Archives: March 2017
Personnel Updates for March 10 – March 23, 2017
March 30, 2017
Information provided by the Office of Employee Services
Message Monday - Rain or snow headlights glow
March 27, 2017
It’s springtime in Iowa. Anyone who has lived in the state for a while knows how random spring rain or snow showers can pop up at any time. When precipitation is coming down, remember to turn on your headlights – not only to see, but to be seen.
Do you remember how to manually turn on your headlights? Many drivers rely on the “auto” setting to turn the lights on and off in low light situations. These switches may not be sensitive enough to turn on the lights in snow or rain on gray, cloudy days. You may have to do it yourself.
Personnel Updates for Feb. 24 – March 9, 2017
March 22, 2017
Information provided by the Office of Employee Services
Message Monday - Brackets bust, belts won't
March 20, 2017
Chances are your NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket suffered some serious hits over the weekend. We’re not getting any prizes for our bracket either.
So if you can’t count on your bracket, what can you count on? Your seat belt won’t fail you. Oh, sure many of us have had someone tell us their father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate died because they were wearing a seat belt in a crash, but the data simply doesn’t show much truth to the assertion that you’re safer unbuckled. Statistics show people not wearing seat belts are 30 time more likely to be ejected in a crash, and three out of four people who are ejected die from their injuries.
Message Monday - Buckleology: the act of picking safety to win
March 13, 2017
Buckle (verb used with object)
to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt.
-ology (noun)
any science or branch of knowledge.
It is apparent from Iowa’s 92+ percent seat belt use for front seat occupants, that most of us have the knowledge that buckling up in the front seat can save your life. So why are nearly 40 percent of people who die on Iowa’s highways unbelted?
Personnel Updates for Feb. 10 – Feb. 23, 2017
March 7, 2017
Information provided by the Office of Employee Services
Message Monday - Every number has a face - it's personal
March 6, 2017
It’s so easy for us to see a fatality number in the news, on a social media post, or an overhead sign on the highway and not think much about what that number means.
Unfortunately, for many it isn’t until a member of your family or a friend is counted among those killed that the number takes on an entirely different meaning. In the first seven weeks of 2017, 40 people have died on Iowa’s highways. That is 40 people who were someone’s spouse, significant other, parent, grandparent, child, sibling, or friend. Think of the thousands of people those 40 deaths had a significant personal impact on.