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"The Mission of the Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau is to identify traffic safety problems and develop and implement with local and state agencies traffic safety programs designed to reduce death and injury on Iowa's streets and highways" |
| Larry D. Sauer, Bureau Chief |
The Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau, GTSB, administers a number of federally funded highway safety initiatives. These funds include on-going federal programs such as Section 402 Highway Safety Funds, as well as special funding applied for and received by the Bureau. These special funds include a Section 410 alcohol incentive grant, Section 406 seat belt incentive funds, Section 405 occupant protection funds, Section 408 highway safety data improvement funds and Section 2010, motorcycle safety funds. In FFY 2006, a total of nearly $6 million in highway safety program funds were administered by the Bureau. Section 402 highway safety funds target 9 major emphasis areas including alcohol, occupant protection, speed, police traffic services, emergency medical services, pedestrian/bicycle safety, motorcycle safety, traffic records and roadway safety. Non-use of seat belts, impaired driving, , and speed/moving/stop sign violations are the major contributors to traffic-related death and injury in Iowa.
The Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau is located in the Public Safety Building, 215 E. 7th Street, 3rd Floor, Des Moines, Iowa. The telephone number is (515) 725-6123; the fax number is (515) 725-6133; e-mail address is gtsbinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
The current mailing address is:
Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau
215 E 7th Street, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319.
Program areas administered by GTSB staff include the following:
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