Especially for OLAVs (Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer)

Drivers Education Instructors Can Get CEUs for Becoming OLAVs
July 9, 2020 -- In cooperation with the NC Dept. of Motor Vehicles and OLI, Drivers Education Instructors who complete OLAV training will receive four (4) hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Following their authorization, Instructors can continue to achieve CEUs at the rate of one hour per four reported presentations. Please spread the news!

Zoom is the new Face-to-Face!
May 12, 2020 -- Four new OLAVs completed their training by Zoom Face-To-Face interviews today! Welcome Ella Wise of Spring Lake, Richard Ingram of Coats, Sarah Urruti of Burlington, and Daniel Cramp of Kings' Mountain!

Did you see this? On Wednesday, May 30,2018, NCOL, NCDOT-BeRailSafe, and the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railroad staged the first ever (at least in NC, if not in the world) collision between a moving vehicle and a moving train. The event was coordinated by Crash Data Specialists, LLC.

The locomotive, driven by ACWR's Ed Thum, and including ACWR President Jennifer Harrell as a passenger, reached a speed of 22 miles per hour within 400 feet, from a dead stop. The vehicle, provided by the NC State Highway Patrol, was propelled forward by a pulley system attached to the rear of the locomotive. The collision resulted in "fatal" injuries to two of the three occupants of the vehicle. Click on one of the three links below for footage of the crash.

youtube.com/watch?v=-whxD13T9Gs
vimeo.com/272650324
vimeo.com/272644314