Safety Partnerships

Safety Partners

The Safety Management Section is actively involved with many statewide safety related agencies and organizations that closely align with MDOT's safety management objectives.

The Maine Transportation Safety Coalition (MTSC) began first as a Safety Management effort to collaborate with others in promoting safety initiatives throughout the state. MDOT's Safety Management Section recognized that in order to implement the "four E's" (Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Emergency Services), MDOT would need to identify and partner with other state agencies having a vested interest in transportation safety. MDOT therefore contacted potential partners and established committees loosely based around the four E's.

It quickly became evident that a separate and self-governing entity could accomplish multi-agency tasks more efficiently and with less concern for cross-discipline issues that might arise. The MTSC now boasts two FHWA awards and over 50 members. The coalition members work together for the common goal of reducing injuries and saving lives of people traveling in Maine.

MTSC has held four annual transportation safety conferences (2001 was a tri-state event), has received a $350,000 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration grant to improve seat belt use in Maine, and is implementing many other multi-disciplinary activities aimed at improving transportation safety in Maine.

Current member agencies include:

AAA of Northern New England

Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center (ATRC)

Bangor Fire Department

Bicycle Coalition of Maine

Brunswick Police Department

Bureau of Health Division of Community & Family Health

Bureau of Highway Safety

Bureau of Labor Standards

Child Health Center

Coastal Economic Development Head Start

Community Concepts, Inc.

Drivers Edge Driving School

Federal Highway Administration

Greater Portland Council of Governments

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Maine Association for Pupil Transportation

Maine Auto Dealers Association

Maine Coalition for Safe Kids

Maine Department of Education

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulations

Maine Department of Transportation Services

Maine Driver Education Association

Maine EMS

Maine Highway Safety Commission

Maine Medical Association

Maine Motor Transport Association

Maine Operation Lifesaver

Maine Safety Council

Maine Sheriffs Association

Maine State Police

Maine Turnpike Authority

Mid-Coast EMS Council, Inc.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Northeastern Maine EMS Council, Inc.

Office of the Secretary of State

Parents Against Tired Truckers

Penobscot County Sheriff's Department

People's Regional Opportunity Program

Southern Maine EMS Council, Inc.

Towing & Recovery Association of Maine

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of Transportation

Western Maine Transportation Services