Traffic Safety Roundup
September 15, 2017 // Volume 2, Issue 9

The  Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council (CCC), through the  Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS), shares this compilation of valuable information and e-news that you might find useful in your respective traffic safety initiatives that help Louisiana reach Destination Zero Deaths.
What's Up?
September 17-23, 2017
Child Passenger Safety Week 
September 23, 2017
National Seat Check Saturday

Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force partners with UMC and Sonic as well a health professionals and highway safety stakeholders to get your children restraint in the right car seat. Find out more on Buckle Up Louisiana Facebook page.

You can find a full list of car seat fitting stations sorted by area of the state or by day of the week. Families in need throughout the state can sign up for free seats through UMC's Injury Prevention Program. 
 
Safety information is also shared via Destination Zero Deaths' Facebook Page.
Use hashtags #ChildSafetyLA #BuckleUpLA and #DZD

 

 

Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. Many times, deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters and seat belts.
Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. Many times, deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters and seat belts.

 

Sonic Drive-ins campaign provides child safety seats to families in need in Louisiana

 

Sonic Drive-ins campaign provides child safety seats to families in need in Louisiana. Know more.      


 


 

 
Register now for LA Highway Safety Summit 2017
 
Registration for the upcoming Highway Safety Summit is now open. The deadline to register and book a hotel room is October 13th, 2017. Click here to register.
Join the journey!

Are you an individual or organization in the education, engineering, enforcement and emergency medical service field? Join us in our traffic safety journey toward Destination Zero Deaths. You may join any of the nine regional safety coalitions that support our mission of saving lives. Contact the coordinator in your area.
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.

V isit Tools & Resources

The LCTS is housed at the  Louisiana Transportation Research Center.

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Strategic Highway Safety Plan's (SHSP) Communications Coordinating Council.

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SHSP Communications Coordinating Council.

 

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