Tag: road safety
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UK-EKU center gets $5 million to address occupational health and safety issues in Central Appalachia and Kentucky
A center based in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health has received a five-year, $5 million grant to advance occupational health and safety in Central Appalachia and Kentucky,...
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Poll: Kentuckians who report excellent or very good sidewalks and road shoulders are more likely to be physically active
Kentucky adults who ranked their neighborhood sidewalks and road shoulders as excellent or very good are more likely to be physically active, but only 26 percent of Kentuckians rank them...
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Join high schoolers around the state on Sept. 19 in taking the ‘It Can Wait’ pledge not to text while driving
In preparation for its national day of action, the “It Can Wait” campaign teamed up with state legislators in four schools across Kentucky to increase awareness about the risks of...
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Univ. of Pikeville students hear of horrors of texting while driving, actively sign pledge to stop the practice
Alyson Gibson, a student at theUniversity of Pikeville, signs the ‘NoText on Board’ pledge. Maybe it was a surprise to some in the crowd but texting and driving has been...
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‘One Text or Call Could Wreck It All’ traffic safety campaign being promoted this month
A new traffic campaign with the slogan of “One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” is being sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this month. April has...