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7/26/2012

MEDIA ADVISORY: Allstate and Streets Department Partner to Promote Motorcycle Safety


WHAT:
Allstate Insurance– in partnership with PennDOT and Philadelphia Streets Department – donates permanent yellow, diamond-shaped warning signs to ‘WATCH FOR MOTORCYCLES” to be installed by Streets Department at dangerous intersections in Philadelphia. The signs are part of Allstate’s “Once is Never Enough” (ONE) campaign promoting motorcycle safety across the country. There were 333 motorcycle crashes documented in Philadelphia in 2010, 178 (53%) occurred at intersections and 14 (4%) resulted in a fatality, which is why Allstate is working with the Philadelphia Streets Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to install these signs at intersections.

WHEN:
Thursday, July 26, 2012

WHO:
Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson Philadelphia Police Department Motorcycle Officers (2) Chris Conner, Allstate Spokesperson

LOCATION:
Broad Street and Somerville Avenue (10:00 a.m.) Pulaski Avenue and Roberts Avenue (2:00 p.m.)

BACKGROUND:
“Once is Never Enough” (ONE) was created by Allstate to encourage motorists to look left, look right and then look left again for riders before crossing an intersection – a dangerous traffic setting for riders. In 2010, the national average age of those killed in these motorcycle crashes was 42, which shows this is a wide ranging problem that can affect all age groups.

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ALERTS

15th STREET BRIDGE BETWEEN CALLOWHILL
AND SPRING GARDEN STREETS CLOSURE
Effective Wednesday, January 16

PHILADELPHIA - Effective Wednesday, January 16, the 15th Street Bridge between Callowhill and Spring Garden Streets will be closed to vehicular traffic, Streets Commissioner Clarena I. W. Tolson announced today. The closure is necessary in response to a routine inspection that found structural damage to the bridge.

The closure is effective for the entire length of the bridge and will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice, however, pedestrians and bicycles will be permitted to cross. The posted detour route includes Broad Street from Spring Garden Street to Callowill Street.

The Streets Department regrets any inconvenience resulting from this closure. We would like to thank citizens in advance for their patience and cooperation. It is our goal to have the bridge opened as soon as possible.

 

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