Drive to Zero
is the theme Clackamas County has embraced to reduce injuries and fatalities on our roadways. The campaign calls for a 50% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2022. Based on the 2005-2009 average number of fatalities and serious injuries due to crashes, this corresponds to saving 16 lives and preventing 125 serious injuries annually at the completion of the program. This could be someone you know. Over 90% of crashes have human behavior as a contributing factor. Our call to action is to educate, outreach and involve everyone with what they can do to keep our roads safe.
 Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a persons attention away from the primary task of driving. Using a cell phone use while driving, whether its hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent.
Distracted Driving
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 The Oregon Department of Transportation reports that 37 percent of all traffic fatalities involve speeding. Driving too fast or excessive speed is the number one single contributing factor to fatal crashes on Oregon roads. In 2009, speed related crashes cost Oregonians an estimated $305,000,000 in total economic loss.
Speed
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 Crashes are the #1 killer of teens. We are please to announce the winners of the Posters and Coasters safe driving contest!
Posters and Coasters Contest Winners Announced!
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