November 13, 2025
Preventing impaired road use among students is most effective with a coordinated, campus-wide effort built on collaboration, shared responsibility, and the diverse expertise of campus stakeholders. Start building a team of people on your campus who can tackle the issue with you.
HECAOD suggests establishing the Traffic Safety Dream Team, which includes representation from each of the following roles:
Health/Wellness Professionals: A health educator, alcohol and other drug coordinator, or wellness specialist have an understanding of effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention strategies, existing programming, and may have access to data related to AOD prevalence and perceptions.
Students: Involving students in your campus team will provide valuable insight into the traffic safety issues most pressing for students, help to galvanize them to action, and lend validity to your work.
Data Keeper: To support data-driven decisions, it’s helpful to include someone on your team who understands IRB processes, survey tools available to your campus, and basic data analysis—such as a faculty member in public health, addiction studies, or engineering, a staff member who oversees student surveys, or even yourself.
Administrative Champion: It’s useful to have someone involved in these efforts who can approve different project elements such as deploying a survey and generating time and resources toward the initiative.
Campus Safety & Security Personnel: Campus safety, security, and/or police have great insight into high-risk areas on campus and what resources exist to address identified issues. They are a valuable partner during the intervention implementation phase and could offer support to increase enforcement, implement DUI checkpoints, and connect with community police.
Download the Team Member Brainstorming Worksheet that can assist in brainstorming you own campus Traffic Safety Dream Team.