Highlighting the Importance of Making Safe Choices Around Tracks and Trains
Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. Operation Lifesaver of the Dakotas is joining Operation Lifesaver Inc. during See Tracks? Think Train® Week , September 23-29. This week is dedicated to encouraging the public to help #STOPTrackTragedies. Operation Lifesaver Canada and the Mexican Association of Railroads (AMF) are simultaneously observing Rail Safety Week in Canada and Mexico, partnering in the U.S. mission to raise awareness, educate and save lives.
“In the U.S., See Tracks? Think Train® Week is all about raising awareness and promoting rail safety education. We’re highlighting the critical importance of making safe choices around railroad tracks and trains,” said Rachel Maleh, Executive Director of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. “Our daily themes emphasize crossing safety for drivers, trespass prevention for pedestrians, safe practices for transit riders, partnerships with first responders and more. This annual initiative unites safety advocates across North America to share in our common goal of saving lives. Everyone has a role in making our communities safer. Know the facts, recognize the signs, make good decisions and join us. Together, we can #STOPTrackTragedies.”
In North Dakota and South Dakota and across the U.S., the daily themes emphasize crossing safety for drivers, trespass prevention for pedestrians, partnerships with first responders and more. Find the daily themes for this years See Tracks? Think Train® Week below:
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“In today’s digital world, people often mimic what they see. Talking and sharing images near or on railroad tracks and trains inadvertently suggests it’s a safe place to be in…it is not. No photo or selfie is worth the risk.”
About Operation Lifesaver of the Dakotas:
Operation Lifesaver of the Dakotas is a nonprofit public safety education and awareness program dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings and preventing trespassing on or near railroad tracks. A national network of trained volunteers gives free presentations on rail safety and a public awareness campaign, “See Tracks? Think Train Week” provides the public with tips and statistics to encourage safe behavior near the tracks.
Free Presentations
Are you interested in having an Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer (OLAV) present to your staff or classroom on rail safety? Request a free presentation below.
Become an OLAV
Interested in becoming an Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer (OLAV)? Have fun taking part in events, giving presentations, and networking with other rail safety advocates.
