Category: Transportation

Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Ntl.: D...

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National Impaired Driving Prevention Month aims to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving. Scheduled during the holiday season when parties are commonplace, this event is declared...

January

Bike Shop Day, Ntl.: December 4

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National Bike Shop Day was first held in 2017. Its purpose is to bring together independent bike stores across the country and educate the public about the economic, ecological and health benefits of bicy...

January

Civil Aviation Day, Intl. (1944): December...

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International Civil Aviation Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Chicago in 1944. The day is acknowledged by the United Nations.

January

Energy Conservation Day, World: December 1...

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Created to promote energy conservation and prevent global warming and climate change, World Energy Conservation Day is observed in over 150 countries worldwide.

January

Pan American Aviation Day (1903): December...

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Pan American Aviation Day seeks to stimulate interest in aviation, spawn further development of rapid communications, and increase cultural development between the countries of the Western Hemisphere. T...

January

Wright Brothers Day (1903): December 17

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Presidential Proclamation: Wright Brothers Day On December 17, 1903, after years of determination and creativity, Orville and Wilbur Wright's wooden aircraft sailed the steady winds of Kitty Hawk, North...

January

55-MPH Speed Limit Day (1974): January 2

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Today is the anniversary of the enactment of the 55 mile per hour speed limit in the United States in 1974. Speed limits have been with us since 1757, the first of which was passed in Boston. The 55 mile...

January

Cable Car Day (1873): January 17

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National Cable Car Day marks the anniversary of the use of the first cable cars created by Andrew Hallidie in San Francisco in 1873. Hallidie was born in England and moved in the U.S. in 1852. Once state...

January

Dakar Rally (SA): Jan 5-17

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Dakar Rally began in Paris over forty years ago and continues annually. From 2020-2024 the rally will bee hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its motto sums up the excitement of this car race: “A chal...

January

Green Week, Intl. (DE): January 17-26

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First run in 1926, International Green Week is a global forum on food, agriculture and sustainability. The conference includes 1,800 exhibitors with over 100,000 products from all over the world as well a...

January

Road Safety, UN Decade for Action: 2011-20...

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The UN General Assembly has designated 2011-2020 as a Decade of Action on Road Safety Worldwide. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, annual global road crash statistics i...

January

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Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day: January 23

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Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day is created by Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs. The day is meant to show appreciation for snowplow drivers who spend the entire winter plowing streets and avoid...

January

Snowmobile Safety & Awareness Week: Januar...

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Snowmobile Safety & Awareness Week is dedicated to raising awareness about snowmobile safety. Promoted by the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA), there are over 1.2 million registe...

January

Work from Home Week, Ntl.: January 20-26*

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National Work from Home Week in the United Kingdom was first held in 2003. As the climate crisis escalates, many companies and workers are opting to swap out one or more days a week to work from home and...

January

Daytona 500: February 16

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Today is the annual running of the 500 mile race known as the Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is considered the most prestigious of the NASCAR Races. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)...

January

Aggressive Driving Month (US): February

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Aggressive Driving Awareness Month occurs each February in the United States. Aggressive Drivers cause accidents, fatalities and make the roads less safe and often intimidate other drivers. In suppo...

January

World Cycling Track Championship (DE): Feb...

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UCI Track Cycling World Championships is a bicycle race to determine the international world champion in the sport.

January

Car Insurance Day: February 1

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The first auto insurance policy was issued by Traveler’s Insurance in 1897 to Gilbert J. Loomis, who built a one-cylinder car. So why does this day fall on February 1st and most of the sources online li...

January

Sled Dog Day, Ntl.(1925): February 2

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National Sled Dog day honors Balto, perhaps the most famous of sled dog in history. It was in 1925 during a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, AK, that Balto and his master Gunnar Kaasen braved the Alaskan wi...

January

Four Chaplains Memorial Day (1943): Februa...

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During WWII, the USAT Dorchester, a troop ship, was making its way across the Atlantic when it was torpedoed by German U-boats of the Southern coast of Greenland. The passengers onboard fell into the wate...

January