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State Safety Office
Marianne A. Trussell, Chief Safety Officer
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CTST Overview
Florida's Community Traffic Safety Teams (CTSTs) are
locally based groups of highway safety
advocates who are committed to solving
traffic safety problems through a
comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional,
multi-disciplinary approach. Members include
local city, county, state, and occasionally
federal agencies, as well as private
industry representatives and local citizens.
The community boundaries determined by the
individuals comprising the team, and can be
a city, an entire county, a portion of a
county, multiple counties, or any other
jurisdictional arrangement.Multi-jurisdictional means several agencies (cities, county, and state) plus other groups and organizations working together toward a common goal of improving traffic safety in their community. Multi-disciplinary means integrating the efforts of the 4 "E" disciplines that work in highway safety, including Engineering, Enforcement, Education / public information, and Emergency services. By working together with interested citizens and other traffic safety advocates within their communities, the CTSTs help to solve local traffic safety problems related to the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. One common goal of each Community Traffic Safety Team is to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes within their community. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has been active in the support of Community Traffic Safety Teams. Each FDOT District has a CTST Coordinator who works closely with the CTSTs in their geographic area, and the Central FDOT Safety Office acts as a liaison to the District Coordinators. For a list of the Community Traffic Safety Teams in the State, including their routine meeting times and contact information, click on the appropriate FDOT district. Due to the common goals, objectives, and interests of the statewide Community Traffic Safety Teams, the teams decided to form their own unique Coalition. The CTST Coalition holds quarterly meetings to share successes, safety materials, and programs and to facilitate technology transfer among the CTSTs. |
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Safety belt use in the state climbed slightly to 81.7%, pulling almost even with the national average of 82%. But
the 1 in 5 Floridians who did not buckle up accounted for 3 in 5 traffic
fatalities.
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