Safe Communities Program

Safe Community Program 

The Department of Transportation’s number one highway priority is safety. Every year more than 100 people die on our highways and thousands more are injured in senseless collisions that could have been prevented if people obeyed traffic laws, used occupant protection and didn’t drive under the influence of intoxicants.

The department has recently revitalized its highway safety program with a new pro-active approach. The name has been changed to the Safe Community Program to reflect its new direction. The goal is simple–we want to reduce injuries and fatalities from traffic crashes in Hawaii.

The Safe Community Program has a multi-pronged approach. It:

• Works with traffic engineers to design and sign highways to make them as safe and efficient as possible.
• Works with law enforcement officers to enforce our traffic laws.
• Works with the media and others to provide education and information to the public about safe driving habits.
• Works with community groups to validate traffic concerns for their neighborhoods, and to work to resolve those problems.
• Provides accurate and timely data on traffic crashes in Hawaii.
• Works with the Governor’s Highway Safety Council and County Traffic Safety Councils to assure that information about the program is disseminated widely and that there is opportunity for input at all levels.
• Provides federal grants to agencies and Safe Community groups that want to help us with our goal.

For more information about our programs click on one of the topics below.

• Governor’s Highway Safety Representative
• Governor’s Highway Safety Council
• Safe Community Program
• Drive Safely, Arrive Alive
• NHTSA Grant Program
• Traffic Safety Laws Enacted by 2000 Legislature
• Hawaii’s Driver Education Law
• History of Traffic Safety Legislation in Hawaii
• Hawaii Crash Statistics
• Hawaii Traffic Laws
• Observational Studies
• Community Awareness Survey on Traffic Safety Issues in Hawaii 1999
• Community Attitude Survey on DUI 1998
• Other Safety Websites
• Presentations

Safe Community Reports

• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2006
• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2005
• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004
• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003
• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2002
• Traffic Safety Annual Report Fiscal Year 2001
• DOT Social Marketing Results
  • Extreme Speeding
    • Marketing Plan
    • Integration Report
    • Focus Group Findings
    • Literature Review
       
  • General Population
    • Marketing Plan
    • Focus Group Findings
    • Highlights
       
  • Motorcycle Helmets
    • Marketing Plan
    • Integration Report
    • Focus Group Findings
    • Literature Review
       
  • Seatbelt Usage
    • Marketing Plan
    • Integration Report
    • Focus Group Findings
    • Literature Review
       
  • Senior Pedestrians
    • Marketing Plan
    • Integration Report
    • Focus Group Findings
    • Literature Review

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