QuickByte: Ohio DOT Embraces Twitter

The Ohio Department of Transportation decided to take another precaution this winter in hopes of dwindling down the 44,000 plus accidents it suffered last year – as a result of serve winter weather conditions.

The DOT will now offer winter advisory, Twitter updates for the highways in Cincinnati, Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus and Dayton.

The updates will be provided from the following twitter profiles:

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According to a local Toledo News site the ODOT Director Jolene M. Molitoris explains

“Safety is always our top priority… [And] social networking websites such as Twitter are increasingly becoming a very useful tool in sharing information, especially among our younger populations.”

It should also be noted that this is a test project and more areas will be added as the project progresses forward.

As always, I would advise that users check their twitter feeds before leaving the house and not while driving.

For more information please visit: www.BuckeyeTraffic.org/twitter

4 Responses to “QuickByte: Ohio DOT Embraces Twitter”

1. Tweets that mention Ohio DOT Embraces Twitter -- Topsy.com says:

   December 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm

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2. Mark Lurbert says:

   December 17, 2009 at 7:41 pm

   It is good to see that goverment is accepting twitter’s impact. Bravo.

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3. Maia Raggs says:

   December 17, 2009 at 7:43 pm

   Wonder how this will turn out. Hope no one crashes, cus you just know someone will check there phone for updates.

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4. uberVU - social comments says:

   December 17, 2009 at 10:03 pm

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