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Give the gift of safer roads this holiday season; drive safe and drive sober

Drivers are urged to make smart, responsible decisions and choose to drive sober to prevent tragedy during the holidays.

Traffic safety promotional and educational materials

Order free materials such as table tents, brochures and window clings.

Crash stats

Look up crash statistics for insight on traffic safety behaviors across Minnesota.

Child passenger safety

This is the time to be overprotective. Learn about proper child safety seat requirements.

Helping you stay safe on Minnesota roads

The Office of Traffic Safety is helping save lives with programs that change dangerous driving behaviors and prevent tragedy on the road. Even one life lost is one too many. 

Our education and enforcement efforts form a strong foundation for the Toward Zero Deaths traffic safety program. We work with our traffic safety partners statewide to help you stay safe as you travel on Minnesota roads.

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Give the gift of safer roads this holiday season; drive safe and drive sober

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is coordinating a statewide driving while impaired (DWI) extra enforcement campaign starting Nov. 27.

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​Leading the way to safer roads across the country: Our efforts to prevent traffic tragedies

Minnesota is at the forefront as traffic leaders across the U.S. develop the next generation of tools to ensure we all make safe driving decisions and prevent crashes that change lives forever — or even end them prematurely.

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