Do you know that every year well over 30,000 Americans are killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes across the nation — that’s like losing the population of an entire town!

But as dangerous as the roadways can be, there are those who never even hear traffic safety messages about how to protect themselves and their family members.  Many of those may sit in your local churches each Sunday, and then drive home completely unaware of the risks.  So what can you do about it?  It’s simple.  Help them get the message.

Churches are an effective way to get the message to those who are not always impacted by outreach to the general population.  Marketing traffic safety faithbased materials can make a real difference in your efforts to reach out to your state’s diverse populations.

Each Sunday, you can help influence the decisions your congregation members make behind the wheel, doing your part to prevent tragic crashes that needlessly kill so many each year.  To become a voice for traffic safety, share the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 6 Clergy Kit for January through March with your congregation and community.

The quarterly clergy kits are available for free download for African-American, Hispanic, and all-culture congregations with traffic safety reminders that are easily incorporated into church bulletins, Sunday school classes and announcements that are read during services.  Included are sermon notes, bulletin announcements, and weekly reminders, plus a Sunday school activity designed to reach children with age-appropriate messages.  Some materials are available in Spanish.

In this quarter, the messages emphasize seat belts, child passenger safety, distracted driving, alcohol-impaired driving, and springtime driving issues.

We appreciate your continued support in spreading traffic safety messages in your community, helping educate all drivers and passengers to make safe, responsible, and informed decisions as they navigate through our streets and highways.