True or false: the responsibility for road safety is entirely the job of engineers, designers, law enforcement and EMS professionals?
False! While it is true those professionals work very hard to ensure safe travel on the roads, every person who walks, drives, rides a motorcycle or bikes has a responsibility to themselves and the others with whom they share the road.
Education plays a key role in helping the public understand what they should and should not do when driving. Increased education leads to a change in habits and ultimately a decline in the number of fatalities on Maryland roads.
While education plays a pivotal role in improving the quality of life of Maryland citizens and visitors, it must be combined with effective enforcement efforts and strong legislation. By educating motorists that traffic laws are important and will be upheld, motor vehicle fatalities and injuries are prevented. In fact, education and enforcement are coupled in several safety campaigns that focus on seat belt use, impaired driving and aggressive driving.
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) houses the Office of Traffic and Safety (OTS) and its Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO), where a highly experienced team of safety advocates and managers coordinate statewide and local traffic safety campaigns that include Click It or Ticket, Checkpoint Strikeforce and other impaired driving prevention programs, as well as the Just Drive campaign.
MHSO oversees a network of community traffic safety programs (one located in every county) and the City of Baltimore. Click here to contact your local community traffic safety program coordinator.
The Maryland Highway Safety Office also provides grants to eligible traffic safety projects sponsored by non-profit or not-for-profit organizations. For more information e-mail mhso@sha.state.md.us or call 410-787-4050.
Community Traffic Safety Coordinators
Allegany County - 01
Ms. Janie Hutcherson
Allegany Co. Health Dept.
21502 Willowbrook Road
Cumberland, Md. 21502
(p) 301-777-5680
(f) 301-777-2098
jhutcherson_prevention@yahoo.com
Anne Arundel County - 02
Cpl. T. J. Bathras
Traffic Safety Section
Anne Arundel Co. Police Dept.
8495 Veterans Highway
Millersville, Md. 21108
(p) 410-222-8573
(f) 410-222-8575
TJB821@aol.com
Mr. Bill Meyers
P03090@aacounty.org
Baltimore City - 24
Ms. Jewel Johnson
Baltimore City Health Dept.
Administration 3rd Floor
210 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21202
(p) 410-361-9130
(f) 410-625-5280
jewel3@erols.com
Baltimore County - 03
Office Fred Denker
Traffic Resource Management
Baltimore Co. Police Dept.
1747 Merritt Blvd
Dundalk, Md. 21222
(p) 410-887-7361
(f) 410-887-7374
fdenker@co.ba.md.us
Mr. Ernie Lehr
410-887-7349
elehr@co.ba.md.us
Calvert Co. - 04
Ms. Debbie Jennings
MSP - Prince Frederick Barrack
210 Main Street
Prince Frederick, Md. 20678
(p) 410-535-2200
(f) 410-535-1470
jennindk@co.cal.md.us
Caroline County - 05
Chief Merl Evans
Ridgely Police Dept.
2 E. Railroad Street
Ridgely, Md. 21660
(p) 410-634-2151
(f) 410-820-1104
hgnman1@yahoo.com
Carroll County - 06
Shannon Oehlers
Carroll Co. Health Dept.
290 S. Center Street
Westminster, Md. 21158
(p) 410-876-4448
(f) 410-876-4441
soehlers@dhmh.state.md.us
Cecil County - 07
Patricia Johnson
Prevention Office
Cecil Co. Health Dept.
401 Bow Street
Elkton, Md. 21921
(p) 410-996-5168
(f) 410-996-5183
pajohnson@dhmh.state.md.us
Charles County - 08
Ms. Bucky Martin
Charles Co. Sheriff’s Office
6855 Crain Highway
La Plata, Md. 20646
(p) 301-932-3056
(f) 301-932-3517
rlm789@comcast.net
Dorchester County - 09
Erin B. Roop
Dorchester Co. Health Dept.
3 Cedar Street
Cambridge, Md. 21613
(p) 410-901-8131
(f) 410-228-9319
eroop@dhmh.state.md.us
Frederick County - 10
Mr. Robert Kane
SHA – District # 7
5111 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, Md. 21704
(p) 301-624-8152
(f) 301-624-8169
rkane2@sha.state.md.us
Garrett County - 11
Ms. Diane Lee
Garrett Co. Health Dept.
1025 Memorial Drive
Oakland, Md. 21550
(p) 301-334-7730
(f) 301-334-7701
leed@dhmh.state.md.us
Harford County - 12
Ms. Kathy Acquavella
Harford Co. Risk Management
29 West Courtland St., 2nd Floor
Bel Air, Md. 21014-3701
(p) 410-638-4924
(f) 410-638-4428
kdacquavella@co.ha.md.us
Howard County - 13
Mr. Tim Branning
Special Operations Bureau
Howard Co. Police Dept.
11226 Scaggsville Road
Laurel, Md. 20723
(p) 410-313-4670
(f) 410-313-4745
tbranning@co.ho.md.us
Kent County - 14
Mr. John Mahoney
Kent County Prevention Office
Publick House
114-A Lynchburg, St.
Chestertown, Md. 21620
(p) 410-778-7919
(f) 410-778-7052
jmahoney@dhmh.state.md.us
Montgomery County - 15
Ms. Margo Stanton
2424 Reedie Drive ? 2nd Floor
Wheaton, Md. 20902
(p) 240-777-4226
(f) 240-777-3295
margo.stanton@montgomerycountymd.gov
Ms. Julie Maione
(p) 240-777-1587
Julie.maione@montgomerycountymd.gov
Prince George’s County - 16
Ms. Dana Gigliotti
Prince George’s Co. Police Dept.
Special Operations
6700 Riverdale Road
Riverdale, Md. 20737
(p) 301-306-5620
(f) 301-731-7818
drgigliotti@co.pg.md.us
Tina Sinz
(p) 301-306-5622
Ccsinz@co.pg.md.us
Queen Anne’s County - 17
Ms. Sandi Price
Queen Anne’s Co. Sheriff Office
505 Railroad Ave.
Centerville, Md. 21617
(p) 410-758-0770 x-1263
(f) 410-758-1961
sprice@qac.org
St. Marys County- 18
Jacqueline Beckman
Community Services Division
Department of Recreation, Parks & Community Services
23150 Leonard Hall Drive
Leonardtown, Md. 20650
(p) 301-475-4200 ext. 1850
(f) 301-475-4628
jackie.beckman@co.saint-marys.md.us
Somerset County - 19
Ms. Candice Smith
Somerset County Alcohol/Drug Highway Safety Program
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, Md. 21853
(p) 410-651-3882
(f) 410-651-4623
jennindk@co.cal.md.us
Talbot County - 20
Ms. Jo Ann Urso
Talbot Partnership
8 Goldsborough St.
Suite 203
Easton, Md. 21601
(p) 410-819-8067
(f) 410-819-8153
jurso@talbotpartnership.org
Washington County - 21
Ms. Jacqueline Willison
Prevention Services
Washington Co. Health Dept.
Division of Addictions
1302 Pennsylvania Ave.
Hagerstown, Md. 21742
(p) 240-313-3368
(f) 240-313-3343
jwillison@dhmh.state.md.us
Wicomico County - 22
Ms. Karen Waggoner
Wicomico Co. Sherifffs Office
401 Naylor Mill Road
Salisbury, Md. 21801
(p) 410-548-4982 ext. 222
(f) 410-548-4968
kwaggoner@wicomicocounty.org
Worcester County - 23
Ms. Lois Twilley
Worcester Co. Health Dept.
305 Bank Street
Snow Hill, Md. 21863
(p) 410-632-0056
(f) 410-632-0080
loist@dhmh.state.md.us
Ms. Rose Zollinger
(p) 410-632-0056 |
