The Behavioral Highway Safety Grant Program within the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) provides grant funding to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, crash data collection and analysis, and other initiatives relating to the human behavioral aspects of highway safety. The goal is to change driver behavior […]
The Commercial Driver Licensing program is responsible for testing and training of applicants for commercial driver licenses. The program also trains state and third-party testers to conduct training across the state. The program includes the Heroes to Highways program that helps veterans obtain commercial driver’s licenses.
Driver Financial Responsibility coordinates the cancellation, revocation, and suspension actions against driving privileges resulting from crashes, moving violations, weapons violations, child support violations, and failures to appear in court. The program is also responsible for the reinstatement of driving privileges.
The Driver’s License Issuance program is responsible for issuing of driver licenses to ensure that drivers meet the minimum requirements of safe driving in Tennessee.
The TN Ignition Interlock Program allows certain individuals with driving under the influence (DUI) convictions to obtain a restricted driver’s license, permitting them to drive vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device (IID). Effective and efficient implementation of this program is part of the state’s efforts to promote highway safety and save lives.
Motorcycling can be a thrilling and challenging experience, but the safe operation of a motorcycle requires practiced skill and knowledge. The Motorcycle Rider Education program provides rider education and training courses, including two intensive courses – one for beginners and the other for more experienced riders. Courses cover universal motorcycle helmet laws, which are evidence-based. […]
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security provides grant funds to law enforcement agencies to support the deployment of school resource officers in every K-12 public and charter school in Tennessee. This is part of Tennessee’s effort to promote school safety.
The Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) is a statewide radio communications system available to all state and local first responders allowing them to communicate seamlessly over a non-proprietary radio platform. This allows responders immediate and uninhibited communications across jurisdictional boundaries for daily operations and in disaster situations.
