Traffic Safety Roundup - March 13, 2017

TRAFFIC SAFETY ROUNDUP

A compilation of traffic safety e-news, resources, tools and links brought to you by Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety at LTRC and the SHSP Communications Coordinating Council.

March 13, 2017 // Volume 2, Issue 2

Dear Safety Partner,

The Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS), also known as the Safety Center, shares this compilation of valuable information and e-news that you might find useful in enhancing your traffic safety initiatives that help save lives.

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Hot Off the Press

Louisiana traffic safety grant applications for FY 2018 now accepted

Program applications are due on March 26, 2017.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) is now seeking program applications that help enhance the mission of changing driving behaviors and changing lives. This is open to all local, parish and state government agencies as well as non-profit organizations, universities, local school boards or schools, corporations, hospitals, highway safety advocacy groups and individuals committed to helping Louisiana improve traffic safety. Read more.

Refer to Countermeasures That Work for selection of evidence-based programs and projects.

Louisiana to present communications coordinating council's efforts at Lifesavers Conference 2017

The Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS) will share some insight about the Strategic Highway Safety Plan's (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council and its Destination Zero Deaths efforts of "Leveraging Partnerships to Expand Impact & Reach" at this year's Lifesavers Conference on March 26-27, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This session is under the Communications track and is scheduled on Monday, March 27 at 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM.

See conference schedule.

Happening this Week

St. Patrick's Day is March 17.

Join the Twitter chat on March 16!

This St. Patrick's Day, plan before you party. Volunteer to be a sober driver or plan for a sober ride home. Engage with us on social media #BuzzedDrivingLA #DZD

A message from our partners at LHSC

Everyone knows Louisianans know how to have fun, but let's prove that we are responsible, too. Don't rely on luck, designate sober driver this St. Patrick's Day! #DesignateADriver

Happening Next Month

April 3-7, 2017

Work Zone Awareness Week

Drive Toward Zero Crashes: Work Zone Safety Is in You Hands

#WorkZoneSafetyLA

Louisiana joins the nation in promoting work zone safety, kicking off with a press conference on April 3. Full details to follow...

April 8-20 National Distracted Driving Awareness #JusDriveLA

April 21-27 Louisiana Buckle Up In Your Truck #BuckleUpLA

May 8-14 UN Road Safety Week - Save Lives #SlowDown

May 15-June 4 Click It Or Ticket National Enforcement #ClickItLA

Download our full Safety Calendar 2017 here.

We encourage safety partners to use this so that we are communicating the same message at the same time period.

Safety Talk from across the nation


Oregon's 9 Days 9 Lives video from last year.

Oregon DOT takes action through a powerful "9, days, 9 lives" video. Read more.

Ohio DOT embarks on new efforts to involve more people in highway safety through TZD News. Read more.

America Walks shares webinar recording on "Walking and Walkability in Rural Communities. Read more.

The National Safety Council encourages highway safety practitioners and advocates to utilize some of their resources to create distracted driving awareness in your workplace, your home or community. Read more.

Crash test dummies sacrifice lives for car safety Read story.

Opportunities

Pledge to drive cellphone-free

You can pledge to your children or other loved ones that you will be an attentive driver. Share your pledge on social media if you'd like. Read more.

Webinar on "Driving Distraction-Free and Defensively", April 19, 2017

Join the National Safety Council's online discussion on eliminating distractions and find out some new messaging ideas to influence drivers to be attentive. Read more.

LPESA Spring Conference - May 3-4 2017 in Marksville, LA

Road safety and Every Day Counts initiatives will be among the agenda items in the upcoming Louisiana Parish Engineers and Supervisors Association's Spring meeting on May 3-4 at the Paragon Casino Resort, 711 Paragon Place, Marksville, LA. Contact LTAP for more info.

Traffic Records Forum 2017, August 6-9, 2017 in New Orleans, LA

Louisiana will be next year's host of the 43rd International Forum on Traffic Records Forum taking place in the Big Easy. Read more.

Sears and Kmart accept grant applications on an ongoing basis. This is open to nonprofits who work in one of their four focus areas: education, health, homes, and military. Learn more and apply online.