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Highway Safety

The DOT's Office of Highway Safety is part of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and conducts the state's Highway Safety efforts. The DOT OHS works with law enforcement agencies throughout the State to enhance enforcement of highway safety laws.

Janis Loiselle, Administrator
DOT's Office of Highway Safety
401- 222-3260 Ext. 4436

RIDOT & Motorcycle Safety

RIDOT's efforts to promote safe motorcycling include public service commercials.

View the most recent commercial here.

View RIDOT's first motorcycle commercial from 2007.

Room to Live: Click it, Don't risk it

WPRI Channel 12 aired this video on November 24, 2009 to illustrate the importance of seat belts and how they saved the life of the occupants of a series crash.

New Child Passenger Safety Law

  • Children under age eight (8) years old, less than fifty-seven (57) inches (4 feet, 9 inches) tall and weighing less that 80 lbs. (max weight limit of a booster seat) must be transported in any rear seating position of a motor vehicle and properly restrained in a child restraint system.
  • Children between the ages of 8 through 12 as a passenger in any seating position shall be properly wearing a safety belt.
  • Click here for more information

Click It or Ticket this Summer



Award-winning Highway Safety video and audio Public Services Announcements, created by Rhode Island High School students, Spring 2008.

Getting the message out: Don't drink and drive


RIDOT and law enforcement officers from throughout Rhode Island organized a press event on October 29 to highlight the purchase of 38 portable electronic message signs for each community to use to help combat drinking and driving.

Child restraints — when and how