As the rain patters down on Louisiana, the Department of Transportation and Development is putting the call out for safer driving habits. In the face of challenging weather, particularly heavy rain, the agency offers steadfast advice: slow your movement, grant yourself space, brake kindly and early, skirt the standing water, shine your headlights, ease off the cruise control, pull aside if you can't see, and focus on the road, minus the distractions. It's not just good sense, but it's a means for survival, espousing an ethos of precaution over haste in tempestuous times, according to the Department of Transportation and Development.
Recent accidents involving trucks and other vehicles on the I-220 at the I-49 interchange in Shreveport highlight the need for caution, especially during rain when crashes become more common. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development urges everyone to slow down and drive safely. To help, they’ll be adding a new friction surface treatment to roads that are prone to accidents, using science and engineering to keep everyone safer.
Department of Transportation and Development makes it clear: avoid driving under the influence, whether from alcohol or medication, because lives are at risk. Rain should never be an excuse for accidents, and every safety measure, from road technology to personal responsibility, aims to prevent that.
