The mission of the CTS is to serve as a focal point for traffic safety research, policy analysis, education, and outreach in Texas by:

Educating

Providing students hands-on training and guidance in transportation safety and safety-related research;

Collaborating

Promoting the collaboration of professionals from different disciplines in the cause of transportation safety;

Analyzing

Conducting research to reduce the deaths and injuries associated with transportation in all its modes;

Evaluating

Assessing the effectiveness of different plans, programs, and policies that have been implemented to reduce transportation-related deaths and injuries;

Sharing

Providing safety information to other professionals and the public; and

Distributing

Serving as a resource to the Legislature and various state agencies by developing new plans, programs, and policies that have the potential to reduce transportation-related deaths and injuries in Texas.