Our Focus
Children and Young Adults
Our Projects
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Keeping Teens Safe Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles
Project Overview: Traffic safety professionals agree that the problems young drivers face on our roadways are too great to rely on any single countermeasure to achieve significant crash frequency and…
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Texas High School Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education
Project Overview: Texas ranks among the top three states with the highest pedestrian fatality rates, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2019. In 2021,…
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Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference
The statewide conference is devoted to bringing CPS technicians together to learn, grow and network with others in the profession. The event is sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation…
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Harley and Hobbit
The Harley and Hobbit video and virtual reality series promote pedestrian and bicycle safety among elementary and middle school-aged children.
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Teens in the Driver Seat
Teens in the Driver Seat is aimed at helping high school drivers form lifelong, safe driving habits while still gaining experience with the basics of being behind the wheel. For…
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U in the Driver Seat
U in the Driver Seat helps college-aged drivers learn to balance living on their own with managing life’s distractions.
news
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You in the Driver Seat Mobile App Wins Prestigious Netty Award for Best Travel App
The Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is delighted to announce its recognition in the Travel category at the Netty Awards, one…
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Youth Transportation Safety Summit Combines All Generations of Highway Safety Leaders
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) Program held the first of its kind Youth Transportation Safety Summit May 15–17. This year’s event brought together young traffic…
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National School Bus Safety Week Recognizes Challenges, Best Practices in Difficult Times
National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 19–23, 2020) recognizes the importance of school bus safety with various activities aimed at teaching students how to be safer in and around school buses.…
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Distance Learning Is the New Normal: What TTI’s Youth Transportation Safety Program Is Doing for Young Drivers
During the school year, the TTI Center for Transportation Safety’s Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) program is active in schools and communities across the country, supporting peer-led road safety education and…
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Teens in the Driver Seat – Teen Traffic Safety & Leadership Conference 2019
Car crashes are the #1 killer of youth in America. The Teens in the Driver Seat® – Teen Traffic Safety & Leadership Conference will engage student leaders who are working…
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Texas Together on the Road to Zero: TTI’s Traffic Safety Conference Looks at Ending Fatalities
“This is Texas together on the road to zero,” said Robert Wunderlich as he opened the 2018 Traffic Safety Conference in Sugar Land, Texas, August 8–10. Wunderlich, the director of…