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The Montana Department of Transportation is initiating a multi-year pooled-fund program (see first link below) in partnership with the Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC) within the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University. This program is a cooperative effort of participating state DOTs and other organizations vested in traffic safety. The purpose of this effort is to accelerate the development and delivery of tools and services to transform traffic safety culture. The goal of this transformation is to support the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) vision with sustainable traffic safety solutions.

The Toward Zero Deaths (TZD): National Strategy on Highway Safety is a cooperative and coordinated effort amongst state highway safety agencies and stakeholders. The transformation of the traffic safety culture is a primary element of the TZD strategy. Only through the growth of a positive safety culture can significant and sustainable reductions in crash fatalities and serious injuries be achieved. Such transformation would not only support traffic safety goals by reducing risky behaviors and increasing protective behaviors, it would also increase public acceptance of other forms of effective safety programs.

Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund Program

Phase 1 Program Overview
Phase 2 Program Overview
Phase 1: 2015-2019 Federal Fiscal Year Pooled Fund Web Page
Phase 2: 2020-2024 Federal Fiscal Year Pooled Fund Web Page

Funding Organizations

Phase 1 shows the red colored states map on the left. Phase 2 shows the green colored map on the right.

Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund Program Phase 1 red colored states map Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund Program Phase 2 greem colored states map

Phase 1: TPF-5(309): FFY 2015-2019
Phase 2: TPF-5(444): FFY 2020-2024

Management Plan

Phase 1: TPF-5(309): FFY 2015-2019
Phase 2: TPF-5(444): FFY 2020-2024

Federal Fiscal Year Annual Work Plans

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Phase 1 Projects

Driving After Cannabis Use
Exploring Traffic Safety Citizenship
Traffic Safety Cultures and the Safe Systems Approach
Understanding Law Enforcement Attitudes and Beliefs about Traffic Safety
Key Information for DUIC Policy
Proactive Traffic Safety: Empowering Behaviors to Reach our Shared Vision of Zero Deaths and Serious Injuries
Traffic Safety Culture Primer
Guidance for Evaluating Traffic Safety Culture Strategies
Guidance on Messaging to Avoid Reactance and Address Moral Disengagement
Guidance to Promote Workplace Policies and Family Rules to Reduce Cell Phone Use While Driving and Promote Engaged Driving

Phase 2 Projects

A Review of Methods to Change Beliefs
Resources and Tools to Reduce Multi-Risk Driving Behaviors
Resources and Tools to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Understanding Aggressive Driving and Ways to Reduce It - Phase 1

Related Information

NCHRP Traffic Safety Culture Research Roadmap (NCHRP 17-96)
Traffic Safety Culture Resources Collection