Please note: our offices are closed on state-observed holidays.

Child Passenger Safety

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of unintentional deaths of children under 16 years of age in the United States.

 

Driving Dynamics

The Maine Driving Dynamics course is a driver improvement course designed to improve a student's defensive driving.

Updates

2024 Maine Driver Educator Summit
AAA Northern New England, The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles and The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety are excited to bring together national, local and regional leaders in traffic safety and driver education for the first statewide driver educator summit. This is an opportunity to come together and share information that is a valuable part of our continued education. Learn about new products, teaching methods and the latest trends to keep our next generation of drivers safe.

This is a free event and is an opportunity to come together and share information that is a valuable part of our continued education. Lunch and breakfast will be provided.

This is approved for 8 hours of continued education by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Monday, September 23 | 8:30am - 4:00pm
Holiday Inn By the Bay
88 Spring Street, Portland ME 04101

Please register in advance to attend.

Impaired Driving & Traffic Safety Conference
Cannabis Studies: What Traffic Safety Professionals Need to Know
Presented by Scot Mattox and Joshua Saucier – Maine Bureau of Highway Safety

Presenters will share recent and foundational cannabis studies to increase awareness and delve into current data and findings, and technologies being developed and studied as it relates to detection, and enforcement of cannabis-impaired driving. Attendees will learn how the studies relate to impaired driving detection and enforcement and how they can utilize the information presented to enhance their investigations.

Friday, August 16 | 10:45am – 12:00pm
Washington, DC

Please register in advance to attend.

Car Seat Check Events
There are additional Car Seat Check Events coming up throughout the spring and summer months. The events are free of charge and parents and caregivers can learn how to properly install their child’s car seat and have their seat checked by certified Child Passengers Safety Technicians.

Child Passenger Safety Certification Training
Coming up in the year we have multiple Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician certification courses. Certified Technicians utilize their knowledge through a variety of activities, including car asea checks, where parents and caregivers receive education and hands-on experience on the proper use of their child restraint and safety belt systems.

Newsletter
The Maine Liaison - Spring 2024 

Traffic Fatalities

Traffic Fatalities through:
  June 28, 2024

77

*comparable prior years through June 28 of respective year

*2023

52

*2022

84

*2021

60

*2020

69

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