Delaware Coalition for Injury Prevention
Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention Team
Team Leaders:
Virginia R. Corrigan, MSN, RN and Andrea Summers
Member Agencies:
AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Bayhealth Medical Center, Beebe Medical Center, Christiana Care Trauma Program, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Delaware Office of Highway Safety, Delaware State Police, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Driver Education and Safety Association, Safe Kids Delaware, and State Farm Insurance Company
Key Objective:
Decrease the number of traffic deaths 6% and traffic injuries 2% in Delaware.
Key 2011 Projects:
- Develop and incorporate educational fact sheets on prevention of traffic-related injuries onto coalition web site.
- Develop Traffic Safety TEACH VIP power point.
- Update motor vehicle crash (MVC) injury prevention plan in the state’s strategic plan for 2011 – 2016.
- Continue and expand efforts to increase correct occupant protection use by directing primary enforcement and education efforts to those ages 16 – 27; increasing parental awareness of the dangers of air bags to children under 12; and increasing the correct and consistent use of child safety seats through the promotion of existing Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Fitting Stations.
- Continue and expand Graduated Driver License Parent Orientation Programs (GDL_POP).
- Educate about the dangers of phone use while driving and increase enforcement of hands free phone law effective January 2, 2011.
- Continue education of the dangers of aggressive and impaired driving and continue enhanced enforcement of the both the aggressive driving and DUI laws.
Brief Project Description:
Teach VIP power point and fact sheets are in development and will be placed on coalition web site. Occupant protection education takes place through media based public awareness campaigns, presentations, health and safety fairs, and at CPS Fitting Stations located throughout the state. The GDL_POP program will be made available via web to enable more parents to obtain this vital education. The Office of Highway Safety, trauma programs in all hospitals, police and other advocates provide public information and education programs throughout the state.
