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Danny Bryant on state Board of Public Safety
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A Coastal Georgia resident has been appointed to a four-year term on the Georgia Board of Public Safety. Daniel M. “Danny” Bryant of Richmond Hill was administered the oath of office recently during the Board of Public Safety’s regular meeting in Atlanta.
The Board of Public Safety is the 15-member panel that establishes and reviews the general policy to be followed by the Department of Public Safety, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
Bryant previously served on the Board of Public Safety from 1995-2002. He retired in 2000 as president of Coastal Communications in Hinesville where he had been employed since 1968. He served as vice president of Coastal Cablevision in Hinesville from 1972-1985 and was president of the Coastal Courier from 1979-1982. Bryant served in the United States Army at Fort Knox, Ky., in the Finance Corps from 1966-68.
He is a 1963 graduate of Bradwell Institute. He attended Georgia Military College and Brunswick Junior College and graduated in 1993 from the Regional Criminal Justice  Training Center at Armstrong State College.
Bryant is a past president and director of the Georgia Telephone Association. His other civic service has been with the Association of the United States Army, the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, March of Dimes, Special Olympics, the Jaycees, the United Way and the Leadership Georgia Foundation. He has four daughters and three grandsons. He and his wife Maureen live in Richmond Hill.

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Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program announces grant
Funds earmarked for Share the Road initiatives
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Grant funding totaling $93,458 has been awarded to the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The approved funding will be used to increase motorcycle safety awareness and outreach by encouraging all motorists and motorcyclists to Share the Road.

“The need for motorcycle safety programs is greater than ever, and this support from GOHS enables motorcycle safety programs and impaired riding initiatives to reach riders and non-riders alike” said Commissioner Spencer R. Moore. “Thank you GOHS for helping (the Department of Driver Services) and GMSP educate and encourage all Georgia drivers to ‘Share the Road.’”

The grant allows DDS to further develop the Motorcycle Safety Outreach Program by continuing to fund a position to promote state and national safety initiatives. The GMSP outreach coordinator researches, coordinates and helps maintain an adequate presence at industry events, local schools and colleges, regional meetings and festivals to increase awareness of motorcycles on the roadways and provide the most current information on motorcycle safety initiatives.

Visitors to a GMSP event display are also encouraged to sign up for regular newsletters which provide additional safety information, as well as review the motorcycle safety message on other social media platforms.

GMSP regulates motorcycle training for new riders, as well as seasoned riders, who want to learn how to ride a motorcycle legally and safely. The program is based on a continuum of learning and therefore offers three entry points to rider education.

Students participating in the Basic Riders Course do not need specialized motorcycle equipment, as the GMSP provides both a motorcycle and a helmet to class participants. Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a 90-day license waiver card that exempts them from both the written and on-cycle skills tests needed to obtain a Class M license in the state of Georgia.

Please visit the DDS website at www.dds.georgia.gov for many online services including the convenience of enrolling in a GMSP training class and accessing many licensing services.

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