Members include local city, county, state and occasionally federal agencies, as well as private industry representatives and local citizens.  The community boundaries are up to the individuals comprising the team, and can be a city, an entire county, a portion of a county, multiple counties, or any other jurisdictional arrangement.

Multi-jurisdictional means several agencies (cities, county and state) plus other groups and organizations working together toward a common goal of improving traffic safety in their community.   Multi-disciplinary means integrating the efforts of the 4 "E" disciplines that work in highway safety, including Engineering, Enforcement, Education / public information, and Emergency services.  By working together with interested citizens and other traffic safety advocates within their communities, the CTSTs help to solve local traffic safety problems related to the driver, the vehicle and the roadway. 

One common goal of each Community Traffic Safety Team is to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes within their community.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has been active in the support of Community Traffic Safety Teams. Each FDOT District has a CTST Coordinator who works closely with the Teams in their geographic area, and the Central FDOT Safety Office  acts as a liaison to the District Coordinators. For a list of the Community Traffic Safety Teams in the State, including their routine meeting times and contact information, click on the appropriate FDOT district.

In Florida, the CTSTs are closely tied to Florida's Safety Management System (SMS)  as a mechanism to address highway safety on all public roadways. Federal requirements for Safety Management Systems included a component where states should "coordinate and integrate broad-based safety programs (such as motor carrier, corridor, and community based traffic safety activities) into a comprehensive management approach for highway safety", and were required to extend coverage to all public roads. Click here for more information on Florida's Safety Management System.

Due to the common goals, objectives and interests of the statewide Community Traffic Safety Teams, the teams decided to form their own unique Coalition. The CTST Coalition holds quarterly meetings to share successes, safety materials and programs and to facilitate technology transfer among the CTSTs. As a tie to the Florida Safety Management System, the CTST Coalition Chairman is also an SMS Steering Committee Representative.