MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102

NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Capt. J. Tim Hull
Q31010 (573) 526-6115
March 30, 2010
EMPHASIS: Patrol Announces New Safety Video

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to announce that a new traffic safety video is available to the public. The production of the video was a joint effort between the Patrol, MoDOt's Office of Highway Safety and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety. The video explains what a driver should do if the wheels of their vehicle drop off the edge of the roadway. The video can be found on the Patrol’s web site www.mshp.dps.mo.gov using the “photo link” toward the bottom of the page on the right hand side. The video can also be viewed at the Savemolives.com website.

The video shows drivers the three important steps to take if the right side wheels of their vehicle drop off the edge of the roadway. These steps include: 1) Don’t panic and don’t overcorrect! 2) Ease off the gas pedal and stay off the brake pedal. 3) Turn your wheel about 1/8th of a turn to the left to get back on the road. When the tires hit pavement again, turn the wheel 1/4th of a turn to the right.

Following these steps will help you return to the correct lane of the roadway in a safe manner.

“Run-off-roadway crashes account for more than 50 percent of all fatal traffic crashes in Missouri each year,” said Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. “This video is aimed at helping drivers avoid these types of crashes in the event they find themselves in this situation.”