OKLAHOMA OPERATION LIFESAVER

The Tulsa Police Department in conjunction with Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad and the Oklahoma Chapter of Operation Lifesaver will be conducting an educational enforcement zone on Friday May 9, 2008.  We will be staging at 9:30 AM near the railroad tracks at Southwest Blvd. and 33rd W. Ave. This event will have officers and representatives from the railroad situated near several train crossings to hand out “goodie” bags of educational material and items from the BNSF railroad that will help remind drivers the dangers of railroad crossings.

Through the efforts of Operation Lifesaver, they have helped reduce collisions at railroad crossings by nearly 70 percent.  Over 40 volunteers give free safety presentations throughout the state.  Last year, they gave 787 safety presentations to 18,015 citizens.  Today’s event is to help reinforce the laws around train tracks and to reward drivers for their good driving behavior at the crossings.

Further information on Oklahoma Operation Lifesavers can be obtained from their website at www.okoperationlifesaver.org.