Holiday travel safety tips

QUINCY (WGEM) – Native legislation enforcement mentioned with so many individuals hitting the roads this vacation, there are steps you possibly can take to just be sure you’re staying protected.

Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Freeway Patrol mentioned carrying your seatbelt can save your life, however that’s not the one tip.

He mentioned the Thanksgiving vacation could be a enjoyable, however tiring time.

Dunn mentioned drivers who select to get on the highway with out being correctly rested have so much in frequent with impaired drivers.

“They fail to keep up their lane, fluctuate their pace, be aggressive drivers, not as calm or courteous so ensure you get a great night time’s relaxation earlier than you resolve to journey once more,” Dunn mentioned. “You probably have one other driver within the car and also you do get drained, they usually do really feel like they’ll drive, ensure you change off drivers.”

Dunn mentioned over final 12 months’s Thanksgiving vacation there have been greater than 1,300 Missouri visitors crashes, leading to 540 accidents and 12 deaths.

He mentioned MSHP is collaborating in Operation CARE or Crash Consciousness Discount Effort.

Meaning each accessible trooper can be out on the roads by way of Sunday.

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