AAA Assistant Vice President John Sansone presents AAA’s Gold Community Traffic Safety Program Award to Fulton’s Police Chief Orlo Green, Lt. Jason Delano and Mayor Ronald Woodward, Sr.

SYRACUSE, NY, February 1, 2012 — AAA Western and Central New York recognized the City of Fulton for its continued success in AAA’s Community Traffic Safety Program. AAA’s Gold Award was presented to Police Chief Orlo Green, Lieutenant Jason Delano and Mayor Ronald Woodward, Sr. today in Fulton.

AAA’s Community Traffic Safety Program is an awards and recognition program for communities of all sizes nationwide that identify and address their local traffic safety issues. The program considers basic crash statistics, presence of a traffic safety leadership group, programs, projects, and their effectiveness. The awards progress from Honorable Mention to Bronze, Silver, Gold, and to the highest level, Platinum.

Fulton received a Gold Award, given to communities that implement programs and projects that demonstrate superior effort at addressing local traffic safety issues. Fulton has participated in the program for 10 years and is the recipient of 4 Platinum and 6 Gold Awards in total.

“AAA applauds the great efforts of this community, and we are honored to recognize the leadership that remains committed to advancing the cause of traffic safety,” said Wally Smith, Vice President of AAA Western and Central New York.

Fulton demonstrated success with programs and projects addressing: drunk and impaired driving; aggressive, unsafe and distracted driving behaviors; speeding; occupant protection and child passenger safety; school bus and school zone safety; pedestrian and bicycle safety; and computerized mapping of motor vehicle accidents to identify problem areas and improve safety.

Only 8 communities in New York State received Platinum honors: DeWitt, Garden City, Irondequoit, Liverpool, Manlius, Pleasantville, Port Washington, and White Plains, NY. Participation in AAA’s Community Traffic Safety Program is open to communities of all sizes nationwide.

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