2019 Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop
May 29, 2019
The 10th annual workshop was held May 29, 2019, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, MN. The event helps facilitate the program's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.
Workshop Presentations
Setting the Direction for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Minnesota Needs YOU
We Can Stop the Fire! How to Stop Adding Fuel to the Fire: Verbal De-escalation Skills
Creating A Teens Toward Zero Deaths Conference
TZD and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Bridging the Gap
- Julie Whitcher, State Rail Safety Engineer, MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicles (PDF)
- Capt. Jon Olsen, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)
Workshop Goals
- Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
- Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
- Spread successes of the Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
- Network with other traffic safety advocates
Who Should Attend
- Community law enforcement
- Engineers
- Educators
- Emergency medical services
- Local policymakers
- Traffic safety advocates
Workshop Sponsors
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Minnesota Department of Transportation District 2
- Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program
More Information
For questions about the workshop, please contact Sue Johnson, Northwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at susan.marie.johnson@state.mn.us or 218-766-5943.