Georgia’s Summer H.E.A.T. Is Here: Buckle Up, Slow Down, and Get Home Safe
Most drivers do not expect an ordinary summer drive to end in an ambulance ride, emergency surgery, or a phone call no family ever wants to receive. But every summer, serious crashes across Georgia highways leave families facing catastrophic injuries, financial uncertainty, and devastating loss. As traffic increases during the Memorial Day-to-Labor Day travel season, Georgia law enforcement is responding with heightened roadway enforcement through its Summer H.E.A.T. campaign.
The state’s 2026 traffic safety calendar listed Click It or Ticket from May 18 through May 31 and now lists One Hundred Days of Summer H.E.A.T. from May 19 through September 7. H.E.A.T. stands for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, and Georgia highway safety officials say the campaign is aimed at reducing deadly crashes during the Memorial Day-to-Labor Day travel season by targeting drunk drivers, aggressive speeders, and distracted drivers who text behind the wheel.
In other words, this is the season to drive like someone you love is in the car—because they probably are.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety says Memorial Day begins the summer travel season and is historically one of the busiest travel periods of the year. GSP troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers will increase patrols statewide, focusing on speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, seat belt violations, and other dangerous driving behaviors.
That matters in metro Atlanta. A small choice can turn serious fast when a car cuts across the interstate, a tractor-trailer needs more room to stop, or a motorcyclist becomes hidden in a blind spot. Wrecks involving cars, trucks, and motorcycles can leave families dealing with emergency surgeries, brain injuries, spinal injuries, broken limbs, lost wages, financial insecurity and, in the worst cases, a loved one who never comes home.
So, let’s make this summer holiday season simple. Buckle every seat. Put the phone away. Give trucks enough space. Look twice for motorcycles. Don’t drink and drive. Leave early, breathe through the traffic, and let the impatient driver go be impatient somewhere else.
And if the worst happens, do not try to sort it out alone. Fried Bonder White represents injury victims and families across Georgia in serious personal injury cases, including passenger and commercial motor vehicle collisions, distracted or drunk driving crashes, and catastrophic injury matters. If you or someone you love is hurt—or if your family loses someone—in a Georgia road wreck, call Fried Bonder White at 404-995-8808 as soon as you can. The sooner you get help, the sooner evidence can be preserved, insurers can be dealt with, and your family can focus on healing.