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Texas Safe Community Coalition News
Coalition Name:
San Antonio Traffic Jam Coalition
Coalition Funding Source:
Tx DOT funding
County or Geographic Boundary:
Coalition covers 12 counties.
Mission Statement:
To reduce fatalities and injuries attributed to automobile crashes by altering the public’s behavior and perception through education and thus saving human lives and economic loss and thereby creating a safer community for all.
Coalition Representation Background:
AARP 55 Alive
Alamo Head Injury Association
Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office
Bexas Co. Constables Office #44
Boerne Police Department
Castle Hills Police Department
Department of Public Safety
Hondo Police Department
Kendall County Sheriff’s Office
Kerrville Police Department
Lackland AFT
MADD
Malilbu Grand Prix & Castle
Methodist Health Care System
Presa Community Center
SAFD-EMS
San Antonio Restaurant Assoc.
San Antonio Risk Management
Schertz Police Department
Texas Driving School
USAA
SA Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
San Antonio Fighting Back
S.T.I.P.R.C.
T.A.B.C.
Texas Highway Patrol Museum
University Health System
UTHSC Allied Health
Uvalde Police Department
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa
Wal Mat Stores, Inc.
- Coalition meets the second Thursday of each month.
Injury/Fatality Data Sources:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Public Safety
Department of Transportation
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
San Antonio Police Department
Public Information and Education and Other Program Activities:
- The coalition is currently conducting the ACTS.
- The coalition receives free advertising to promote public information and education programs. News releases are submitted to various media outlets.
- Save a Life Program – Spring Break Wristband publication
Fiesta Safe, Drive Sober publication
Zero Tolerance – publication with graphic pictures
and drunk driving laws
- Please Be Seated – Report to TxDOT if you have seen a clear violation of the Texas Child Passenger Safety law. Form designed with TX license plate number, date sighted,
Time, approximate age of child and location of vehicle. Violations observed could include:
Unrestrained in the front seat Sitting in a passenger’s lap
Sitting in the driver’s lap Standing up in the front seat
Moving around freely in the vehicle Riding in the open bed of truck
Other explanation
Program Outcome Measurements:
Evaluation Tool:
Contact Person:
Michelle Price – UTHSCSA
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Phone: 210/567-7833
Email: pricema@uthscsa.edu
TSS Coalition contact:
Linda Tomasini
Address: Texas Department of Transportation
3500 N. West Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (210)731-5214
Fax: (210)731-5310
E-mail: lstomas@dot.state.tx.us
Sam Aguirre
Phone: (210)731-5217
Email: saguirr@dot.state.tx.us
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