Traffic Safety with Coalition Partners
Bicycle Safety
Safe Communities members came together in 2006 to improve bicycle safety in rural and urban areas of Dane County, thanks to a grant from Dane County and Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Two public service announcements with a share-the-road message were produced and aired as a result of the one-year project. You can view the PSAs below.
Contact: Cheryl Wittke, Executive Director
Tel: 608-256-6713; E-mail: cwittke@tds.net
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (BFW) is an excellent local bicycle safety resource for individuals and organizations. For more information about their projects and programs, check out their website at http://www.bfw.org.
Reducing Impaired Driving: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Reducing Impaired Driving: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) holds regular Victim Impact Panels, which have been shown to significantly reduce OWI recidivism among offenders who attend. Victim Impact Panels provide victims of OWI tragedies an opportunity to share their stories of pain and loss with OWI offenders.
The goal of the Victim Impact Panel is not to blame or judge offenders in the audience, but to reach the audience on an emotional level…a level that courts, fines and jail may not be able to reach. Listening to the personal accounts of people who have lived to tell about the grief and despair that occurs "after a crash," can help drivers understand the dangers and consequences of driving after drinking.
The ultimate goal of the Victim Impact Panel is to reduce the number of people killed or injured in alcohol related crashes. For more information contact Kate Nolan, E-mail: knolan@itis.com