HOUSTON - The Texas Department of Transportation is launching a new campaign in an effort to end a 15 year streak of daily, deadly car accidents.
November 7 marks a grim milestone for the state of Texas where there has been a fatal car accident every single day for the last 15 years, according to the TxDOT website.
Since November 7, 2000 at least one person has died every day on Texas roads and now TxDOT is pushing to end that streak.
The public service campaign is called End The Streak and on the department's Twitter page, the campaign uses the hashtag #EndTheStreakTX.
So far this year, Harris County leads the way with nearly 300 fatalities. Across the state, nearly 2,900 people have died on the roads this year alone.
On the department's website, there is a list of simple safe driving tips:
- Buckle seatbelt - all passengers need to be buckled.
- Never drink and drive - drunk driving kills; get a sober ride home.
- Pay attention - put your phone away and avoid distractions.
- Drive the speed limit - always follow speed limits and drive slower speeds when weather or conditions warrant.
