Safe Driving Day

Safe Driving Day, or S-D Day "was inaugurated in 1954 to focus national attention on the traffic accident problem". The effort was kicked off by President Eisenhower in a November 16, 1954 statement in which he called on Americans to "help make it a day without a single traffic accident throughout our entire country." Eisenhower went on to outline a three-point plan to achieve this goal:


 * 1) Obey traffic regulations.
 * 2) Follow common sense rules of good sportsmanship and courtesy.
 * 3) Stay alert and careful, mindful of the constant possibility of accidents caused by negligence.

The second Safe Driving Day was on December 1, 1955.