Minnesota TZD saves lives by bringing together:

Education, Enforcement, Emergency Services, Engineering, and More!

Education

Education

Giving drivers the knowledge they need to avoid hazardous driving practices and choose responsible behavior.

Enforcement

Enforcement

Ensuring compliance with traffic laws to change driver behavior and reduce unsafe driving practices.

Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Providing fast, efficient emergency medical and trauma services to reduce fatalities and serious injuries whenever a crash does occur.

Engineering

Engineering

Changing the roadway — including traffic signals, signage, and the roadside — to make safety easier.

Courts & Legislation

Courts & Legislation

Shaping and supporting laws that promote safer driving practices and prohibit dangerous ones.

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One Call Can Change Everything

Watch the story of John and Jean Good. Proud parents, great friends and outstanding individuals who were killed in a crash.

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Highlights

Publication highlights decade of success

The TZD program recently published Minnesota TZD: 10 Years of Progress, a 12-page report highlighting the program's many successes in the decade since it began.

Champions of Change honored

The White House has honored Sue Groth, the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s state traffic engineer and TZD co-chair, as one of 12 people who are Transportation “Champions of Change.” Groth, along with the MnDOT Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology, was selected for designing, testing, and helping deploy dozens of life-saving rural intersection conflict warning systems throughout Minnesota. 

 

Events

Quarterly Stakeholder Breakfast

The next Stakeholder Breakfast, scheduled for July 10, will highlight how MnDOT has used social media to communicate traffic safety messages to the public. Following the breakfast, in-person attendees are invited to attend a special session to provide input on the Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

Save the Date: 2013 TZD Conference 

Mark your calendar for the 2013 TZD Conference, to be held November 14 and 15 at the St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.