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Suggested Citation: "Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Coordination of Highway Safety Improvement Program and Highway Safety Office Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29375.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADOT

Arizona Department of Transportation

AI

Artificial intelligence

Alaska DOT&PF

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

ALDOT

Alabama Department of Transportation

ARDOT

Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARTS

All Roads Transportation Safety

BMV

Bureau of Motor Vehicles

CDOT

Colorado Department of Transportation

CHSP

Comprehensive highway safety plan

CTDOT

Connecticut Department of Transportation

CVSP

Commercial vehicle safety plan

DDOT

District (of Columbia) Department of Transportation

DelDOT

Delaware Department of Transportation

DMOI

Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure

DMV

Department of Motor Vehicles

DOT

Department of transportation

DUI

Driving under the influence

ELT

Executive Leadership Team

EMS

Emergency medical services

FARS

Fatality Analysis Reporting System

FDOT

Florida Department of Transportation

FFY

Federal Fiscal Year

FY

Fiscal Year

GDOT

Georgia Department of Transportation

GHSO

Governors Highway Safety Office

GHSP

Governorʼs Highway Safety Program

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

GOHS

Governorʼs Office of Highway Safety

GTSAC

Governorʼs Traffic Safety Advisory Commission

HDOT

Hawaii Department of Transportation

HRRR

High Risk Rural Roads program

HSCA

Highway Safety Corridor Analysis

HSIP

Highway Safety Improvement Program

HSO

Highway Safety Office

HSP

Highway Safety Plan

ICJI

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

IDOT

Illinois Department of Transportation

INDOT

Indiana Department of Transportation

Suggested Citation: "Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Coordination of Highway Safety Improvement Program and Highway Safety Office Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29375.

ITD

Idaho Transportation Department

ITS

Intelligent transportation systems

KYTC

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

La DOTD

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

LEL

Law enforcement liaison

LTAP

Local Technical Assistance Program

MaineDOT

Maine Department of Transportation

MassDOT

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MDT

Montana Department of Transportation

MnDOT

Minnesota Department of Transportation

MoDOT

Missouri Department of Transportation

MPO

Metropolitan planning organization

MTSC

Maine Transportation Safety Coalition

n.d.

No date

NCDOT

North Carolina Department of Transportation

NDDOT

North Dakota Department of Transportation

NHDOT

New Hampshire Department of Transportation

NJDOT

New Jersey Department of Transportation

NMDOT

New Mexico Department of Transportation

OHS

Office of Highway Safety

PennDOT

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

PP&E

Public participation and engagement

RIDOT

Rhode Island Department of Transportation

RSA

Road safety audit

SCDOT

South Carolina Department of Transportation

SDDOT

South Dakota Department of Transportation

SHSO

State Highway Safety Office

SHSP

Strategic Highway Safety Plan

SSO

State Safety Office

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

TDOT

Tennessee Department of Transportation

TRCC

Traffic Records Coordinating Committee

TSMO

Transportation Systems Management and Operations

TxDOT

Texas Department of Transportation

UDOT

Utah Department of Transportation

VDOT

Virginia Department of Transportation

VMT

Vehicle miles traveled

VRU

Vulnerable road user

VRUSA

Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment

VTrans

Vermont Agency of Transportation

WisDOT

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transportation

WYDOT

Wyoming Department of Transportation

Suggested Citation: "Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Coordination of Highway Safety Improvement Program and Highway Safety Office Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29375.
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Suggested Citation: "Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Coordination of Highway Safety Improvement Program and Highway Safety Office Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29375.
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