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Welcome to Safe Communities
Nine agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation are working together to promote and implement a safer national transportation system by combining the best injury prevention practices into the Safe Communities approach to serve as a model throughout the nation.
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Safe Communities Service Center
The USDOT established the Safe Communities Service Center to serve as an information and technical assistance marketplace to advance Safe Communities nationwide. The Center provides one-stop shopping for local community needs for materials and resources related to building and strengthening Safe Communities.
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The First Six Months
This guide is designed for concerned individuals and community groups who are committed to reducing the motor vehicle injury problem in their community. We have learned a great deal from traffic safety advocates and public health officials about reducing motor vehicle injury in the last twenty years. This guide is intended to serve to help get the process started and assist you in organizing the effort to prevent and reduce injuries in your community.
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Best Practices for a Safe Community
With the vision for the future of every community in America becoming a Safe Community, this guide lists ideas, activities and programs in each major area of traffic safety for use by local injury prevention coalitions.
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DISTRACTION.gov
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Complaint

If you believe there is a safety-related problem with your vehicle or child seat

SaferCar.gov
How Safe is Your Car?
-Report a Vehicle Defect
-Crash & Rollover Ratings
-Recall Information

StopImpairedDriving.org
Information and resources to fight drunk and drugged driving

4 Steps For Kids
How to keep your littlest passengers safe
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