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September 23-29 is Child Passenger Safety Week in Washington and nationwide, providing focus on ensuring parents and caregivers are using the right car seats for child passengers. Many communities have Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) on hand to check that caregivers are using the right seats in the right ways. Please take advantage of […]
Nearly all Washingtonians walk, whether as a regular means of transportation, for recreation or getting to and from school. And while walking safely may seem simple, pedestrian traffic deaths are on the rise. As daylight hours grow shorter, dark rainy days return and our children once again head off to school, now is a good […]
Stacey McShane was a 911 dispatcher for more than two decades when a DUI tragedy close to home spurred her involvement in traffic safety. Today she is Target Zero Manager in Region 10 – Snohomish County. Recently Stacey let us know about a grant program entering its second year in Snohomish County to help maintain […]
Gloria Mansfield Averill had a background in child welfare and nonprofit leadership before taking on traffic safety as Target Zero Manager (TZM) in Region Five (Pierce County). We sat down with Gloria to discuss Region Five’s program to certify law enforcement officers in phlebotomy to facilitate timely blood draws from suspected drug-impaired drivers. Q: Tell […]
Doug Dahl’s traffic safety blog, “The Wise Drive” Doug Dahl is former deputy for the Whatcom County Sherriff’s office and is currently on his second stint as Target Zero Manager (TZM) in Region 11. He is author of a weekly column in the Bellingham Herald, “Rules of the Road,” and a blog, “The Wise Drive.” […]
The Project Team helps plan, develop, and write the plan. All Project Team meetings run 10 am to 2:30 pm. They will take place in the WTSC Large conference room unless otherwise noted. For more information on Project Team meetings contact Katherine Boyd or Jaclyn Gault. 2018 June 25 July 9 August 13 September 10 […]
The Communications Team members are responsible for serving as the key liaisons for communicating about the update and the completed plan. Monthly meetings take place at the WTSC office in Olympia. For more information on Communications Team meetings please contact Angie Ward. Meeting Dates: September 11, 2018 1:00 – 2:00 PM October 10, 2018 10:00 […]
Summer Days are getting shorter but the risk of encountering a driver under the influence will increase as Labor Day weekend draws nearer. The end-of-summer holiday is traditionally one of the most dangerous times on Washington’s roadways as DUI-related crashes spike. To improve road safety, WTSC is conducting a DUI enforcement campaign from August […]
The DAG analyzes fatal and serious injury data for the plan. Meetings are being set for August, September, and October 2018. For more information on DAG meetings, please contact Dr. Staci Hoff or Matt Enders, P.E.
Co-sponsor meetings are quarterly. Dates have yet to be set, but are planned for the following months: October 2018 January 2019 April 2019 July 2019
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) is our state’s designated highway safety office. We share a vision with numerous other state and local public agencies. That vision is to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2030. The WTSC Director is the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative, which is a designated position each state is required to have in order to qualify for federal traffic safety funding. Our Commission is made up of 25 employees and ten Commissioners chaired by Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee.