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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						Maine Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2017
-2022
				
        
        
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Maine’s overall safety goal is to drive safety performance toward zero deaths.
		
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					Emphasis Areas
        **Bicyclists**

        no result**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Continue and expand state agency coordination regarding planning processes, policy implementation, outreach efforts and programming.
    Improve state and local policies and ordinances to ensure that bicycle connections are made, whenever feasible, as part of all road improvement projects, developments, site plan approvals, and traffic and environmental mitigation efforts.
  Engineering
    Coordinate bicycle improvements including paved shoulders, signage and bike lanes.
    Identify key locations where the following engineering improvements could be made.
  Education
    Continue safety awareness campaigns including Share the Road campaigns for bicyclists, bicycle safety education programming in schools, law enforcement training, bicycle commuter programs, and the Safe Routes to School Program.
    Educate municipalities, planners and advocates on the policies, processes, and opportunities to improve conditions for bicyclists through road improvements, site visits, educational programming, presentations and safety media campaigns.
    Maintain a web page that provides safety information and the tools and resources available for communities to identify deficiencies and to make improvements in the bicycling infrastructure.        
      **Commercial Trucks and Buses**

        **EA Type:**
      	CMV/Heavy Vehicles**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Evaluate heights and widths of existing bridges and overpasses and identify those that are prone to being hit by over-height commercial vehicles.
  Education
    Effectively communicate the importance of safety regulatory compliance as a means to increase safety awareness.
    Engage agencies to address aggressive driving around commercial vehicles
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Commercial Buses – The Main State Police will continue to conduct educational outreach and focused enforcement efforts on the passenger-carrying industry. This will be done by roadside inspections and company audits. By obtaining compliance, these companies will continue to operate safely.
    Pursue targeted enforcement efforts that will lead to educational opportunities.        
      **Distracted Driving**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Enrich Maine’s current distracted driver law by encouraging policy-makers to support legislation that would prohibit texting while driving.
  Education
    Increase public awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.
    Provide simulated distracted driving education to educate Maine drivers about the dangers of distracted driving, including texting while driving.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct high visibility distracted driving enforcement (including texting). Enforcement locations will be selected depending on their historical distracted driving crash activity.
    Support the enforcement community in its efforts to curb distracted driving.
  Data
    Distracted Driving Observational Survey.        
      **Emergency Services/Incident Management**

        **EA Type:**
      	Incident Management/EMS**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD): Maine has a statewide EMD requirement and one of the goals of EMD is to decrease the frequency of lights and sirens (“code 3”) responses. An essential step in implementing response codes is quality assurance within the dispatch centers. In June, the Board of EMS adopted mandatory QA reporting requirements and the EMS office is working with services who are interested in developing response codes. Efforts to expand the use of response codes will be discussed and developed based upon lessons learned from these initial pilot services.
    Incident Management Task Force activities will continue bringing together many at-the-scene stakeholders to plan for emergency events and for emergency site coordination. Activities being reviewed include: 1) Screening of the crash scene to minimize traffic rubber-necking; 2) Improving traffic notification changeable message signs and other means; and 3) Improving signage for key detours when traffic needs to be diverted.
  Education
    Education: Maine EMS has adopted the national education standards for all license levels and has made rule changes to transition other license levels to the appropriate national standard. Current educational activities include updating continuing education requirements to reflect concurrent skills/ knowledge expectations.
    EMS: Public Information, Education, and Relations (PIER) has been an area of limited involvement with EMS services. While some have done impressive outreach programs for cardiac care, playground safety, etc., the majority of services are unsure about how to implement such a program. In response, the contract that MEMS has with the regional EMS offices includes improving PIER during the coming fiscal year.
    Promote a culture of safety: The problems of EMS safety are well-documented and have been discussed nationally for many years. In spite of these discussions, the rate of job-related injuries and crashes remains high. Maine has required basic ambulance vehicle operator training for several years and continues efforts to educate providers about the importance of safe operations. Some services have installed vehicle telematics that provide data on vehicle location and some vehicle operation data such as speed, braking, sudden turns, etc.
    Transporting Children Safely in Ambulances: With funding assistance from MeBHS, Maine EMS has conducted several train-the-trainer sessions to teach EMS providers about the proper way to secure children in an ambulance. This program is now part of many initial training programs. A goal is to have it become part of all initial training programs.
  Data
    Data: Maine EMS drafted legislation that was passed in 2011 that will allow MEMS to provide confidential data to agencies (such as the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner) and for research projects. 1) EMS is continuing to work with the Maine CODES project for opportunities to provide data. 2)  EMS will be working with Maine Bureau of Highway Safety (MeBHS) to identify resources for assessing both EMS and BHS data as recommended in a recent traffic records assessment. 3) EMS is also developing standardized report cards that will be sent to each provider summarizing their performance in key areas and comparing their results with other providers within the EMS region and in the state.
    Emergency Medical Dispatch Determinant Codes: Maine EMS made regulatory changes that allow EMS services to modify their response based upon dispatch determinant codes.
    EMS data collection: Maine EMS requires all EMS services to submit an electronic patient care report (ePCR) within one business day of a call. The Maine ePCR system utilizes the National EMS Information System data definitions and will transition to NEMSIS 3.0 during 2017. NEMSIS 3.0 will also contribute significantly to the goal of integrating Maine EMS data with the Maine Health Information Network (InfoNet).
  Incident Management/EMS
    Quality Improvement: 1) In 2015, Maine EMS conducted a quality improvement study of situations where patients either refused transport and/or did not warrant transport. The No Transport study identified that EMS providers do not always comply with established Maine EMS protocols. The results of this study led to Maine EMS creating additional fields in the forthcoming MEFIRS system. 2) In 2016, Maine EMS studied statewide cardiac arrest survival rates. Data suggests that a patient found in a ventricular rhythm upon arrival of EMS had a 21% survival rate. About 10% of all cardiac arrests survived to hospital discharge. This survival rate is consistent with national studies. In 2017, Maine EMS expects to continue to study the effectiveness of the cervical spine immobilization protocol.        
      **High Risk Rural Roads**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**no strategy        
      **Illegal/Unsafe Speed**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Identify opportunities where enhanced advance warning and flagger paddle signing can be used.
    Include traffic-calming features in road design at select locations to encourage vehicle speeds at desired levels.
    Provide LED speed limit signs where there are reductions in posted speed limits on limited highways.
    Utilize changeable message signs to reinforce focused speed enforcement campaigns.
    Utilize portable dynamic speed feedback trailers and portable post-mounted speed feedback signs to provide drivers travel speed information.
    Utilize portable rumble strips at select high speed/ high volume work zone locations.
  Education
    Continue to produce public service announcements via television, web, radio, and newspapers for speed-related issues and their effect on public safety.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct a data-driven speed enforcement campaign.
    Enhance speed enforcement efforts by targeting high incident locations.
    Municipal and county speed enforcement. This is a data-driven approach to encourage law enforcement agencies to enforce speed limits in their jurisdiction.        
      **Impaired Driving**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Establish a Judicial Outreach Liaison (JOL) to be responsible in developing a network of contacts with judges and judicial educators to promote judicial education related to sentencing and supervision of DWI offenders, court trial issues and alcohol/drug testing and monitoring technology.
    Impaired Driving Special Prosecutors (IDSP) for Maine’s five most populous counties.
    Law enforcement phlebotomy technicians will assist law enforcement in establishing blood alcohol and/or drug concentrations in impaired driving suspects.
    Provide blood drug testing.
    The Impaired Driving Task Force shall meet to discuss impaired driving-related concerns and recommend long-term strategy solutions.
    Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) to facilitate a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to the prosecution of traffic crimes with a strong focus on impaired driving.
  Education
    Conduct Maine Periodic Impaired Driving Summits to increase awareness of the growing issue of drug impaired driving.
    Continue law enforcement training in Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE).
    Increase public awareness of drug-impaired driving through media campaigns, press releases and signage.
    Provide for specialized law enforcement training and supplies necessary to detect, apprehend, and prosecute motorists suspected of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
    Provide specialized law enforcement training.
    Training software development through NHTSA for standardized online training.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Continued use of a breath alcohol testing vehicle.
    Provide Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaigns to encourage participation in enforcement details and checkpoints including those that support the NHTSA national campaigns.
    Regional Impaired Driving Task Force Teams for enforcement efforts by the Cumberland County, Hancock County, Penobscot County, Sagadahoc County and York County Regional Impaired Driving Enforcement (RIDE) teams.
    State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Enforcement Team (SPIDRE) for enforcement efforts by the Maine State Police.        
      **Intersection Crashes**

        **EA Type:**
      	Infrastructure**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Examine alternative solutions: Use roundabouts and “outside the box” methods to correct problem intersections. Roundabouts have the lowest severity of injury crashes of any intersection type. Evaluate lower-cost/simpler solutions where applicable.
    Provide flashing beacons at selected stop signs.
    Provide improved pavement markings (striping and stencils) that are durable and reflective.
    Provide reflective back plates on traffic signals and improve the tethering of signal heads.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Enforcement – Work with law enforcement professionals to identify problem intersections. Pursue law enforcement presence as a means to safer intersections where possible.
  Data
    Develop solutions for reviewed locations: 1) Crash diagrams, photos, traffic data, and other gathered information are used by a team of engineers and traffic professionals to develop a scope of work that will best correct the safety issues at every reviewed location. 2) Safety benefits are quantified using a Crash Modification Factor (CMF) in estimating the potential change in crash frequency and severity due to installing a particular treatment compared to baseline conditions. Cost estimates are developed to determine a benefit/cost ratio for each project and ranked. Projects are funded based on benefit/cost score and available funds.
    Evaluate/identify the locations of most concern: 1) Desktop analysis – Review data to develop a list of review sites. The review sites are based upon the HSM Network screening process using the “excess” method. Sites with a high “excess” value are most likely to respond to safety improvements because they are theoretically experiencing more crashes than other similar sites. Along with the HSM method, high crash locations (number of crashes, critical rate factor) and crash severity are also reviewed. 2) Solicit input from regions/municipalities. 3) Evaluate high pedestrian/bike crash activity. 4) Evaluate performance of past safety projects and review as necessary.        
      **Lane Departure**

        **EA Type:**
      	Infrastructure**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Integrate lane departure safety evaluations into MaineDOT’s paving planning.
    Merge “safety” thinking into MaineDOT project planning procedures through the use of road safety audits and corridor analysis to help prioritize future safety needs.
  Engineering
    Continue review of guardrail and end treatment safety performance. Update MaineDOT policies, qualified products list, and installations as needed.
    Evaluate high friction surface treatments.
    Explore pavement markings and sign enhancement opportunities at select locations, such as on critical curves that improve driver cues and bring about speed mitigation.
    Identify and evaluate key corridors that experience the highest incidence of lane departure crashes.
    Identify priority areas where edge line and center line rumble strips should be installed to reduce went-off-road and head-on crashes. Continue to identify additional corridors for treatment.
    Improve clear zones in select sections of roads to provide added clearance from fixed objects such as trees, utility poles and ledge.
    Reduce interstate head-on crashes by installing median cable guardrail (begun in 2009).
    Use safety edge treatment on key corridors to minimize sudden drop-offs and vehicle transition issues from the shoulder to the travel lane.
    Went-Off-Road Crashes on curves represent another engineering focus. Steps: 1) Utilize a variety of safety mitigations such as advance warning signage, advisory speed signs, flashing beacons, curve markings on pavement, rumble strips in advance of curve, transverse lines in shoulders with decreasing spacing, edgelines to narrow lane width, guardrail postmounted delineators and regular delineators at select locations. 2) Enhance delineation at select locations, such as pavement markings (durable, all-weather reflective striping, raised and recessed pavement markers, wider, more reflective, chevrons), LED barrier-mounted tubes and dynamic chevrons.
    Wrong way crashes on the interstate are very infrequent, but when they occur, they often are devastating. Steps: 1) Review ramp locations for low-to mid-cost safety improvements that could include: pavement markings; improved sign installation; travel line striping for turning guidance; islands that prevent improper turns onto exit ramps; improved exit lighting; and raised or flush pavement markers. Camera monitoring has been used to assess driver behaviors and decision making. 2) Identify higher risk ramp locations and install flashing LED wrong way signs. 3) At select locations, install full monitoring dynamic wrong way systems that also send e-alerts and photos to key people to validate the entrance of a wrong way vehicle and provide appropriate response.
  Education
    Behavior strategies – include lane departure messages in broader outreach and media efforts.
    Coordinate efforts of MaineDOT with local municipalities through continuing the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and other municipal outreach.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Enhance speed and distracted driving enforcement by targeting high incidence locations.        
      **Large Animals (Deer and Moose)**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Address special mitigation needs in seasonal crash areas.
    Work with local interests on special large animal safety concerns.
  Engineering
    Identify high crash locations.
    Identify possible animal/vehicle crash reduction solutions.
    Use the following engineering solutions to mitigate animal-vehicle collisions at select locations: 1) Changeable message signs alerting motorists. 2) High visibility signs that are only posted seasonally, such as when deer yards are dispersing in the spring. 3) LED lighting at select locations to help motorists’ spot wildlife at night. 4) Roadside delineators to indicate a break in reflectivity when animals cross between them. 5) Use of oversized and retroreflective signs in heavily populated habitats.
  Education
    Continue public outreach activities.        
      **Mature Drivers**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Senior Driver Assessment Project (SDAP) focuses on identifying and addressing organizational, legal and budgetary issues related to adapting driver test batteries trialed in other states. This project will direct the development of a policy proposal for Maine.
    Identify enhanced self-screening tools to help seniors recognize driving issues.
    The linking, testing and transportation project will work with senior transit providers in two regions of the state to build a system that offers effective services to senior drivers.
  Engineering
    Identify opportunities for improving sign letter sizes and reflectivity as well as pavement markings/ striping to enhance driver cues, particularly at night.
  Education
    Conduct an “Are You ABLE” educational campaign for the aging road user. Maine General Health will develop and distribute brochures to community centers, health professionals, town offices, etc.
    Develop BMV driver license examiner training regarding medical conditions.
    Provide education seminars for primary care physicians to help them assess senior drivers.        
      **Motorcycles**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Education
    Conduct a motorcycle safety media campaign in multiple media markets to promote the “Share the Road” concept.
    Conduct motorcyclist safety training including measures designed to increase the recruitment or retention of motorcyclist safety training instructors
    Develop motorcycle public service announcements to encourage experienced rider education.
    Develop updates of motorcycle rider training course materials.
    Engage insurance companies to promote experienced rider courses through existing resources including insurance rate discounts.
    Increase participation in the mandatory novice rider hands-on motorcycle education course.
    Market experienced rider courses.        
      **Operating After Suspension (OAS)**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Improve the process of notifying drivers when their license is under suspension.
    Increase consistent prosecution for drivers found to be operating after suspension.
  Education
    Increase public awareness of the dangers caused by suspended drivers.        
      **Pedestrians**

        no result**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Analyze and consider transportation needs of all users (including motorists, transit riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all abilities) when developing or designing projects to ensure safe access to the facility where warranted and feasible (Maine Complete Streets policy).
    Continue and expand state agency coordination regarding planning processes, policy implementation, outreach efforts and programming.
    Improve state and local policies and ordinances to ensure that pedestrian connections are made, whenever feasible, as part of all road improvement projects, developments, site plan approvals, and traffic and environmental mitigation efforts.
  Engineering
    Continue a pedestrian safety signage and visible crossing program to install crosswalk and safety-related signage in communities and on state roads.
    Identify opportunities for pedestrian infrastructure improvements, including sidewalks and crossing improvements.
    Incorporate proposed pedestrian infrastructure improvements within MaineDOT’s and local community’s planning process to insure that identified pedestrian needs are addressed and included within nearby infrastructure projects.
    Statewide efforts to help meet and address the pedestrian safety needs in other areas of the state will be implemented in other communities with identified pedestrian safety issues. While pedestrian crashes may not be frequent in rural areas, fatal outcomes are more likely when a crash does occur due to higher vehicle speeds.
  Education
    Conduct focused statewide outreach with an initial concentration within the 21 identified focus communities. In broad terms, activities will tie into Engineering/Infrastructure; Enforcement – both for drivers and pedestrians; and diverse and strategically-focused Safety Education/Outreach to reach varied road users.
    Continue safety awareness campaigns including the Share the Road campaign, law enforcement training, enforcing the Maine statutes pertaining to pedestrian activities, and the Safe Routes to School program.
    Develop pilot projects within target communities for specifically identified “at-risk vulnerable populations” who have been difficult to engage. These groups include: homeless; English as a second language; and elderly and disabled populations. For these at-risk vulnerable populations, our strategy will be to successfully communicate safety information and strategies in select pilot communities to mitigate behaviors, misconceptions, gaps in knowledge, and resource access issues that contribute to pedestrian crashes. This activity may also identify opportunities to improve pedestrian safety through infrastructure changes/improvements on the roadway.
    Educate municipalities, planners and advocates on the policies, processes, and funding opportunities available to improve pedestrian safety through road improvements, site visits, education, presentations and media campaigns.
    Expand the number, type, content, and frequency of safety awareness programming that targets adults.
    Maintain a web page that serves as a comprehensive resource that explains the objectives of the state’s pedestrian safety outreach program, and provides safety information, tools and resources so that communities and individuals advocate for safety needs.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Collaborate with law enforcement (municipal police, sheriff, marine patrol, and state police) to implement a Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Program that supports officers who interact with individuals engaged in behaviors that may put pedestrians at risk.        
      **Safety Planning Beyond Statewide Efforts: Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Planning Organizations and Tribal Groups**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**no strategy        
      **Seat Belt Usage**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Education
    Child Passenger Safety Basic Awareness Training will be delivered to licensed childcare providers, transporters, and law enforcement officials.
    Child Passenger Safety Technician and Instructor Training for training and certification of new Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians and recertification for those with expired credentials.
    Utilize changeable message signs to reinforce “Buckle Up - No Excuses” and other focused safety belt enforcement campaigns.
    Utilize the seat belt convincer unit to educate young vehicle occupants on the importance of seat belt use.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct periodic observational seat belt survey and child occupant seat belt survey.
    Maine State Police TOPAZ Team strives to increase seat belt compliance and decrease unrestrained fatalities.
    Participate in the “Click It or Ticket” high visibility enforcement campaigns.        
      **Traffic Records**

        **EA Type:**
      	Data**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Data
    Upcoming TRCC projects include: Maine Crash Reporting System upgrades; E-Citation; enhancements to Maine’s new Public Access Crash Reporting Data tool; and electronic collection of highway safety data.        
      **Winter Crashes**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Enhance detection capabilities of roadway weather conditions.
    Provide dynamic sign messaging at key interstate locations advising motorists of wintry, heavy rain or other significant weather conditions and reduced speed limits.
    Wind, blowing snow onto roadways, can be hazardous and a surprise to drivers who had been driving on dry and clear roadways. In very select locations, providing windbreaks, such as natural plantings, berms or fencing that may limit the amount of blowing snow.
  Education
    Increase public awareness of the hazards of winter driving, and educate drivers on appropriate driving techniques to use in these conditions.        
      **Younger Drivers**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Integrate a diversity of partners and stakeholders to participate in the Young Driver Safety Committee (YDSC) activities.
    Methods to increase the safety of teen drivers and their teenage passengers are greatly needed and vigorously sought. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is being continually evaluated and enhanced.
  Education
    Develop an interactive teen driver awareness outreach program.
    Driver education student and parent presentations.
    Host periodic Young Driver Expos.
    Increase parental involvement in developing a safe teen driver program. Provide parent-focused education regarding teen driver issues.
		
    			Participants/Stakeholders
        State Gov't – Highway Safety Office/Governor’s Representative
    Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
  State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    MaineDOT
  State Gov't - Motor Vehicle Administration Agency
    Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
  State Gov't - Education
    Maine Department of Education
  State Gov't - EMS
    Maine Emergency Medical Services
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    Maine State Police
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    Maine Center for Disease Control
    Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  State Gov't - Other
    Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
  Regional Planning Agency
    Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG)
    Regional Planning Organizations
    Washington County Council of Governments (WCCOG)
  Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center (ATRC)
    Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System (BACTS)
    Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  Regional Transportation Agency
    Maine Turnpike Authority
  Local Law Enforcement
    Biddeford Police Department
    County and Local Law Enforcementv
    York Police Department
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
    National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  Task Force/Committee
    Maine Transportation Safety Coalition
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    Maine Motor Transport Association
    Maine Tribal Representatives
  Private Company
    AAA, Northern New England U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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