Shift into Safe News

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July 2026
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Campaign Corner

Drugged Driving

• Cannabis in a can

Click It or Ticket 

• Third Click It or Ticket enforcement period of the year begins

Unattended Passengers

• How to prevent vehicular heatstroke and what to do if you see an unattended passenger in a hot car

National & State News

• IIHS launches evaluations of commercial vehicles, starting with driver protection (IIHS)
• The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs (The New York Times/UnWall)
• IIHS crashworthiness tests save nearly 50,000 lives since program’s launch (IIHS)

Research

• Heat can make driving deadly (Psychology Today)
• More car ads promote vehicle performance despite dangers of speed (IIHS)
• How data-driven highway safety research is changing motorcycle crash liability in American courts (The Weekly Driver)

Grantee Spotlight 

• Choose S.A.F.E. initiative aims to reduce teen driving risks
  

Data Corner 

• July 2026 Colorado Fatality Data

Photo of the Month 

• Traffic Safety Summit recap