
Pacific Publishing will
determine the winner by July
7. Notice of being chosen as
the winner will be made via
email during the week of July
10. Send all questions to fraa
oregon@gmail.com
be smart, get rested.
• Pay attention. Avoid dis-
tractions. That call can wait!
It’s not worth the risk. If you
have to attend to pets or chil-
dren, or otherwise take your
focus off driving, pull over to a
safe location first.
• Orange is your clue: slow
down before and in work
zones. Most ODOT projects
won’t be operational during
holidays (unless there are emer-
gencies) but changes in normal
traffic patterns may still exist.
Watch for orange signs,
cones and barrels: that’s your
clue to pay extra attention.
• Always use the proper safe-
ty restraints and child safety
seats.
See www.childsafetyseat.org
for free safety seat clinics and
proper buckling tips. Safety
restraints save lives.
• Move over if you are
approaching any type of emer-
gency vehicle, tow truck or
roadside assistance vehicle that
is stopped and has its emer-
gency lights activated, and you
can do so safely, otherwise,
slow down (the law requires
you to either move over safely
or slow down).
• Carry
extra
water.
Traveling with extra water is
always a good idea but espe-
cially so when warm tempera-
tures are predicted.
This Memorial Day week-
end, and every day, make a per-
sonal commitment to be safe
when you travel. The life you
save could be that of someone
you love.
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