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MOTORISTS REMINDED OF DANGERS OF DROWSY DRIVING
Sleep Loss a Possibility as Daylight Saving Time Begins on March 14

— March 11, 2010

Commissioner David J. Swarts of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Chair of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) today used the occasion of the upcoming switch to Daylight Saving Time to remind motorists of the dangers of drowsy driving. Daylight Saving Time goes into effect this year on Sunday, March 14.

Read the press release about drowsy driving.


GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES AWARD OF HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS

— January 28, 2010

Governor David A. Paterson today announced the award of more than $30 million in federal grants to highway safety programs throughout the State. The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) will distribute the federal grants to 769 initiatives that promote highway and traffic safety. The recipients include State agencies, local groups and not-for-profit organizations.

Read the Governor's Press Release about highway safety grants.


 

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GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES AWARD OF HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS