Native-Tribal Traffic Education Program

History

In 2016, the California Highway Patrol developed an outreach program called CHP Native, to build and strengthen its relationship with Native American Communities in Northern California.  To meet the CHP Native program’s objective and expansion throughout the state of California, CHP Native became the Native-Tribal Traffic Education Program (TTEP) in 2021.

About

CHP Native-Tribal Traffic Education Program (TTEP) works to promote tribal community engagement. The TTEP provides free traffic safety education to drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists on and near tribal lands in California.

The program strives to improve service and public trust in tribal communities by implementing many of the safety programs the CHP has to offer, all to reduce the number of fatal and injury incidents, and to save lives. The programs can be adapted for children, teens, and elders.

It is our mission to find solutions to local traffic problems and to provide service to the public we serve by developing community partnerships.

Did you know?

Native Americans are 2 to 3 times more likely to die in car crashes than other race or ethnicity groups and have the highest per-capita rate of total traffic deaths.

Annually, more than 550 Native Americans die in motor vehicle crashes. Thirty-four percent of these fatalities occur on reservations and tribal lands.

Contact Us

Contact the Community Outreach and Marketing Section for more information at (916) 843-3210 or your local CHP office.

Funding for this program is currently provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.