Buckle Buddy
The Buckle Buddy program is intended to be an educational, interactive and fun program for children in K-2nd grade. The goal is to teach the importance of proper seat belt and booster seat use. For more information, contact Joey Bruner with the Carter County Sheriff's Office, (573) 323-4510. Watch a sample presentation here.
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians
It is important (and the law) for safety restraints to fit your child properly. To search for your local inspection station, go to www.savemolives.com/mcrs/Child-Passenger-Safety-Seat-Check-Locations. The Southeast Coalition offers a limited number of sponsorships to become a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Residents who are interested in becoming a certified technician, please contact Rachel Penny rpenny@cityofcape.org at 573-335-7908 for Cape Girardeau and surrounding areas or Dawn Hicks dawn.hicks@lpha.mo.gov at 417-256-7078 for West Plains and surrounding areas.
Coalition Bylaws
The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety Executive Board has enacted Bylaws, effective July 1, 2023. The bylaws contain information such as grant guidelines, policies, and procedures. This document can be viewed here.
Coalition Meeting Documents
All documents and files shared during the quarterly Coalition meetings are available online for Coalition members to use at any time. Click here for documents.
Fatal Vision Kits
Fatal Vision education kits include equipment to simulate driving under various levels of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). Many of our local Law Enforcement agencies have this equipment available. For more information or to inquire about a presentation, please contact Rachel Penny of Cape Girardeau Safe Communities at rpenny@CityofCapeGirardeau.org, Courtnie Glenn of the Wright County Health Department at cglenn@wrightcountyhealth.com, or Ashley Metelski at ashley.metelski@modot.mo.gov or (573) 472-5885.
Law Enforcement Agencies with Equipment to Donate
On our law enforcement grant application, we asked agencies if anyone had old radars to donate to other fellow agencies in need. This is a list of those who said they had radars to donate. If your agency has equipment, please let the SCRS Rep know, and you'll get added.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Resources
The Rollover Simulator demonstrates a vehicle involved in a rollover accident. The Simulator uses dummies to prove why seat belts are important in rollover crashes.
The Seat Belt Convincer demonstrates the importance of wearing a seat belt by allowing the rider to experience a five mph head-on collision. The demonstrations are designed for those ages 14 and up. The Missouri State Highway Patrol also has educational programming available. All of this is offered at no cost. Click here for more information and to schedule programming.
Project Prom/Graduation
Materials are available for parents to utilize for the traffic safety education portion of this grant that the coalition offers. The following items are available in the zip file when you click on this link: a list of MoDOT supported youth traffic safety programs, distracted driving videos, information & presentations, and young driver safety facts.