Crow River
COMMUNITY GUIDE 2026
Wright County promotes driver safety, education
In 1997, a group of concerned citizens recognized that Wright County had higher than average crash fatalities and serious injuries, and wanted to do something about it. They formed a coalition that started as a three-year pilot program to study crash injury data and develop traffic safety education and interventions. From there, Safe Communities of Wright County grew to become a renowned traffic safety coalition with a 30-member board of directors, each of whom has a passion for creating safer traffic conditions and reducing serious injury and fatal crashes in the U. S. Since the inception of the group, Wright County has seen a population increase of 59 %, however has seen a 31 % decrease in traffic crashes.
Safe Communities of Wright County is a collaborative effort focused on safety education and prevention and includes the following proven programs: parent-teen educational presentations, WrightROAD and WrightROAD 4 Teens( education courses offered in partnership with the Wright Attorney’ s and Sheriff’ s Office), Joyride Sober Cab( a local partnership between bars, beer distributors, county governments, and the community to provide a safe ride home), Fatal Review Committee, Distracted Driving Campaign, Highway 55 Distance DOTS( tailgating project), Wright County school district mock crashes / crashed car, Toward Zero Deaths initiatives and distracted driving presentations for employer groups.
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Through the Toward Zero Deaths lens, the Safe Communities of Wright County Board looks at emergency medical services, enforcement, engineering and education as ways to make roads, and all who drive them, as safe as possible.
As Wright County continues to grow in population, the number of vehicles on roadways also increases and the need to drive defensively becomes even more important. Safe Communities of Wright County aims to raise awareness of responsibilities as drivers and remember that crashes are not accidents; they are preventable.
There is much that can be done to make roads and driving safer. As individuals, every Wright County resident can buckle up, drive the posted or safest speed, pay attention only to driving while driving, drive sober and follow traffic laws, which are enacted for everyone’ s safety. For more information visit safecomm. org.
SAFE COMMUNITIES OF WRIGHT COUNTY PO BOX 339 St. Michael, MN 55376 763-241-9888 info @ safecomm. org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mashell Bjorge