NH Driving Toward Zero
One Death is Too Many
Eliminating fatalities on New Hampshire roadways is an important vision and the driving force behind this plan and the coalition that united in its development. It is also an important vision for the public, all of whom travel New Hampshire’s roadways—by car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, or even on foot—day and night under all types of weather conditions.
Objective: Our mission is to create a safety culture where even one death is too many, through a collaborative effort of both public and private entities, as well as the implementation of education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency management solutions.
Goal: Our vision is to reduce the number of fatal and severe injury crashes on New Hampshire roadways to ZERO. Though our overall goal is to reach zero fatalities, we have set a plan goal of reducing the number of fatalities and severe injuries by 50 percent by the year 2030.
NHDOT is committed to roadway safety for all and firmly believe that one death is too many. The Driving Toward Zero program will be reaching out and connecting with towns, schools, public events, and the community to raise awareness of the mission to reduce roadway deaths to zero. By identifying common causes of accidents and connecting with partners and users who can facilitate change, either on a town or government level or with concerned parents teaching their teens how to drive, we strive to achieve our mission.
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
As a partner of the NHDOT Drive Toward Zero Program you can provide education and feedback to your friends, family, and community regarding safe driving practices. It takes everyone united to create safe roads for all. In this section we have provided educational tools for you and your family to begin a new, safe journey while on the road.
- Educate Your Young drivers: New Hampshire Teen Driver Program
- Take the Pledge - By taking the pledge and becoming a safe driver we will send you a quarterly newsletter updating you on the latest efforts of the DTZ campaign and provide recent data.
- Teensafety
Unfortunately, not everyone is educated on the importance of road safety. The below stories and data show the aftermath of horrible incidents which has impacted the lives of many others. Death and life altering injuries impact more than just those directly involved in a crash. Keep this in mind as you take the wheel. Drive Safe. Drive Responsibility. Drive Toward Zero.
