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 Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

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: # Obey traffic regulations. # Follow common sense rules of good sportsmanship and courtesy # Stay alert and careful, mindful of the constant possibility of accidents caused by negligence. The second Safe Driving Day was on December 1, 1955."S D Day" (1955) 41

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