MIAMI – The lengthy July 4th holiday weekend will quickly be right here and drivers are urged to plan it secure if they’re planning a street journey.
More than 2.6 million Floridians are anticipated to journey throughout the Fourth of July holiday interval, which runs from Thursday, June thirtieth by means of Monday, July 4th, in line with AAA. Eighty-nine p.c of these vacationers are forecast to journey by car – the most on record, relationship again to 2001, in line with the auto group.
“With a predicted record-breaking amount of travel expected over the upcoming holiday weekend, we are urging motorists to drive with caution and obey all Florida traffic laws,” stated Terry L. Rhodes, Executive Director of the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
In July 2021, almost 56,000 dashing citations got to drivers throughout the state and greater than 13,000 had been cited for careless driving.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers will likely be out in pressure all through the holiday weekend, concentrating on aggressive and impaired drivers.
“FHP urges all Floridians and visitors to slow down and never drive impaired, especially this Fourth of July Holiday Weekend,” stated FHP Colonel Gene S. Spaulding. “Please ensure you have a plan if you decide to drink and always have a designated driver. If you witness an aggressive or impaired driver, we encourage you to dial *FHP (*347) or 911.”
FHP provides the following driving security suggestions for this yr’s Fourth of July weekend:
- Don’t drive impaired. If you intend to drink, have a designated driver or ride-share service get you dwelling safely.
- Obey pace limits and apply courtesy on the freeway.
- Buckle up. It’s the legislation.
- ATVs and off-road autos are to be pushed on unpaved roadways – by no means the freeway.
- Don’t drive distracted.
- Get loads of relaxation earlier than you get behind the wheel. Drowsy driving could be simply as harmful as impaired driving.
