State of Minnesota Traffic Safety and Victim Websites

Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety

www.dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots

Minnesota State Patrol

www.dps.mn.gov/divisions/msp

Towards Zero Deaths in Minnesota

A partnership of the Dept. of Public Safety, Department of Transportation & the Dept. of Health to work together to reduce deaths and injuries on Minnesota highways

www.minnesotatzd.org

Center for Transportation Studies at the U of Minnesota

A catalyst for transportation innovation through research, education, and outreach

www.cts.umn.edu

Drivers License records

www.dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs

Office of Justice Programs Reparations Board

Financial Aid for Victims of crime

www.ojp.state.mn.us/cvs/reparations/index.htm

Crime Victim Justice Unit

Helps to achieve just, fair &equitable treatment for crime victims

www.ojp.state.mn.us/cvs/cvju/about.htm

Minnesota Crash Victims Memorial Site

This is a website that has stories behind the names of Minnesota crash victims

www.minnesotacrashvictims.org

Minnesota Legislature Websites

Minnesota Legislature

www.leg.state.mn.us

Find Your Legislator

www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.asp

Traffic Regulations Laws

www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169

Drunk & Drugged Driving Laws

www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169A

Minnesota organizations that are Traffic & Victim related

Minnesota Safety Council

www.mnsafetycouncil.org

Minnesota County Attorney’s Association

www.mcaa-mn.org

Minnesota Brain Injury Assoc.

www.braininjury.org

Safe Communities of Wright County

www.safecomm.org

Parents of Murdered Children

www.pomc.com

Minnesota Alliance on Crime

Seeks to provide a unified voice for victims of crime and their advocates

www.mnallianceoncrime.org

Compassionate Friends

Grief support after the death of a child

www.compassionatefriends.org

American Bikers Awareness

American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education of Minnesota (ABATE)

www.abatemn.org

The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

www.bikemn.org

www.EdinaGriefSupport.org

Minnesota Operation Lifesaver

Dedicated to ending, deaths and injuries at

highway- rail crossings and on railroad property.

www.mnoperationlifesaver.org

The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

https://www.bikemn.org/education/

Bicycle Safety and Education Organization

National Traffic Safety Government Websites

National Highway Traffic Safety Association

www.nhtsa.gov

US Government website for Distractive Driving

www.distraction.gov

National Transportation Safety Board

www.ntsb.gov

National Traffic Safety Organizations

The National Center for Excellence in Rural Safety

www.ruralsafety.umn.edu

National Safety Council

www.nsc.org

Governor’s Highway Safety Association

www.ghsa.org

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

www.hwysafety.org

National Institute for Driver Behavior

Driver Education

www.nidb.org

Traffic Safety Network of Employees for Traffic Safety

www.trafficsafety.org

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety

www.saferoads.org

Restaurant Industry Group

www.negligentdriving.com

Families Against Chronic Excessive Speed

www.faces4.org

Advocates for Cell-Free Driving

www.focusdriven.org

A DWI Awareness Group

www.themeagannapierfoundation.com

World Health Organization Traffic Initiative

www.who.int/topics/injuries_traffic/en www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/en/index.html

Traffic Safety Coalition
Specializing in Photo Enforcement
www.trafficsafetycoalition.com

AAA Foundation

www.aaafoundation.org

AAA Newsroom

A source for automotive, travel & traffic safety information

www.aaanewsroom.net

AAA Exchange

Traffic safety information

www.aaaexchange.net

Teen driving websites

AAA Teen Driving

http://teendriving.aaa.com/mn

Allstate Insurance Co.

Teen Driving Information

www.allstateteendriver.com

Progressive  Insurance Co.

Teen Driving Information

www.progressive.com/vehicle-resources/teen-driving.aspx

This website has all the information every parent should read before their teen starts driving. Its good info for adults too

www.partsgeek.com/mmparts/teen_driving_statistics.html

Using this as a guide, teens and parents will have guidance on how teenagers  can operate motor vehicles safely.

Articles and Infographics on Teens and Driving

Animated Info onTeens and driving.

Research and Misc. Websites

Distracted Driving Foundation

To find a technical solution to eliminate texting while driving without affecting use by the passengers

www.ddfn.org

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

www.niaaa.nih.gov

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety

Research for more widespread use of in-vehicle technology to stop all impaired driving

www.dadss.org

AAA Resource for Driving laws in North America

The AAA Digest of Motor Laws is an online compendium

of laws and rules related to driving and owning a motor

vehicle in the United States and Canada

http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

http://www.samhsa.gov/

Minnesota Prevention Resource Center

Providing information to Minnesota about preventing

alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and related violence

http://www.emprc.org/

For Parents to learn more about Drugs and Teens

http://www.theantidrug.com/

Schools for Criminal Justice Degrees

Contains extensive research of schools offering Criminal Justice degrees

www.criminaljusticedegree.com