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                        Leading the Way to a Safer Transportation System


            
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Leaders are critical to the success of any traffic safety effort, but nowhere can that leadership have such an immediate and lasting impact than through the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). We need your help to make sure leaders understand what a profound effect their involvement can have on the hundreds of safety stakeholders who, through the SHSP, are working hard to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.

Secretary or Director from the departments of transportation, public health, education;
	Superintendent or Commissioner of the State Police;
	Heads of the Highway Safety Office, Department of Motor Vehicles, Emergency Medical Services;
	Executive Directors of major metropolitan planning organizations (MPO);
	Mayors of major cities; and
	Key legislators.Photo of rural road in winter with rumble strips and striping.

Image courtesy of helt2/iStock/Thinkstock.

"Safety is our number one priority and is the one area where everybody can say they saved a life today. Involvement in the SHSP is the opportunity to make a difference. When a leader gets involved it lets their staff, residents, and others know it is something important and worthy of their time and attention."

Vince Mammano, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, California Division

The packet is flexible and includes opportunities for the user to adapt it to their specific needs. Each piece is designed to stand alone and can be left separately or in combination with some or all of the other pieces. There are also templates to provide state-specific HSIP and SHSP information.

This packet includes:
	A double-sided fact sheet that provides an overview of the HSIP and describes the SHSP;
	An SHSP Leadership Fact Sheet;
	An SHSP template where you can include specifics on the state's SHSP (a web link is included to make it easier to obtain this information);
	An HSIP template where specifics can be included on such things as how much the state receives in safety funding (this information is available in the state's annual HSIP report); and
	Talking points – this is a summary of information in the packet and is provided to help the user discuss the leadership issue.**If you have suggestions for this packet or need more information, please contact Jennifer Warren at the Office of Safety**

**jennifer.warren@dot.gov**
      
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