Project Need and Approach As more states legalize cannabis, the frequency of cannabis-related crashes is rising. As of November 2022, 21 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis…
Unlicensed to Ride: Encouraging Motorcyclists to Complete Training and Licensing
Project Need and Approach All states require motorcyclists to obtain a motorcycle license or endorsement (Class M) to ride on public roadways. Some states, including Texas, also mandate the completion…
Texas Ignition Interlock Training, Outreach, and Evaluation Program
Project Need and Approach Each day, over 100 lives are lost in impaired driving crashes across the United States, with Texas accounting for 13.5 percent of these tragedies. In 2021,…
Blood Alcohol Concentration Reporting in Texas: Improving Medical Examiner Office and County Performance
Project Need and Approach In 2021, over 11,600 people lost their lives in crashes involving at least one alcohol-impaired driver, accounting for 30 percent of all traffic fatalities nationally. Additionally,…
Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals on Driving While Intoxicated Treatment Interventions
Project Need and Approach According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of traffic fatalities across the nation has hit a 16-year high. An estimated 42,915 people died…
Linking Crash and Emergency Medical Services/Tramua Data through UUID
This project expands the record linkage completed by DSHS of crash and EMS/Trauma Registry data to include data from three additional core traffic record databases (TxDOT, TxDPS, and TxDMV) that…