Operation Lifesaver Supports Campaign

Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr and Operation Lifesaver President Helen Sramek

Make Roads Safe – The Campaign for Global Road Safety was highlighted at a recent Operation Lifesaver conference. Safety advocates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia attended the meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Following a presentation on the enormous impact of 1.2 million deaths every year, many conference attendees pledged their support for the petition to the United Nations.

“Rail safety is an integral part of road safety, both at home and abroad,” remarked Operation Lifesaver President Helen Sramek. “With Operation Lifesaver representatives in every state in the U.S., as well as affiliates in Canada, Argentina, England, Estonia, Finland, and Mexico, we are proud to lend our support to the Make Roads Safe campaign to promote road safety worldwide.”

Operation Lifesaver, a national, non-profit educational organization, seeks to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities at America’s highway-rail grade crossings and on the railroad rights-of-way. Every year, Operation Lifesaver provides thousands of free safety presentations to schools, community groups, school bus or professional truck drivers, emergency responders and other organizations.

For more information about Operation Lifesaver, visit www.oli.org

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