Safe Driving Day

Safe Driving Day, or S-D Day "was inaugurated in 1954 to focus national attention on the traffic accident problem".[1] The effort was kicked off by President Eisenhower in a November 16, 1954 statement in which he called on Americans to "help make it a day without a single traffic accident throughout our entire country."[2] Eisenhower went on to outline a three-point plan to achieve this goal:

  1. Obey traffic regulations.
  2. Follow common sense rules of good sportsmanship and courtesy
  3. Stay alert and careful, mindful of the constant possibility of accidents caused by negligence.

The second Safe Driving Day was on December 1, 1955.[3]

References
  1. Collier's 1956 Year Book Copyright 1956 USA By P.F. Collier & Son Corporation P. 692
  2. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Statement by the President: Safe Driving Day". The American Presidency Project: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  3. "S D Day" (1955) 41 ABA Journal 1042


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.