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.
Traffic Safety Roundup
March 30, 2017 // Volume 2, Issue 3
 
NOTE: Some links had to be corrected.
The  Strategic Highway Safety Plan's (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council, through the Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS), shares this compilation of valuable information and e-news that you might find useful in enhancing your traffic safety initiatives that help save lives. Our goal is Destination Zero Deaths.
Next Week:
National Work Zone Awareness Week 
April 3-7

Officials and partners of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), Louisiana State Police (LSP), Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC), and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) all join forces to remind all that Work Zone Safety Is In Your Hands, which is this year's theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week on April 3-7, 2017.    



Go Orange Day, Wednesday April 5
We encourage everyone to wear orange to show your vested interest in safety. Share your photos via Facebook or Twitter and don't forget to use the hashtags #OrangeforSafety #WorkZoneSafetyLA. You may also email photos or videos to [email protected] to share.
 
 

Hot Off the Press

DOTD Secretary Dr. Shawn D. Wilson   (on the podium) speaks before the press, along with fellow highway safety officials (from left) FHWA Louisiana Administrator Wes Bolinger, LSP's Interim Superintendent Colonel Kevin Reeves, and LHSC's Executive Staff Officer Dwayne Grant.
Louisiana holds pre-campaign presscon for Work Zone Awareness Week

March 30, 2017 - Highway safety officials from Louisiana DOTD, Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, Louisiana State Police and Federal Highway Administration gathered on the steps of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge today for a pre-campaign press conference prior to next week's National Work Zone Awareness Week #NWZAW #OrangeforSafety 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
Gardner (left) and Major Saizan (right) are flanked by Louisiana Highway Safety Commission's Executive Director Dr. Katara Williams at Lifesavers Public Service Awards Luncheon
Louisiana highway safety leaders receive public service award at Lifesavers Conference
 
Louisiana's very own highway safety leaders Major Carl Saizan of Louisiana State Police and Bridget Gardner of Sudden Impact at United Medical Center - New Orleans were both recognized as two of the 14 public service awardees of the largest national conference on highway safety priorities  Lifesavers Conference 2017 recently held in Charlotte, NC.  Read more. 

Both Gardner and Saizan are team leaders of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan's Young Drivers and Impaired Drivers Emphasis Areas, respectively.  

See more photos on LHSC's Facebook Page.
Up Next: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

As soon as Work Zone Awareness Week (April 3-7) wraps up, the Louisiana Destination Zero Deaths (DZD) Team gears up for some outreach and education efforts that support distracted driving prevention campaign #JustDrive that our national partners like NHTSA and National Safety Council take the lead on.
 
To enhance your local efforts, please feel free to download NSC's toolkit here.

 
"Save Kids Lives", a powerful call to action for safe journeys to and from school for every child.
Safety Talk from Across the Nation

UN Road Safety Action calls local agencies to support Road Safety Week, May 8-14 

The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The campaign Save Lives: #Slowdown focuses on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Read more.

SHSP Spotlight

FHWA's SHSP Community of Practice highlights
Louisiana's Communications Coordinating Council

When it comes to synergizing the communicators - the "safety message bearers" so to say - Louisiana has got it going through the Strategic Highway Safety Plan's (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council (CCC). The council's purpose is simple: to coordinate, collaborate and communicate consistent road safety messaging. Read more.
 
Download the Louisiana Safety Campaign Calendar here.
We encourage our safety partners to use this to ensure consistent messaging!

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The CCC efforts were presented by LCTS Safety Initiatives Manager Rudynah Capone at the recently concluded Lifesavers Conference.
Resources

The Safety Center works closely with the Louisiana DOTD Highway Safety Section in providing research, workforce development and training, technical assistance, and strategy implementation support for the state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan. LCTS maintains a valuable tools & resources section for your convenience.

Traffic Safety Roundup is brought to you by the
Strategic Highway Safety Plan's (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council.