Law enforcement officials in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont are partnering with truck drivers to encourage all motorists to wear seat belts. Trucking companies are putting Click It or Ticket stickers on their vehicles as a reminder to drivers to buckle up. View or read here…
From VTDigger.org: Vermont’s highway fatalities have been climbing steadily since 2019, and the 74 road deaths recorded in 2021 marked Vermont’s highest count in nearly a decade. Read more…
Vermont and New York law enforcement and highway safety officials met at Crown Point State Historic Site to highlight the Click It or Ticket enforcement period that runs from May 23 to June 6. Watch here…
Vermont law enforcement agencies went to Mount Mansfield Union High School to encourage experienced drivers to be safe on the road. Watch here…
Police in Vermont, like law-enforcement officers throughout the United States, will focus on preventing distracted driving this week and reminding drivers about the dangers of texting while driving through the “U Drive, U Text, U Pay” campaign that will run through Monday. Read more…
Both WCAX and FOX44/ABC22 attended and broadcast coverage of a pre-Thanksgiving press conference held on Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Williston Southbound Information Center. See WCAX’s coverage here. See FOX44/ABC22’s coverage here.
The purpose of the Vermont Emergency Nurses Association is to function as the specialty nursing organization for professional nurses committed to the advancement of emergency nursing, and to provide visionary leadership for emergency nursing and emergency care.
Broadcast on Sunday, November 21st. Sunday morning anchor Erin Brown interviews Lt. Kevin Geno on the topic of increased number of traffic fatalities in both Vermont and the U.S. in 2020 and 2021. Watch the story here.
This year’s World Day of Remembrance takes on extra urgency as the number of people dying and severely injured in preventable traffic crashes in the U.S. is rising at an alarming rate. In 2020, 42,060 people died in motor vehicle crashes – an 8% increase over 2019, despite fewer people driving due to pandemic conditions. […]
Vermont is one of 19 states that have partnered with the lead agency, Montana Department of Transportation, in the Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund Program. The program is a cooperative effort of participating state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other (traditional and non-traditional) organizations with a vested interest in traffic safety. The long-term partnership […]
The Vermont State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) and the Vermont Highway Safety Alliance (VHSA) are pleased to host the “Know Your Limit: Vermont Impaired Driving Summit.” Wednesday, May 11, 2022 – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The summit will be held in person at the Killington Grand Resort & Conference Center. You’ll hear from experts […]
The Vermont Highway Safety Alliance welcomes all to attend the #802phonesdown!headsup! video contest virtual award ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27th. In conjunction with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, the VHSA hosted the third #802phonesdown!headsup! video public service announcement contest. The contest was open to high-school students and designed to encourage […]
During September of this year an Old Orchard Beach, Maine police officer was monitoring local traffic, when he noticed a passing car which didn’t have visible registration plates. The officer performed a traffic stop. The operator of the vehicle told the officer that he had just registered the car and didn’t have the proper license […]
Vermont Department of Health launches a new initiative: https://safestreets.vermont.gov/WatchForMe Health Department website https://www.healthvermont.gov/emergency-preparedness-ems/injury-prevention/road-user-safety Law Enforcement and Vulnerable Road Users Survey https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/Law%20Enforcement%20and%20Vulnerable%20Road%20Users%20Survey%20Report.pdf Ped Data Brief https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/HSVR_Injury_Pedestrians_2017.pdf Bike Data Brief https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/HSVR_Injury_Bicyclists_2017.pdf Watch For Me VT website https://safestreets.vermont.gov/WatchForMe All posters (2 sizes) https://safestreets.vermont.gov/sites/safestreets/files/documents/Watch-for-Me_VDH-Posters.pdf Tip Sheet https://safestreets.vermont.gov/sites/safestreets/files/documents/Watch-for-Me_Tip%20Sheets.pdf
Dr. James L. Sullivan, Research Projects Director , University of Vermont Transportation Research Center – November 2019 The final report is available here.
2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Overview Oct 2019 NHTSA https://vermonthighwaysafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2018-Fatal-Motor-Vehicle-Crashes-Overview-Oct-2019-NHTSA.pdf
Driver Electronic Use in 2018 – NHTSA January 2019https://vermonthighwaysafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Driver-Electronic-Device-Use-in-2018-Oct-2019-NHTSA.pdf