Meeting seeks solutions to lax driver safety in rural NE

NDOT, County Highway sponsor brainstorming time

  • The victim of this fatal accident east of Hampton on May 23 was not buckeled into a seat belt and was consequently thrown from the car when it left Highway 34 and rolled. Traffic safety officials say more than 70 percent of the victims of fatal car accidents in Nebraska were not wearing seat belts.
    The victim of this fatal accident east of Hampton on May 23 was not buckeled into a seat belt and was consequently thrown from the car when it left Highway 34 and rolled. Traffic safety officials say more than 70 percent of the victims of fatal car accidents in Nebraska were not wearing seat belts.

    It seems because of the lighter traffic in rural areas of Nebraska like Hamilton County, people who live or drive through here tend to be less concerned about highway safety, but, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) Highway Safety Office, that attitude can lead to carelessness which leads to a higher incidence of injury and fatal crashes in rural areas. State Highway Sa…