WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

FOR NC CRASH VICTIMS THIS SUNDAY IN RALEIGH

Our Vision

All North Carolinians getting where they are going safely.

While North Carolina has a dynamic community of issue-specific transportation safety advocates, what was missing was one organization with expertise in conducting high-impact public communications efforts, providing effective grassroots and grasstops citizen engagement, and serving to champion public policies that promote better behaviors to combat perils to safety across all forms and manner of transportation.

The North Carolina Alliance for Safe Transportation (NCAST) was created to be that organization, with one goal in mind: reduce the number of transportation-related crashes, injuries and fatalities in North Carolina.

Our Mission

To drive behaviors that promote and encourage safe use of North Carolina’s transportation network.

A major focus of NCAST is promoting awareness of safety issues specific to younger motorists.

Teen drivers are especially at risk on the roads, with vehicle crashes the leading cause of death in America among those under 21.

The inexperience and impulsiveness of teen drivers is a significant reason for their high crash rates, making important the safety features of the vehicles they drive as well as getting plenty of supervised driving practice.

Initiatives

Hispanic Outreach

NCAST, in partnership with GHSP, has launched a Hispanic community-focused traffic safety awareness campaign across North Carolina. Click below to see the total campaign of print ads and radio commercials!

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Funding for Wildlife Crossings

Wildlife crashes cost over $10 billion and kill over 200 people in the U.S. every year. Wildlife crossings are a cost-effective solution that helps animals cross roads safely
and protects drivers from collisions.

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Flagger Force Work Zone Safety Campaign

Rick Pierce, Tiffany Wright, Joe Stewart, and Michael Gilchrist are presented with a check for $20,000 from Flagger Force, to support a public service ad campaign to promote better driving behavior in work zones on North Carolina roads and highways.

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SPOTLIGHT:

WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
SUN, NOV 17 • RALEIGH, NC

NCAST LAUNCHES TEEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO TURN THE TIDE ON TRAFFIC INJURIES AND DEATHS AMONG YOUNG MOTORISTS.

The North Carolina Alliance for Safe Transportation will mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on November 17th with a focus on the 165 lives lost of those 19 and younger to North Carolina crashes last year.

The 1 p.m. event includes NCAST Board Vice Chair Tiffany Wright, Representative Sarah Crawford, Senator Jim Burgin, and NCAST Teen Safe Driving Ambassador Sydney Martin. 165 pairs of empty shoes will be displayed to signify each young life lost on NC roads and highways in 2023.

LOCATION:

State Highway Patrol Troop C Headquarters
1831 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

“Each pair of shoes is a poignant reminder of a young life tragically and needlessly lost in a traffic crash,” said Joe Stewart, NCAST Board Chair. “We display them here in the hopes they encourage all motorists to focus and be present when behind the wheel.”

In 2023 11,166 teenagers (aged 15 to 19) were injured in traffic accidents. One hundred and five of them died – the second highest number of North Carolina teen fatalities in the last five years.

Forty-one percent of these teenagers weren’t wearing a seatbelt.

NCAST and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association have partnered on a new Teen Safe Driving Ambassador program that promotes safe driving with peer-to-peer messaging. It rolled out in October, and more than 100 students across the state signed up in the first few weeks. Applications are still open, and Teen Ambassadors can apply to win one of five $500 scholarships based on their participation.

LINKS & RESOURCES

This section provides teens and their parents/guardians with driving safety information from trusted sources.