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2A | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS On The Record Lane County increases curve warning signs Lane County continues to be among the counties with the highest number of annual traffic fatalities in the state. Most traffic fatal- ities in Lane County occur on rural roads or highways where excessive speed and distracted driving are espe- cially dangerous on curv- ing roads. In an effort to increase driver safety and comply with new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) standards, Lane County is in the process of upgrad- ing curve warning signs on several of its roads. “We know that most fa- talities are roadway depar- tures that involve excessive speed,” said Lane County Supervising Traffic Engi- neer Steve Gallup. “Mak- ing curves more visible — especially at night — can help us save lives.” The upgrade includes more frequent use of re- flective “chevron signs” at corners to better delineate the curve of the road. Signs like these have been shown to reduce fatal and injury collisions by 20 to 35 per- cent. In 2015, 57 people died in traffic collisions in Lane County; a 35-percent re- duction would have result- ed in 19 fewer deaths that year. Examples of the upgrad- ed curve warning signs can be found at: • Deerhorn Road, espe- cially from milepost 5.12 to milepost 5.93 • River Loop #2 at mile- post 0.27 • North Fork Siuslaw Road, especially from mile- post 2.02 to milepost 2.87 Transportation safety is a significant public health issue and priority in Lane County. In 2017, Lane County joined the Nation- al Strategy on Highway Safety, known as Toward Zero Deaths, and adopted a countywide Transporta- tion Safety Action Plan to proactively respond to fa- tal and severe-injury colli- sions. Most fatal collisions are roadway departures in- volving excessive speed and are preventable. 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Users can locate their current location on the map to see if they are in a tsunami evacuation zone, plan their own evacu- ation routes, download pub- lished evacuation brochures for the region and now, print and save customized evacu- ation brochures centered on an area of interest. uation brochures can also be printed from the NANOOS interactive online portal (nvs.nanoos.org/TsunamiEv- ac). Learn more about tsu- nami preparedness at www. oregontsunami.org. DOGAMI and the Wash- ington Geological Survey have mapped the zones that would be inundated by a tsu- nami. Served all weekend February 14-17, 2019 Please Join Us! For Reservations Please Call 541-997-8263 Driftwoodshores.com Fun STARTS HERE SVFR seeks Budget Committee members The Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue (SVFR) Board of Directors invite appli- cations from residents in- terested in serving on the SVFR’s Budget Committee. Interested persons can obtain an application from the SVFR station located at 2625 Highway 101, or from the SVFR web site: www.svfr.org. Applications will be ac- cepted until 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. After the review of applications, the SVFR Board will appoint members at their February 20 meeting. Applicants must be reg- istered voters residing within the SVFR district. The SVFR district in- cludes a 120-square-mile area. SVFR protects the com- munity with six fire sta- tions, which are staffed with 45 dedicated volun- teers who are supported by 11 full-time and 2 part- time employees, auxiliary volunteers, and 3 Commu- nity Support Team Mem- bers. The Budget Committee is a standing committee of five members that sits jointly with the SVFR Di- rectors to publicly review and revise the annual bud- get. The Budget Commit- tee approves the budget and tax levy. The budget then goes to the SVFR Board of Direc- tors to be adopted. 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