Thousands of car crashes happen every single year in Lucas County. The Traffic Safety Program, through Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, aims to educate and foster better habits for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
If you ride in or drive a vehicle in or around Lucas County, you are urged to buckle up. Data has shown that safety belts save lives. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 96.3% of Lucas County complies with safety belt laws, well above the statewide rate of 84.1% compliance.
Between 2019 and 2021, fatal crashes steadily increased yearly. See the breakdown in data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol below:
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department offers educational opportunities and presentations for audiences ranging from school-age children to adults 60 and older:
- Health Fairs
- School Visits/Assemblies:
Think Fast Interactive can host over 500 students, very interactive, and the students are in teams. Assembly lasts an hour, they would just need an hour and a half to set up and an hour to tear down. This can be geared towards a specific topic, like distracted driving, seatbelts, etc, whatever best fits your age group!
Arrive Alive
We have hosted throughout the day and classes are released with their teacher to have the experience of the jeep simulator while “driving” impaired or distracted. We have also hosted it during lunches but see the most impact if we have it set up for the whole school day.
Save a Life Tour
This can be done throughout the school day as well, set up in a cafeteria or gym
Cinema Drive
Assembly style as well, can host 400+
To request a TLCHD Traffic Safety representative to speak to your group, please submit the following form:
Request for Traffic Safety Presentation
Please provide information on the type of event you'd like to hold, and allow at least two weeks advance notice.
CONTACT
Natalie Haase
(419) 461-6698
[email protected]
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Resources
- All About Roundabouts
- Ohio Traffic Safety Office
- Toledo Police – Driving Safety
- Safety Council of Northwest Ohio
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Ohio Department of Transportation – Highway Safety
Distracted Driving
- Phones Down. It’s the Law. | Ohio Department of Transportation
- Governor DeWine Signs Bill that Strengthens Distracted Driving Laws in Ohio
- In the Blink of a Fly – Video
DEPARTMENT INFO
635 N. Erie St.
Toledo, OH 43604
419.213.4100
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