The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has partnered with the 15 Area Development Districts to reduce traffic collisions. By reducing the number of collisions on Kentucky roadways, we will in turn reduce the number of vehicle related fatalities and injuries. In 2006 Kentucky had 913 fatalities on our roadways. This number is much too high. Through the four "E's" of Safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Response, the Transportation Cabinet has been tasked at reducing fatalities by more than 20% by December 31, 2008.

In order to achieve such a goal it is the Lincoln Trail Area Development Safety liaison's task of educating our eight counties and their communities. The following programs are available to help educate all age groups in the eight counties.

• Rollover Simulator:
  Life-size dummies are used to demonstrate what may happen to motor vehicle occupants in a rollover crash, both buckled and unbuckled.

• Animated Characters:
  Vince & Larry (crash dummies) and Drive Smart Kentucky Bear
  These characters teach children the importance of wearing a seatbelt by engaging in lively interaction with elementary and middle school students.

• Saved By the Belt Display:
  As part of the Saved by the Belt program, a wrecked Jeep is displayed as a graphic illustration of how a life can be saved simply by wearing a safety belt. In this case, the driver was a Transportation Cabinet employee who walked away with only minor injuries. This is an actual example proving safety belts do save lives.

• Guest Speakers:
  Guest speakers come to schools to talk to students about the importance of highway safety. They share personal testimonies about the impacts of drinking and driving and seat belt usage.

• Ghost Out:
  The Grim Reaper removes selected students from the classroom throughout the day. Each student represents a victim of an alcohol or drug related crash. The students write their obituary and a memorial service is held for the student body where each victim is laid to rest and their obituary is read.

• Mock Crash:
  A student assembly is held to show what happens in an alcohol and drug related crash. Makeup is applied to volunteer students to simulate crash victims before placing them in wrecked vehicles. As the assembly begins, local and state law enforcement, fire and emergency staff arrive on the scene to perform rescue efforts. Victims may be arrested, treated for injuries, or pronounced dead.

• Judgment Day:
  The goal of Judgment Day is to discourage teens from driving under the influence. By creating a mock trail, the program shows what really happens to an underage DUI offender in the courtroom using local attorneys, judges and other court officials, as well as a jury of their peers.

• Fatal Vision Goggles:
  A specially designed and manufactured pair of goggles that simulate visual impairment caused by drugs or alcohol. A wearer's normal perceptions are distorted by the goggles, similar to the effects of intoxication. The goggles are intended to convince both the wearer and those observing that alcohol impairment makes activities with known risks, such as driving vehicles, very dangerous and life-threatening.

• Child Passenger Seat:
  Certified technicians teach parents how to properly install a child seat. Currently the state has a misuse rate of 95% while the national average is 90%.

For more information about the highway safety programs or to schedule an event in your area contact:
Brandon Booth Transportation Safety Coordinator Lincoln Trail ADD Email: brandon@ltadd.org	Highway Safety Links www.highwaysafety.ky.gov drlic.kytc.ky.gov www.nhtsa.dot.gov www.aaafoundation.org www.crashprevention.org www.distracteddriving.org www.nsc.org