Traffic Safety
NSA’s traffic safety department has the duty to perpetuate traffic safety issues, facilitate traffic safety program implementation, provide technical assistance to the office of sheriff and other agencies, and offer general support to the Office of Sheriff and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) staff in developing traffic safety plans that target NHTSA’s national traffic safety priority issues.
NSA also promotes NHTSA traffic safety campaigns. NSA and NHTSA sponsor technology and training seminars to familiarize state, county, tribal, and local highway safety and law enforcement officials with current countermeasures related to alcohol and other drugs; occupant protection; speed and aggressive driving; motor vehicle and driver control issues; dangerous driving behaviors; policies and procedures; older driver issues; distracted driving issues; and other traffic safety issues.
News & Resources
Click here to view the archived Traffic Safety Newsletters as well as a plethora of other useful resources.
2013 Click It or Ticket (CIOT) National Enforcement Mobilization - The cornerstone of NHTSA's seat belt communications program is the national Click It or Ticket May Mobilization. The primary audience continues to be men ages 18 to 34, which research shows are less likely to wear seat belts.Awards
There are several awards available for traffic safety professionals. Click here to see these great opportunities for recognition.
Traffic Safety Participation
A map showing traffic safety particiaption by sheriff's office.
Traffic Safety Committee
The Traffic Safety Committee is charged with the responsibility of studying, considering, evaluating, analyzing, and reporting on to the Executive Committee and Membership all matters of law enforcement policy, standards, practice and procedures relating to traffic safety and all proposed legislation relating to traffic safety services affecting Sheriffs. Click here for more information about the committee.
Officer Leadership Program (pdf)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Traffic Injury Control Programs, in partnership with NSA, sponsors a cooperative program for law enforcement agencies whereby an agency can send an officer to Washington, D.C. for a one-year assignment.
For more information about our traffic safety programs, contact:
Ed Hutchision
Director of Traffic Safety
703.838.5326