HISTORY
The Center for Transportation Safety conducts education, technology transfer, and research programs to support improving the safety of roadways in Texas and the United States.
CTS History
Teens in the Driver Seat® is the first peer-to-peer program for teens that focuses solely on traffic safety and addresses all major risks for this age group.
The TDS Junior High program is aimed at teens who are not behind the wheel yet, and focuses on passenger safety and outreach.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) contracted with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct a 2010 baseline survey and follow-up surveys in subsequent years to track driver attitudes and awareness of traffic safety programs in Texas.
Originally housed within the College of Education, the Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies (CADES) moved to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in November of 2011.
U in the Driver Seat (UDS) was created in 2012 in an effort to reduce the number of impaired-driving injuries and deaths of college-aged students. This program is part of the Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) program.
