2019 Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

April 23, 2019

The 11th annual workshop was held Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Granite Falls, MN. The event helps facilitate the program's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

Workshop Presentations

Setting the Direction for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Minnesota Needs YOU

TZD and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Bridging the Gap

The Teenage Brain and Risk Reduction: Connecting the Dots

Older Drivers Panel – How to address the Silver Tsunami

Workshop Goals

  • Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
  • Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
  • Spread successes of the Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
  • Network with other traffic safety advocates

Who Should Attend

  • Community law enforcement
  • Engineers
  • Educators
  • Emergency medical services
  • Local policymakers
  • Traffic safety advocates

Workshop Sponsors

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Melissa Hjelle, Southwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at melissa.hjelle@state.mn.us or 320-905-2319.