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DO YOU RIDE TRANSIT? Take The Transit Safety Pledge

Make your communities safer. Take the Transit Safety Pledge today!

You Can Help #STOPTrackTragedies.

Do you see trains in your community? Check out the OLI Rail Safety Pledge.

 

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Safety Near Trains

While the number of highway-rail crossing collisions, deaths and injuries has dropped over the past five decades, it’s still a startling fact that about every three hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train.

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82% Decline in Collisions

We’ve helped to reduce the number of train/motor vehicle collisions from a 1972 high of roughly 12,000 annual incidents to approximately 2,200 incidents in 2019. Source: Federal Railroad Administration statistics.

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Help Raise Awareness

Operation Lifesaver's network of authorized volunteers share a common goal: To reduce the likelihood of collisions between people/vehicles and trains through rail safety education. You can help us spread the word. (Photo credit: Louisiana Operation Lifesaver)

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State Contacts

Operation Lifesaver state programs across the U.S. are directed by State Coordinators. (Photo credit: Georgia Operation Lifesaver)

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Purchase Official OLI Gear and Materials

COMING SOON! OLI’s two new authorized vendors are launching soon, offering a variety of branded clothing, promotional items and printed educational materials.

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