Toward Zero Deaths
Our mission: To create a culture for which traffic fatalities and serious injuries are no longer acceptable through the integrated application of education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency medical and trauma services. These efforts will be driven by data, best practices, and research.
Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) is a Minnesota partnership led by the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Health, in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, the Federal Highway Administration, Minnesota county engineers, and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota.
TZD Spotlight
2012 TZD Conference: Call for Presentations
The TZD conference planning committee is soliciting ideas from stakeholders on topics for presentation at the 2012 TZD conference, to be held October 22-23 in Bloomington, Minnesota. To submit an idea, please complete the online form.
High school program uses mock crashes to teach teen driving safety
FOX 9 News recently profiled Centennial High School's Every 15 Minutes program, which relies on a dose of harsh reality to send the message that driving drunk is dangerous and no one is invincible on the roads. The program includes a realistic mock crash scenario that tells the stories of students and their parents before, during, and after a fatal crash. Teens are also asked to write and share their own obituaries and participate in presentations by police officers as part of the program.
Website tells the stories behind traffic fatality stats
The Minnesota Crash Victims Memorial website, created by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, honors the individual story behind each traffic fatality—and the teachable moment that comes with many of them.
Traffic Safety in the News
- Teen passengers: 'The other distraction' for teen drivers
- 13 of 18 Motorists Killed in January Not Buckled Up
- Nearly Half of Super Bowl Sunday Traffic Deaths Alcohol-Related
- Added DWI Patrols Target 13 Counties in 2012
- 2,573 Cuffed During Statewide December DWI Crackdown
- First 10 Road Deaths of 2012 — 8 Not Buckled Up
- New Youth Leadership Opportunity: MADD Minnesota’s Youth Advisory Council
- Our view: Huge drop in traffic fatalities shows laws work
- Annual Traffic Deaths Fall Under 400 for First Time Since 1944
Upcoming Events
2012 Stakeholder Breakfasts
Mark your calendars for the 2012 TZD Stakeholder Breakfasts. These quarterly meetings give attendees a chance to discuss recent TZD efforts and progress, and feature a presentation on a traffic safety-related topic.
Recent Events
2011 Toward Zero Deaths Conference
View presentations from the 2011 Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths annual conference, which was held November 16 and 17, 2011, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Regional TZD workshop presentations available
Presentations for most sessions from the Southeastern Minnesota TZD and Northeastern Minnesota TZD 2011 workshops are now available online.