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11-5--04
Maintenance
and
operations
personnel
critical
link
to
safety
Regardless
of
how
well
prepared
we
are,
the
first
snowstorm
of
the
season
always
awakens
in
us
a
respect
for
winter
conditions
and
the
need
for
caution
while
traveling.
The
first
snowfall
also
serves
as
a
reminder
that
safety
is
no
accident.
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Partnership
takes
sidewalks
in
new
direction
When
crossing
Front
and
Myrtle
streets
in
downtown
Boise,
pedestrians
might
notice
the
crosswalks
allowing
them
to
safely
move
from
one
side
to
the
other
are
more
artistic
than
they
used
to
be.
The
circular
patterns
of
red
and
white
imbedded
in
the
concrete
represent
the
first
result
of
a
multiple
agency
effort
to
improve
mobility
and
travel
in
the
downtown
Boise
core.
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Transportation
museum
gaining
momentum
Antique
vehicle
enthusiasts
are
proposing
a
transportation
museum
in
eastern
idaho.
It
started
at
a
corridor
planning
meeting
in
Ashton
and
a
chance
conversation
between
Ashton
resident
Tom
Howell,
whose
hobby
is
collecting
and
restoring
old
military
vehicles,
and
Cathy
Koon,
an
ITD
employee
and
history
buff
who
is
writing
a
history
of
transportation
in
old
Fremont
County.
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Survivors
to
submit
to
jury
of
peers
The
fate
of
two
lone
survivors
who
endured
weeks
of
rigorous
physical
hardships
and
mental
anguish
to
overcome
their
peers
will
be
placed
(partially)
in
the
hands
of
innocent
bystanders
next
week.
Audience
members
who
assemble
to
watch
the
conclusion
of
ITD's
AMS
Survivor
challenge
will
have
an
opportunity
to
help
determine
who
wins
the
12-week
series.
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Best
earthquake
advice
still
is
'Drop,
Cover
&
Hold'
When
Cheryl
Rost,
manager
of
ITD
Employee
Safety,
received
an
e-mail
message
that
included
10
earthquake
survival
steps,
she
asked
Mary
Barlow-Brusse
for
input.
The
latter,
who
specializes
in
public
education
for
the
Ada
City-County
Emergency
Management
office
in
Boise,
disagrees
with
an
assertion
that
chances
of
survival
are
best
outside
of
buildings.
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Celebrities
join
in
campaign
to
save
teen
drivers
Traffic
crashes
continue
to
be
the
leading
cause
of
death
in
America
for
15-
to
20-year-olds,
according
to
findings
recently
released
by
the
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
(NHTSA).
To
counter
the
trend,
NHTSA
and
the
Recording
Artists,
Actors
and
Athletes
Against
Drunk
Driving
(RADD)
Coalition
are
promoting
a
new
educational
campaign
emphasizing
the
importance
of
safe
teen
driving.
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ITD
site
geared
for
young
drivers
A
web
site
sponsored
by
ITD's
Office
of
Traffic
and
Highway
Safety
promotes
safe
driving
practices
among
teens.
The
site,
XTR4.com
Teen
Driver
(Xtra
Training
Resource
for
teens),
combines
education
and
entertainment
to
prepare
young
drivers
for
their
exams,
help
them
better
understand
the
principles
behind
Idaho's
driving
laws
and
ultimately
reduce
the
number
of
fatal
or
serious-injury
crashes.
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The
Bottom
Line
Course
offered
for
defensive
driving
class
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