Commercial motor vehicles are an important part of our nation’s economy and have a large presence on Missouri's highways. They weigh 80,000 pounds and carry the products we need. All drivers need to practice safe driving and share the road with large trucks and buses.

Lives are changed in mere seconds by bad decisions. This is real life. Don't drive impaired. Please.

Many parents are unaware of the importance of proper use and installation of child passenger safety restraints and related laws.  Through a media campaign (together with law enforcement) the public will be educated about or made aware of the issues.  

According to NHTSA, a crash on a road with a speed limit of 65 mph or greater is more than twice as likely to result in a fatality than a crash on a road with a speed limit of 45 or 50 mph and nearly five times as likely as a crash on a road with a speed limit of 40 mph or below.

This fall, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm vehicles. Please remember that farmers are just doing their jobs when moving equipment from field to field. 

When a driver is texting and driving they are 23 times more likely to be in a critical incident (source: VA Tech). Accept the challenge to buckle up and put the phone down, every time you drive.