Safety ROAD-eo aims to promote safe driving

Erin Ritchie, Jefferson County School Nurse

August 16, 2023

e68d405de4236e2e846cb0a468c28222 — A local youth gets a lesson on the difficulty of driving under the influence while using Drunk Busters Impairment Goggles on the golf cart course at the Safety Road-eo. Health Officer Jim Murphy rides along. (Photo courtesy of Callie Warfle).

In February, Jefferson County Health Department was awarded a Mini Injury Prevention Grant from the Core State Injury Prevention Program. Our first goal for this grant was to get one staff member trained as a Child Passenger Safety Technician. I am now certified and will begin offering car seat inspections soon.

The other goal for the grant was to bring organizations together who share a common goal to promote safe driving and give them the opportunity to educate the public through an advertised event.

This free public event was called the “Safety Road-eo” which took place on Friday, July 14, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.