Mooers Volvo Traffic Safety Day

Saturday October 22nd, 10am to 2pm

Come rain or shine, the showroom doors and entire dealership lot of Mooers Volvo Richmond will open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday October 22nd for Henrico County and the surrounding community for families who are eager to take steps towards educating themselves and their children about Virginia traffic laws, distracted driving, vehicle safety and safe driving tips.

The *Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles reports that 740 people were killed in Virginia due to vehicle crashes and over 61,000 were injured in 2010. In fact, there were over 116,000 motor vehicle crashes in Virginia last year. That number amounts to thirteen crashes every hour.

Mooers Volvo of Richmond will join forces with the Henrico County Division of Police and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to instruct parents and teens about Virginia driving laws, distracted driving, vehicle safety tips and the truth about teen crashes in Virginia. Teens may also be unclear about the driving curfews and what the potential penalties may be if they violate them.

FEATURED ACTIVITIES:

• Two golf cart driving courses to demonstrate:
• the dangers of texting while driving
• the affects of alcohol impaired driving featuring ‘fatal vision’ goggles
• Multiple free prize raffles including:
• iPad giveaway ($499 value)
• Free auto detailing coupons ($125 value each)
• Cinebistro gift cards ($25 value each)
• Senior Safety class led by Henrico Police
• State police “HEAT” trailer to educate on auto theft prevention 
• Child safety seat inspections by Henrico Police
• Virginia Teen driving law overview
• Free vehicle safety checks by Volvo Service Technicians

FREE FOOD AND FUN:

• Airbag detonation demonstration
• Free lunch
• Free car washes
• Face and pumpkin painting
• Moon bounce for kids
• Balloon art
• Volvo City Safety Auto Braking Demonstrations
• Crash test videos
• Information tables from MADD, Henrico Police and Volvo

Two golf cart driving courses overseen by Henrico Police will demonstrate the dangers of texting while driving and a drunk driving obstacle course will feature ‘fatal vision’ goggles. Attendees will be offered the opportunity to test the automatic braking function of the new Volvo ‘City Safety Features’ and an airbag detonation at Noon will highlight the importance of keeping children in the rear seat. Other activities will include rotation 20 minute classes on safe driving tips for seniors and video crash demonstrations. The State Police “HEAT” trailer will showcase anti-theft protection and there will also be multiple raffles, free lunch, face and pumpkin painting and a moonbounce for kids. Free car washes and vehicle safety checks will be provided by Volvo Technicians throughout the day.

The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on October 22nd at Mooers Volvo of Richmond, 7211 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23294.

For additional information contact:
Kirby Fields, General Sales Manager, Mooers Volvo, Ext. 125
Brian Loebig, Web Manager, Mooers Volvo, 804-755-6666, Ext. 171
Lieutenant A.J. Gordon, Henrico County Division of Police, 804-328-2573, Ext. 2252