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      Vision Zero Coordinator

      Cody Gentry
      [email protected]
      (865) 215-6111

      400 Main St., Room 475
      Knoxville, TN 37902

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      WHO SHOULD I CONTACT?

        To report a crash on City streets involving injury, death, or property damage >$50
      (including crashes involving impaired/unlicensed drivers)

      Contact KPD Emergency Line at 911      		  
           
        To report a non-emergency traffic violation on City streets
      (including ongoing speeding vehicles)

      Contact KPD Non-Emergency Line
      at (865) 215-4010      		  
           

        To report a safety problem on City streets
      (pothole, sidewalk obstruction, streetlight outage, etc.)

      Contact 311
      City 311      		  
           

      RESOURCES
      TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES

    • Vision Zero Network 
    • Toward Zero Deaths - national coalition on highway safety
    • Tennessee Highway Safety Office - state program addressing data, safety, and enforcement
    • National Roadway Safety Strategy - USDOT strategy to reach zero roadway fatalities
    • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - federal agency enforcing vehicle safety standards and funding highway safety


      •  'Slow Down in K-Town' Campaign
      Slow Down in K-Town
      ROAD DESIGN & MAINTENANCE

    • City 'Slow Down in K-Town' - anti-speeding education and resources for City neighborhoods
    • City Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program - traffic calming for City neighborhoods
    • City Civil Engineering - manages local roads, sidewalks, bridges, and greenways within City
    • City Transportation Engineering - monitors traffic and manages roadway signage/markings within City
    • TN Department of Transportation - monitors traffic and manages state highways and interstates across Tennessee


      • EDUCATION FOR DRIVERS, BICYCLISTS, AND PEDESTRIANS

      THSO Pocket Guide
       TN Rules of the Road Pocket Card
    • TDOT Pedestrian Laws & Bicycle Laws - legal rights and responsibilities of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in Tennessee
    • THSO Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety - information and resources for cyclists and pedestrians in Tennessee (including printable Pocket Card at right)
    • City Bicycle Safety program - bicyclist safety and rights (including Minimum 3 in Tennessee law)
    • TPO I BIKE KNX - cycling resources and infrastructure
    • Bike Walk Knoxville Driver Training - program teaching drivers how to share the road safely with bicyclists and pedestrians
    • THSO Reduce TN Crashes - promoting safe driving for teens
    • KPD Teen Driving Program - defensive driving education for licensed teens
    • KPD Safety City - education on roadway safety for elementary-age children
    • KPD Child Safety Seat Checkpoints - free inspections of child car seats
    • Knox County Safe Routes to School - support for students to safely walk and bike to school
    • Tennessee Traffic Safety Laws - state traffic laws (including speeding, DUI, motorcycles, pedestrians, children and minors, emergency vehicles, work zones, helmets, and mobile devices)
    • Hands Free Tennessee - education on state law limiting drivers' use of mobile devices
    • KPD 'What to do if you're involved in a crash'
    • NHTSA Bicycle Safety - information and tips on bike safety
    • AAA Safety - information about safety for all road users (including seniors and teens)
    • THSO Older Driver Safety - resources for senior drivers and caregivers