New ‘Kids of Caltrans’ campaign aims to get drivers to move over, save lives

Caltrans’ new campaign will feature family members of Caltrans workers. Valley News/Courtesy photo
SACRAMENTO – The young faces of the families of highway workers are reminding drivers to move over a lane or slow down for their loved ones who help keep the roads safe. The “Kids of Caltrans” provide the personal, impactful messages behind the new public awareness campaign from the California Department of Transportation, in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety and the California Highway Patrol, that kicked off today at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center.“Making a traffic or emergency stop on the side of the road is one of the most dangerous duties law enforcement officers and other first responders perform,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said. “Tragically, too many first responders and highway workers have been killed on the shoulder or median, and dozens mo
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