DANVILLE, CA — Many California drivers take to the road without a thought about safety. However, four Danville Post Office letter carriers think otherwise as the thought is always about the concern of safety for themselves and others.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 7:30 AM, at the Danville Post Office, 2605 Camino Tassajara, Danville, CA 94526, four mail carriers will be inducted into the National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.”

Honorees include: Russell Silkitis, Michael Torres, Carl Reodica and Dan Schlitt.

“Driving safely requires constantly being prepared,” says Reodica. “Rain or shine, I always prepare my day ahead for the road driving conditions.”  Along with being prepared comes being attentive as both Schlitt and Silkitis state their main objective on the roads is paying attention to their surroundings and that safety becomes second nature. Finally, setting a good example is what Torres states is his motivation to earning a million miles accident-free.  

Imagine driving the equivalent of 334 times across the country or 40 times around the earth without ever leaving the city limits and not so much as a fender bender. The achievement is even more remarkable when you factor in the hazardous road conditions, gridlock, rural terrain, and the constant alertness for careless drivers along the way.

“Our postal drivers are diligent about defensive and safe driving,” said Bay-Valley District Manager Robert Reynosa. “The truly remarkable achievement by our Danville Post Office mail carriers demonstrates how postal employees continue to deliver on the promise of delivering their best every day with care, courtesy and concern for the safety of others.”

Each driver will be presented with a plaque from the Safety Council and automatic membership in the prestigious National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.” The million-mile award is a lifetime enrollment, and it is given to drivers who have accumulated one-million miles or 30 years of driving without being involved in a single preventable motor vehicle accident, a truly remarkable achievement according to the National Safety Council.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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