Making and Keeping Vermont’s Highways Safe
We’re working to make Vermont’s highways safer for everyone —drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Help Us Drive Down Drug Impaired Driving in Vermont.
Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP)
Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) are working closely with local schools and school districts to deter drug use and abuse within school communities. Many DREs are now training school administrators, teachers, and school nurses to identify drug abuse and impairment through the Drug Information Training for Education Professionals (DITEP) program. This training has helped build a solid partnership between law enforcement and schools aimed at reducing drug abuse and related crime in the schools.
School faculty and administrators who are interested in holding this training should contact JamieLee Bedard at jamielee.bedard@vermont.gov or John Flannigan at john@flannigansafety.com.
The flyer for the DITEP program can be found here.
Employer Drug Identification Training (EDIT):
The purpose of this training is to provide employers and supervisors with a systematic approach to recognizing and evaluating individuals in the workplace who are using and may be impaired by drugs. Identification and intervention promote workplace safety.
This training is not intended to qualify participants as experts in drug impairment detection, but to aid in the evaluation and documentation of those suspected of using drugs and those impaired by drugs. For this training, the definition of a drug is any substance that alters perception or behavior reducing that individual’s ability to function appropriately in the work environment.
An increasing body of data suggests that an appreciable percentage of inappropriate behavior may be due to the influence of drugs and alcohol, either alone or in combination. It is important that employers or supervisors are able to recognize when they have encountered an impaired individual, and how to appropriately manage this situation in the work environment.
If you are interested in hosting the training in your organization, please contact JamieLee Bedard at jamielee.bedard@vermont.gov or John Flannigan at john@flannigansafety.com.
Fatalities on Vermont’s roadways
are at an all-time high.
As of September 21, 2026 there were 35 fatal crashes resulting in 38 fatalities:
23 motor vehicle operators, 9 passengers,
5 pedestrians | 1 bicyclist
The Vermont Highway Safety Alliance (VHSA) is a non-profit organization that collaborates with private, local, and state agencies, to integrate data-driven decision making, and advocate for public education and enforcement support to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. Our mission is to create equitable access to safe transportation and to ensure every journey is safe.
Our Vision is to achieve zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Vermont's roadways by fostering a culture of collision-free driving, promoting sustainable and safe transportation options, and enhancing community well-being through safety initiatives.
The VHSA is a coalition of highway safety proponents that include law enforcement, federal and state agencies, municipal organizations, healthcare providers, for-profit businesses, industry associations, judiciary, and driver educators. Together, we interact with Vermonters with the goal of changing behaviors. Risky habits such as driving while impaired, distracted, unbelted, speeding, and aggressively all contribute to crashes that may result in serious injuries and fatalities.
We work with many partners to improve highway safety by integrating engineering; enforcement; education, marketing and outreach; and emergency medical services (the four Es of highway safety) initiatives.
The emotional and financial toll impacts individuals, families, and businesses and is completely preventable.
Here's how you can get involved:
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Invite VHSA to an employee wellness day or make a fleet safety presentation
Invite VHSA to your community event
Visit VHSA at a community event, car show, or summer fair
Attend VHSA’s annual educational conference
Submit an entry into the VHSA’s annual PSA video contest for high school students