A crushed car, destroyed in a fiery street racing crash.
A parade of law enforcement vehicles.
A Christmas tree bearing the names of those who have died in car collisions on the North Olympic Peninsula in the past four years.
These are reminders of what can happen to motorists on local roads.
On Wednesday, these visuals will be part of the official start of the Driving 101 Traffic Safety Project, an effort of several agencies, businesses and local citizens to boost enforcement, engineering and education on a 32-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 101.
The public is invited to the kickoff, which begins at 2 p.m. at Deer Park Cinemas, east of Port Angeles on Highway 101 and Deer Park Road.
There, the project’s steering committee will release its action plan for the next two years of the project.
Honor Guard present
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Honor Guard will present the colors, County Commissioner Mike Chapman will read a proclamation supporting the project, and representatives of the Washington State Patrol, state Department of Transportation, Washington Traffic Safety Commission and county Sheriff’s Department will speak.
A traffic sign with the project’s logo, designed by Port Angeles graphic artist Laurel Black, will be unveiled.
