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Safe Communities
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Berkshires
Phoebe T. Sugarman, Director

Traffic Safety Home Page

Jane M. Swift, Governor
Nancy J. Luther, Exec. Director

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Updated 07/27/01 .
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Berkshire County towns.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY HOME PAGE INDEX
Traffic Safety Questions and Answers

 
Send your questions, comments, and suggestions to us by e-mail at: safety@berkshire.net
The Berkshire Country Regional Community Traffic Safety Program is a Safe Communities program, sponsored by the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau. Safe Communities is a program created to help communities address their own traffic safety concerns and problems. Our goal is to reduce traffic crash injuries, fatalities, and economic loss.

Visit the Safe Communities service center for ideas and resources.

How Can We Help Make Your Community Safer?
Your chance to participate in community-based efforts to improve traffic and pedestrian safety in Berkshire County. Help identify the needs of the community to improve the lives and safety of our families and friends.
    HAZARDS
    A short survey to identify what you think are the worst traffic hazards in Berkshire County. (Berkshire County visitors are welcome to participate in this survey, but please be sure to indicate where you are from.)
    NEEDS ASSESSMENT
    A comprehensive community traffic safety needs assessment. Help shape traffic and pedestrian safety programs here in Berkshire County.
    ASK US
    Do you have a question about rules of the road for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and others? Fill in this short form and answers to your questions will be posted on this homepage. (Berkshire County visitors are welcome to participate in this survey, but please be sure to indicate where you are from.)
    Send your questions, comments, and suggestions to us by e-mail at: safety@berkshire.net
TRAFFIC SAFETY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Traffic Safety questions submitted by you and answered by Berkshire County law enforcement professionals. If you have a question that you want answered, just click here to fill out a form and submit your request.  You will get a personal response, and the question and  question and answer will be added to our FAQ page (Under construction). 
 HOW TO AVOID/SURVIVE ACCIDENTS
A booklet by The Harleysville Insurance Companies with invaluable advice on how to avoid and how to survive auto accidents. Pointers on how you can spot potentially dangerous situations, protecting yourself and your passengers from injury and death should you be in an crash, and what to do should you be involved in a crash. 
 DO YOU KNOW?
Driving tips and more from The Harleysville Insurance Companies. Information that could save your life or the life of someone you know. 
 BIKE SMART
Bicycle safety tips from the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau, including rules of the road and how to select a proper helmet.. 
 MASSACHUSETTS DRUNK DRIVING LAW
Tougher Limits and tougher penalties lead to Safer Streets. The facts from the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau. 
Traffic Safety Links
(Updated 4/1/00) Links to home pages for National Highway Safety Administration, US DOT Safe Communities, US Center for Advanced Study of Public Safety and Injury Prevention, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, Stress Press (dealing with post-crash recovery), CopNet, and Building Bridges between traffic safety and public health. 
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