(PRINCETON, NJ – OCTOBER 10, 2013) –
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and
received the nickname “Honest Abe,” thanks to his steadfast understanding of
right and wrong. More than two centuries after his birth, Lincoln is still
giving honest assessments, only now he helps in judging roadworthiness.
Worn tires are a leading contributor
to vehicle crashes, but the naked eye can’t always discern what is and is not a
suitable tread. This, and many other safety tips, can be found in materials for
Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) put forth by the Network of Employers for Traffic
Safety (NETS). NAFA Fleet Management
Association is proud to help promote the annual safety campaign, which takes
place October 7-11, 2013. Campaign
materials may be downloaded for free at www.trafficsafety.org.
The DSWW campaign provides great tips
for each day of the work week. Thursday’s
tip focuses on the condition of your vehicle, from having a breakdown plan to
making sure tire pressure is correct. The common U.S. penny, which bears the image
of Lincoln, can be used to judge whether your tires are ready to hit the road
or ready for the recyclers.
STEP 1: Hold a penny between your thumb and
forefinger with Abe’s head pointing downward.
STEP 2: Put the penny head-first into one
of the grooves on the tread. Select a point on your tire where the tread
appears the lowest.
STEP 3: The top of Abe Lincoln’s head will
be obscured if your tread is 2/32” or greater. If you can see above his head,
where it says “In God We Trust,” your tires are worn past 2/32” of an inch and
it’s time to replace them.
Drive Safely Work Week, which has
been sponsored by NETS since 1996, encourages businesses to utilize a free
campaign toolkit to help educate employees on the importance of safety. This
year’s campaign is entitled, “Gear up for safe driving:
Mind-Body-Vehicle”. It highlights how
being mindful of physical and mental wellness – along with the “health” of your
vehicle – are all connected in making us safer drivers.
Safe driving is essential to the
fleet managers who belong to NAFA, a group that collectively manages several
million vehicles travelling on North American roads each day. NAFA has lent its
support to the annual campaign for the past several years through a series of
articles in NAFA publications such as FLEETSolutions
magazine, NAFAConnection newsletter,
press releases, and email blasts; as well as giving safety a prominent platform
at the annual Institute & Expo conference and the creation of a committee
devoted entirely to safety topics.
About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA is the world's premier
non-profit association for professionals who manage fleets of sedans, public
safety vehicles, trucks, and buses of all types and sizes, and a wide range of
military and off-road equipment for organizations across the globe. NAFA is the
association for the diverse vehicle fleet management profession regardless of
organizational type, geographic location or fleet composition. NAFA's Full and
Associate Members are responsible for the specification, acquisition,
maintenance and repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than
3.5 million vehicles including in excess of 1.1 million trucks of which 350
thousand are medium- and heavy-duty trucks. For more information visit http://www.nafa.org
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