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On This Day in Automotive History...

Description: Look up a day of the year, and this page will show birthdays, deaths, and events in automotive history. Includes the daily events of the Federal Highway Administration's On This Day calendar.
Page Sections: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

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  • Distracted Driving Awareness Month
  • National Bookmobile Day is celebrated the Wednesday of National Library Week.
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week: An event held at the beginning of construction season by partnerships of state departments of transportation, road safety organizations, and private companies with the first official events held in 2000.


  • May

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  • The first Saturday of May is International Female Ride Day. It was founded by Vicki Gray.
  • National Defense Transportation Day: Established as the third Friday in May by an act of Congress in 1957. In 1962 Congress would expand this to include the entire week in which the third Friday falls as National Transportation Week.
  • In 2003 the NASCAR Foundation established NASCAR Day on the third Friday of each May.
  • In 2019 Pilot Flying J established the last Friday before Memorial Day as National Road Trip Day.
  • Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month


  • June

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    July

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  • Collector Car Appreciation Day is held around the middle of the month.


  • August

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  • Motorsports Awareness Month


  • September

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  • The first Saturday in September is National Tailgating Day.
  • The second Saturday in September is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
  • The third Saturday in September is Child Passenger Safety Week.
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promotes the fourth Saturday in September as National Seat Check Saturday.


  • October

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  • The second Saturday in October is National Motorcycle Ride Day. Founded by Chad Geer of Dunlop Tire N.A. in 2015.
  • The third week of October is National Teen Driver Safety Week.
  • The third full week of October is National School Bus Safety Week.


  • November

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  • Historic Bridge Awareness Month, founded in 2006 by HistoricBridges.org.
  • The third Sunday in November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, as adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2005.


  • December

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  • National Car Donation Month
  • National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
  • The first full week in December is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.



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