Southeast Minnesota TZD
In 2006, there were 494 deaths on Minnesota roadways; 69 of these deaths occurred on southeast Minnesota roadways—an unacceptable number. The southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative includes partners from 11 counties (Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona) working together to create initiatives and programs to reduce traffic fatalities.
Mission
To move southeast Minnesota toward zero deaths on our roads using education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency services.
Download a one-page overview of Southeast Minnesota TZD (68 KB PDF)
Goals
1. Reduce traffic fatalities in southeast Minnesota from the past three-year average of 67 down to 55 fatalities by 2012 through the following initiatives:
- Increase seat belt usage in southeast Minnesota from the current 67 percent to the statewide average of 83 percent
- Decrease the number of people severely injured or killed in crashes that identify speeding as a contributing factor from the past three-year average of 78 people down to 60
- Decrease the number of people severely injured or killed in run-off-the-road crashes from the current three-year average of 105 people down to 85
2. Increase TZD awareness across southeast Minnesota through the following efforts:
- Develop southeast TZD resource materials and enhance Web site
- Establish a baseline awareness of the efforts in southeast Minnesota through the annual Mn/DOT Omnibus survey
- Continue developing partnerships and establish relationships with traffic safety advocates throughout southeast Minnesota
Contacts
For more information about Southeast Minnesota TZD or for program-related questions, contact:
Nelrae Succio
Co-chair
Mn/DOT District 6 District Engineer
507-286-7501
nelrae.succio@state.mn.us
Captain Randy Slinger
Co-chair
Minnesota State Patrol
507-285-7408
randy.slinger@state.mn.us
Kristine Hernandez
Public Affairs/TZD Coordinator
Mn/DOT District 6, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
507-286-7601
kristine.hernandez@state.mn.us
Annual Workshop
May 20, 2010
Ramada Hotel Rochester
More about the SE TZD Workshop
SE MN TZD News Headlines
Preventing driving deaths
KAAL-TV (Austin, MN), November 13, 2009
Editorial: Fewer deaths validate seat belt law
Rochester Post-Bulletin, November 12, 2009
SE MN TZD Press Releases
Press releases about TZD efforts specific to Southeast Minnesota.
10/21/2009: Farmers can receive pay from Mn/DOT for leaving standing corn rows
10/16/2009: Public Safety Announcement to be filmed Oct. 20 at MnROAD facility
05/09/2007: Southeast Minnesota officers mobilize for seat belt enforcement effort (147 KB PDF)
04/23/2007: First "Dying to Get Home" saturation results issued (119 KB PDF)
04/16/2007: "Dying to Get Home" law enforcement saturations begin in April (119 KB PDF)
06/26/2006: More than 7,900 vehicles stopped in nine months of HEAT in southeast (145 KB PDF)
About SE MN TZD
Southeast TZD includes the following counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona.
Fatal & Serious Injury Crash Maps
These maps show the locations of fatal and serious injury crashes in the SE region between 2006 and 2008.
Entire SE Region
- SE MN Overview (6.36 MB PDF)