Tribal Road Safety
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native people.1 Rates of motor vehicle traffic deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native adults age 20 years or older are more than twice that of non-Hispanic White persons.1 Proven strategies to reduce motor vehicle injuries and deaths can be successfully tailored to tribal communities.
The Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention (TMVIP) Best Practices Guide provides recommended strategies and examples from Indian Country to increase seat belt use, increase child safety seat use, and reduce alcohol-impaired driving. The Guide also outlines five important components for TMVIP.
Check out CDC’s Tribal Road Safety Tool Kit and share the materials to help reduce crash-related injuries and deaths among members of tribal nations.
Learn about American Indian and Alaska Native persons’ risks on the road.