2019 Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The 10th annual workshop was held May 29, 2019, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River 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.

• Download the agenda (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

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

• Brad Estochen, State Traffic Safety Engineer and Eric DeVoe, Senior Research Analyst, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering; Chelsea Palmateer, Research Analysis Specialist, DPS Office of Traffic Safety; Richard Strom, HDR; Athey Creek Consultants (PDF)

We Can Stop the Fire! How to Stop Adding Fuel to the Fire: Verbal De-escalation Skills

• Donelle Hintermeister, Training and Development Specialist, Training and Development Section, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)

Creating A Teens Toward Zero Deaths Conference

• Presentation by Thief River Falls High School students (PDF)
• Handout (PDF)

TZD and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Bridging the Gap

• Julie Whitcher, State Rail Safety Engineer, MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicles (PDF)
• Capt. Jon Olsen, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)

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 Northwest 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

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation District 2
• Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Sue Johnson, Northwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at susan.marie.johnson@state.mn.us or 218-766-5943.