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The Mission of the Transportation Safety Division is to save lives and reduce costs due to crashes and injuries on Oregon roads. The goal for Region 2 Transportation Safety is reduce the number and severity of crashes on our roads, through the use of the 4-E approach to safety as listed below:
- Engineering - Designing roads to the safest standard possible.
- Education - Educating the public on best practices to traveling safely by any mode.
- Enforcement - Working with law enforcement to ensure we have enforcement in the areas where we have the most crashes.
- EMS - Ensuring the Emergency Services has quick and easy access to crash site and can quickly transport patients to the nearest health care facility.
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July 2009 Safety Tip
Drivers Education
Summer may be the perfect time to enroll your teen in a Driver’s Education course. Driving is a complex task requiring critical thinking, quick reflexes and good decision making skills. When it comes to learning to drive you can never be over educated or have too much training and experience.
While drivers’ education is not required in order to get your license anyone who has tried to teach their own child to drive can tell you it may be much easier and cheaper in the long run to pay for a good driver’s education course. There are lots of resources available for parents and students who want to learn to drive. Please visit our website at Transportation Safety Division and look at the multitude of resources available. The web site is http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS/drivers_ed.shtml
Some basic driving tips include:
- Buckle Up on every trip
- Never mix alcohol and driving
- Know the laws and follow them
- Driving is a task in and of itself, not a time to multi-task
Learning to drive takes time and patience. Don’t let your teen even take the driving test before you feel they are ready. Driving is serious business and safety must always come first. Remember, the life you save could be your own or the life of your child. Have a safe and fun summer.
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Transportation Safety covers the following programs:
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Car Seat Safety Clinic Schedule
Car Seat Assistance Information
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| Contact Information |
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I am Cindy Bradley your Region 2 Transportation Safety Coordinator. I am often referred to as a transportation safety generalist since I support all the programs listed above. I strive to promote transportation safety throughout my area in every way possible. If you have a safety question, see something you believe is unsafe, or are putting together a safety event in the Region 2 area, please don’t hesitate to contact me. It is my passion and pleasure to work with everyone to improve safety for all of us. Please remember to buckle up, drive safely and think safety first in all you do.
Cindy
For more information:
Cindy Bradley
Region 2 Transportation Safety Coordinator
455 Airport Rd. SE
Building A
Salem, OR 97301
Office # 503-986-2763
Cell # 503-569-7546
Email: Cynthia.L.Bradley@odot.state.or.us
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