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As crash deaths continue to decline the number of motorcycle fatalities have not
Washington Post
Highway safety advocates have celebrated the steady decline in overall fatalities nationwide in the past few years, but the latest data show that the number of motorcycle fatalities remained about the same in 2011. “It is disappointing that we're not ...

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Extra Enforcement on Oregon Roads Over Holiday
KTVZ
During the 2011* Memorial Day holiday period, ODOT's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) reports four people died in four separate traffic crashes in Oregon. Since 1970, 259 people have died in Oregon traffic crashes during the “summer-kickoff” ...

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'Click it or Ticket' crackdown begins
KOIN Local 6
"We know that using the proper safety restraint for both children and adults saves lives right here in Oregon," said ODOT Occupant Protection Program Manager Carla Levinski. Safety belts reduce fatality risk by 45 to 60 percent, according to the US DOT ...

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Sandy police cracking down on seatbelt violators
OregonLive.com
Since Oregon adopted a law requiring adults to use seatbelts in 1990, statewide crash fatality rates have dropped 61 percent while injury rates have dropped 37 percent. Meanwhile, safety belt use has risen from 50 percent to 97 percent -- third-highest ...

FATALITY: Oregon man dies at Moxee motorcycle event
Bellingham Herald
Moxee - An Oregon City man died from fatal head injuries when he crashed his motorcycle during a hill climbing event in Moxee. Shane Donaca, 44, was testing his custom Banshee hill climb motorcycle and reportedly didn't see a sunken wash channel in the ...

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Daily Journal of Commerce
Trade groups form coalition to stop drinking on jobsites
Daily Journal of Commerce
Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division has rules regarding substance abuse. However, assessment and regulation is tough when it comes to drugs, said Ron Haverkost, compliance specialist at OSHA. As a result, the organization has no data or ...

Prineville PD to Conduct 'Click It or Ticket' Effort
KTVZ
Since the 1990 passage of Oregon's adult belt law, observed belt use among the motoring public has doubled from 50% to 97% while crash fatality and injury rates have both dramatically decreased by 61% and 37% respectively. “Proper use” is required by ...

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DCSO Takes Part in Seat Belt, DUII Enforcement
KTVZ
Since the 1990 passage of Oregon's adult belt law, observed belt use among the motoring public has doubled from 50% to 97% while crash fatality and injury rates have both dramatically decreased from 61% and 37% respectively.

Convicted ex-Mass. speaker diagnosed with cancer
KTVL
The Globe reports that statistics show the fatality rate within five years for tongue cancer that spreads is more than 40 percent. How are your tax dollars being spent? Reality Check tracks whether local, state and federal governments or any groups are ...

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ScienceBlogs (blog)
A water cooler for the public health crowd
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Of the 101 fatal work-injury incidents investigations conducted in these States (ie, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina and Utah) the initial proposed penalty ranged from $0 (in Delaware with one fatality) to ...

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