The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky Department of Parks are promoting diver safety. A new "Drive Smart" sign was staked Friday near the exit of the Pine Mountain State Resort Park.
"The new signs are a great advocate for driver safety across the state of Kentucky," said Dan Barnett, director of Kentucky's Drive Smart Program. "We want to reach out to park visitors and remind them to be safe and to drive smart when returning home from their visit at one of our beautiful state parks."
The sings include the Kentucky State Parks logo, the Drive Smart logo and the Kentucky Unbridled Spirit brand. There will be fifty of the new signs put up in Kentucky's State Parks.
"This is an extremely busy time of year for our state parks, "said Parks commissioner George Ward. "Hopefully, these new signs will remind our visitors how important it is to drive smart. We want to see them back at one of our wonderful resorts next year."
All of the signs are expected to be installed at Kentucky State Parks by Labor Day weekend. State workers Jerry Smith, Ed Brock, Jesse Kemp and Ronnie Corum braved hot temps Friday to put the sign at Pine Mountain. Also on scene for the occasion was Greene Keith, chief district engineer, John Brock, Pine Mountain State Park president and Sandy Rudder, public information officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Nearly 8 million people visit Kentucky parks each year.
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