Rick Birt
@_RickBirt
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Husband and Dog Dad. Small talk and dessert aficionado. The guy you befriend on an airplane. Director @UnitedWeGoDC. Opinions are my own.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2013
RT @WRAP_org: 📣 Washington @Commanders Fans: Out drinking a whiskey drink, a vodka drink, a lager drink or a cider drink during today’s #…
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RT @10TV: THEY DID IT! The Ohio State Buckeyes have won the College Football Playoff National Championship! | https…
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@wmataGM, I can’t say enough about #MetroRewind. We’re so lucky to have a #worldclass metro to #BeDowntown and move towards #VisionZero. @UnitedWeGoDC can’t wait for next year!
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#DC is #SnowReady! @UnitedWeGoDC is working with our partners to #TakeItSlowOnIce&Snow. Thanks to the @weatherchannel for highlighting the great work of DC agencies!
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Thanks to @WRAP_org, @DCPoliceDept, and @DC_OCA for joining @UnitedWeGoDC to honor our champions, who work everyday to end #impaireddriving.
Scenes last night from Washington, D.C. and partner @UnitedWeGoDC’s “Sleigh the Season Safety Gala” celebrating the “achievements of mobility safety leaders” whilst launching the city’s holiday impaired driving prevention efforts. @DCVisionZero 🚦
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ICYMI: @UnitedWeGoDC joined @DCPoliceDept, @WRAP_org, and @highereducation at @TravelWithAAA’s #Thanksgiving #Holiday #Travel #Safety presser.
Yesterday in Washington, D.C., WRAP’s Kurt Erickson joined @UnitedWeGoDC, @DCPoliceDept & @hecaod at partner @AAADCNews' 2024 Thanksgiving travel news conference highlighting holiday travel projections + enforcement initiatives. 🦃🚗 @AAAMDNews @AAAVANews ▶️ Read more at
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Very proud of the equitable enforcement happening by @DCPoliceDept with funding from @UnitedWeGoDC!
That’s WRAP Director and @DCPoliceDept Sergeant Terry Thorne talking to @nbcwashington’s @AdamTuss yesterday showcasing MPD’s crackdown on “dangerous driving” on I-295 in the District. @DCPoliceTraffic 🚔
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An honor to spend the evening with the most incredible people that I wish I would have never met - families forever changed by the selfish crime of #impaireddriving. We have technology now to end this crises - we just need leaders to act. #NoMoreVictims
Incredible tribute to victims and survivors on the National Mall last night and a call for swift action to get anti-drunk driving technology on all new cars. Read more:
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“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” - Gettysburg Address #VeteransDay
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I voted between a first-time 18 year-old and a new citizen to our country, both so excited to vote for the first time. Don’t take it for granted, please. Go vote.
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@UnitedWeGoDC, @DCVisionZero, @DC_OCA, @DCPoliceDept, and @DDOTDC teamed up for #BacktoBasics Week to highlight pedestrian safety. The #SafeSystem Approach is spreading across #DC!
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Truly an honor to lead such a dedicated team. @UnitedWeGoDC is working to keep our streets safe for everyone. Thanks, @WRAP_org, for this honor!
AND THE WINNER IS…Citing his dedication to WRAP’s local and lifesaving mission of fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, WRAP’s 42nd-Annual Meeting today honored @UnitedWeGoDC Director Rick Birt with its 2024 Chairman’s Award. 🏆 See more at
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Always great to be with the @goFAAR team, as we keep our young people safe in #DC and beyond! Thanks for having me!
Today we held a fall Lunch & Learn for staff and friends of @gofaar, centered around how adults can be ambassadors of responsibility for kids and teens. Our staff highlighted resources designed to help trusted adults communicate with kids & @_RickBirt, Director of the D.C. HSO and longtime responsibility advocate, for shared specific ways adults can begin conversations with teens! Head over to our IG for more:
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Looking forward to @presleygconnor representing @DC_OCA’s HSO in this important conversation, as celebrate a nearly 30% reduction in #DiatractedDriving made possible by @GHSAHQ and @GM.
Join us this Thursday to learn about how GHSA and @GM are helping State Highway Safety Offices and nonprofits pilot different approaches to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. Register: @targetzero @YouthcastMGrp @jayneodonnell
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The @DC_OCA HSO wants to make sure every kiddos is in the right seat, every trip, every time. Thankful to @dcdmv for their partnership in #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek and in our shared efforts to achieve #VisionZero!
It's #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek & we've been busy. The next car seat event is hosted by the DC HSO & @_RickBirt takes place this Saturday, September 21st from 10am to 3pm at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center located at 100 Joliet Street https://SW.
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RT @dcdmv: Thanks to all who came out for yesterday’s Car Seat Safety Check event! The next one hosted by our partner @_RickBirt at the DC…
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@DC_OCA's Highway Safety Office and @DCVisionZero gathered partners today to launch #DriveSoberOrGetPulledOver. Proud of @DCPoliceDept and their commitment to equitable enforcement towards #SafeStreets4All.
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Mobility safety is a regional call-to-action. Excited to join our partners and neighbors at @DRIVESMARTVA for the 11th Annual Distracted Driving Summit!
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