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SHSO Guidance
Roles of the Governor's Representative for Highway Safety (GR) and State Safety Offices
Provided by Chris Craig (Fla.), this document details roles and rules for the Governor’s Representative, Chief Safety Officer and Traffic Safety Administrator.
SHSO Guidance
What a Governor's Representative Does
Provided by Troy Costales (Ore.), this document covers the core responsibilities of a GR. New GRs and coordinators can use it to familiarize themselves with their new job.
SHSO Guidance
New GR and Coordinators’ Checklist
This chart lists critical processes for early review by new state highway safety Governor's Representatives and Highway Safety Coordinators, including specific documents to review and links to resources.
Federal Grant Programs
Section 1906: Racial Profiling Prohibition Grants
This program encourages states to maintain statistical information on the race and ethnicity of drivers stopped by police and to provide training and education to reduce the disparate impact of traffic stops.
Federal Grant Programs
Section 405: National Priority Safety Program
Section 405 is the National Priority Safety Program, which provides grant funding to address selected national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries.
Federal Grant Programs
Section 164: Repeat Offender Provision
This provision encourages states to enact a repeat offender law.
SHSO Guidance
Sample Position Descriptions
This document provides sample job descriptions for typical positions that exist within State Highway Safety Offices.
SHSO Guidance
Highway Safety Plan Guidance
This document helps states craft their annual Highway Safety Plans (HSPs). DISCLAIMER: This document has not yet been updated to include the NHTSA Final Rule issued February 6, 2023.
SHSO Guidance
Annual Report Guidance
This guidance document assists SHSOs in developing their Annual Reports (ARs). DISCLAIMER: This document has not yet been updated to include the NHTSA Final Rule issued February 6, 2023.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2025
The Future of Automated Traffic Enforcement and Public Acceptance (BTS-42)
The objectives of this research are to conduct a comprehensive assessment of automated traffic law enforcement to assist in the public policy discussion of the future of traffic enforcement across the nation and develop a toolkit for state highway safety offices and other stakeholders.