Romell Cooks Missouri Traffic & Safety Conference May 15, 2013
,091 motor vehicle deaths involving 63,000 drivers year olds constituted 17% of the population and were involved in crashes resulting in 48% of fatalities More than 50% of fatalities involved impaired drivers Seat belt use rate 11% in 1980
o Consolidates multiple grant programs into larger program with more flexibility o New grants – Distraction, GDL, Interlock as part of Alcohol grant program o Unallocated funds to be reallocated by NHTSA o Maintenance of Effort based on aggregate State expenditures o Provides funding for In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection Device (DADSS) research
The Section 405 National Priority Safety Programs grant combines a number of existing SAFETEA-LU Grants (405, 408, 410, 2010, 2011), with some modifications. OP- $42.4 DATA - $38.4M ID -$118.2M Interlock- $20.9M Distraction-$17.5M (+ $5M for national media) MC - $3.9M GDL-$13.2M
Charlie, Leanna, Dan, David all our law enforcement partners, engineers, educators, advocates, prosecutors, judges, students, media outlets and Pete. It has been 14 great years!
Be a safety patrol it gives you the power to stop cars. You are respected when you protect others.