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
 
April 19, 2017 // Volume 2, Issue 4
 
Special Edition  
Hot Off the Press:
Safety Center at LTRC shares research video on bike-pedestrian count methodology 
 
The Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS), a section within the LA Transportation Research Center (LTRC), is pleased to share this 4-minute video of an ongoing research project "Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program". This video describes the goals, methodology, and expected application uses of the research project. Once completed, results will be disseminated.
   
Enjoy this 4-minute video that talks about a way to quantify bicyclists and pedestrians on Louisiana's roadways.

Enjoy this 4-minute research video that explores on various techniques

to quantify bicyclists and pedestrians on Louisiana's roadways.
 


Next Week: Buckle Up In Your Truck

It's Buckle Up In Your Truck campaign on April 21-27, 2017. Louisiana's highway safety professionals and advocates join forces to remind motorist to buckle up.


Louisiana Highway Safety Commission's Are You Clicking? PSA
LHSC PSA Video: 'Are You Clicking?' 30 sec featuring LHSC Executive Director, Katara A. Williams Ph.D.
 

 
Here is our social media scheduler (April 21-27, 2017)

It's #BuckleUp In Your Truck campaign this week! Be sure to #buckleupLA. It's worth your life. #DZD
Are you clicking your belt every trip, every time? #DZD reminds you to click. #BuckleUpLA!

#DZD says pickup trucks are cool, but they also roll.  #BuckleupLA and live to truck another day!
 One of the safest choices drivers or passengers can make is wearing a seat belt. Make the right choice, #buckleupLA
Seat belt use in LA is at an all-time high of 87.8%. We are getting better, but let's hit our goal of 100%, #buckleUpLA #DZD


Seat belts saved 13, 941 lives in 2015. Make your life count, #buckleUpLA #DZD

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.

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