Kentucky Office of Highway Safety

Kentucky Office of Highway Safety

Mission:

To support effective and collaborative partnerships to advance traffic safety awareness, education, and enforcement in an effort to save lives on Kentucky roadways.

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety works specifically to save lives by reducing Kentucky’s highway crashes, injuries, and fatalities through relevant data-driven, outcomes-based approaches and effective program delivery.

Latest News:

NHTSA Vehicle Safety Recall Week 03/02-03/08/2026

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Law Enforcement Officer Work Zone Training

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Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Training Available

The spring class is full. There will be a law enforcement phlebotomy training course in October 2026. If you are interested, please click here to view the class flyer or visit the ARIDE-DRE-Phlebomoty page on our website

Kentucky Safety Summit 2026

Save The Date KY Safety Summit 2026

Unattended Passengers

NHTSA Heatstroke PSA

Below 100 Training Available

There are two Below 100 trainings at the Western Kentucky Training Academy in Madisonville on June 3, 2025 at 0830-1230 and 1330-1730. Please visit https://www.below100.org/ to learn more about the program. If you are interested in attending, please click here to register for the event.

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Kentucky Law Enforcement Officers Honored for Impaired Driving Enforcement

Ceremony salutes efforts to save lives on Kentucky roadways

FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 11, 2024) - Today, nearly 200 state and local law enforcement officers were honored for extraordinary efforts to protect motorists from impaired drivers as part of Team Kentucky’s continuing commitment to save lives on Kentucky roadways... Read the rest of the press release.

List of award winners can be viewed here.

Ceremony photos can be viewed here.

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week

July 15-19,2024

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‭(Hidden)‬ Most Current Fatality Summary Report

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Tuesday August 5, 2025 is National Night Out.

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If your agency has an event, please let us know using this form and send it to your LEL.

Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over National Mobilization - 8/15 - 9/1

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National mobilization resources: TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov

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Click here to find out more about Roundabouts Week September 22-26, 2025

The Office of Highway Safety is seeking sponsors for the next round or the safe teen driving challenge. Click Here for more details.

NHTSA Heatstroke PSA

Child Passenger Safety Week September 21-27, 2025

Click here to find out more about Child Passenger Safety Week September 21-27, 2025

December 1-5, 2025 is Older Driver Safety Week

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NHTSA Traffic Safety Marketing

2025 Governor's Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards

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NHTSA Pedestrian Safety

October is Pedestrian Safety Month

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KOHS Walk Safe Kentucky
KYTC Bike Walk Kentucky
NHTSA Pedestrian Safety

Looking for training for Child Passenger Safety?

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Certification - Richmond, KY - 06/11-13/2025 - Click here

Below 100 Training
July 16 and July 17, 2024

DUI Hot Topics Training 2024
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September 25 - Adair County

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‭(Hidden)‬ Mobilization Reporting

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Reporting Link

2025-2029 SHSP

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Questions

If you have questions about the content on this page or about additional reports or other resources, please use this email link to contact the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety.

Central Office Contact

200 Mero St Frankfort, KY
Contact Form
(502) 564-4890
Transportation.ky.gov

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