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The Kansas Turnpike Authority is pleased to participate with other transportation agencies again this year to curb roadway fatalities. As we work toward October 10 — observed as Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day — we want everyone to drive as if your life depends on it…. because it does!
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is a national safety campaign focused on reducing all types of traffic fatalities. Again this year, the Kansas Department of Transportation is hosting guest bloggers on the Put the Brakes on Fatalities page on its KTOC web site.
Read traffic safety related blogs.
This Wichita Eagle article details the heroic actions of two young women from Oklahoma. The two were injured while attempting to aid a Turnpike traveler after an accident.
http://www.kansas.com/2011/08/07/1964890/troopers-to-honor-teen-who-helped.html
The original 1954 bond issue has been paid off and new bonds have been issued for financing safety improvements, major reconstruction projects and upgrading.
