State Highway Safety Showcases

These showcases provide an opportunity for State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to share their program successes and innovative practices or learn from what's happening in other states.

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Ford DSFL Teen Driving Grant Results: Indiana

Having received a teen safe driving grant from Ford Driving Skills for Life and GHSA in 2016, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) was able to teach teens the importance of seat belt use through a state-wide contest.

Ford DSFL Teen Driving Grant Results: Georgia

With a grant from Ford DSFL, Georgia GOHS hosted a one-day, hands-on driving skills event for teens and their parents in the form of a "roadeo."

Responsibility.org Drugged Driving Grant Results: Florida

The Florida Department of Transportation State Safety Office was a recipient of GHSA and Responsibility.org’s 2016 grant program aimed at training law enforcement in drug recognition.

Tennessee Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) held an Older Driver Safety Awareness Week to support and encourage safe transportation among an aging population of drivers.

Colorado "Drive High, Get a DUI" Drugged Driving Campaign

In 2014 Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. That same year Colorado launched its Drive High, Get a DUI campaign to inform the public that the state’s DUI law includes impairment by marijuana.

Maryland SafeZones: Work Zone Automated Speed Enforcement

Maryland worked with several partners to develop an automated speed enforcement (ASE) program for work zones on the state’s controlled access highways.

TRF-TS Child Passenger Safety Seat Education and Distribution Program

The American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) presented its President’s Transportation Award for Highway Traffic Safety to the Texas DOT Child Passenger Safety Seat Education and Distribution Program.

Drowsy Driving Activities

To call attention to the problem of drowsy driving, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) now includes reminders about the dangers of driving drowsy on its 80 variable message signs located on highways across the state.

Grantee Boot Camp

To re-energize grant project directors, the Michigan OHSP Police Traffic Services Team created a “Grantee Boot Camp”

Know Your Limit Impaired Driving Campaign

The Colorado Department of Transportation offered bar hoppers an opportunity to know their blood-alcohol level by using a breathalyzer linked to a smartphone.