{"id":91619,"date":"2023-06-27T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=91619"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:34:43","slug":"maglite-the-pedestrian-safety-institute-and-new-partners-to-promote-traffic-and-pedestrian-safety-during-national-roadside-traffic-safety-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/maglite-the-pedestrian-safety-institute-and-new-partners-to-promote-traffic-and-pedestrian-safety-during-national-roadside-traffic-safety-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGLITE, The Pedestrian Safety Institute and New Partners, to Promote Traffic and Pedestrian Safety During National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

ONTARIO, Calif., June 27, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The\u00a0Maglite\u00ae brand partners up with\u00a0the\u00a0Pedestrian Safety Institute (PSI)\u00a0to support traffic and pedestrian safety during the deadliest\u00a0month\u00a0of the year, July. According to the\u00a0PSI, July\u00a0has the highest rate of\u00a0traffic-related fatalities. The days surrounding July 4th\u00a0are particularly dangerous and are routinely referred to as the deadliest driving days of the year.<\/p>\n

\"MAGLITE
Image Caption: National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month.<\/em><\/p>\n

Drivers in the United States struck and killed 3,434 people in the first half of 2022 \u2013 up 5%, or 168 more deaths, from the same period the year before, according to analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).<\/p>\n

Darkness and low visibility play a significant role in pedestrian deaths. In fact, more than 70 percent\u00a0of fatalities happen in low-light conditions, particularly at night. In addition to the Pedestrian Safety Institute, Maglite is proud to have the American Paramedic Association, Citizens Behind the Badge, the U.S. Deputy Sheriffs Association, the lead economist of the Drucker School, Jay Prag, America\u2019s Criminologist Dr. Currie Myers, and legal scholar John Tulac joining in this mission to illuminate the dangers facing pedestrians and solutions.<\/p>\n

National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month was created by the Pedestrian Safety Institute\u00a0with the goal of educating and urging drivers\u00a0to\u00a0use caution while driving during this time of year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are simple ways to reduce the number of deaths due to pedestrian traffic accidents\u00a0–\u00a0carry a bright flashlight, wear reflective clothing and be cautious, especially around fast-moving traffic,\u201d\u00a0said Tony Maglica,\u00a0founder and\u00a0CEO of Mag Instrument, Inc., manufacturer of the Maglite\u00ae Flashlight.<\/p>\n

Other facts and Safety Tips are available in the attached materials (link below) and at: https:\/\/maglite.com\/collections\/national-roadside-safety-awareness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Info sheet (PDF): https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0089\/1764\/7423\/files\/PSI_Flyer.pdf?v=1687543185<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ONTARIO, Calif., June 27, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Maglite® brand partners up with the Pedestrian Safety Institute (PSI) to support traffic and pedestrian safety during the deadliest month of the year, July. According to the PSI, July has the highest rate of traffic-related fatalities. The days surrounding July 4th are particularly dangerous and are routinely referred to as the deadliest driving days of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7026,"featured_media":91560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,12804,1,10,175,243,113,5],"tags":[8904,11533,19330],"class_list":["post-91619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive-news","category-ap","category-business-news","category-california-news","category-corporate-social-responsibility-news","category-electronics-news","category-manufacturing-news","category-technology-news","tag-maglite-flashlights","tag-pedestrian-safety-institute","tag-roadside-traffic-safety","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4578,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7026"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}