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The 2026 Sweethearts of Safety Awards!

Our Vision

All North Carolinians getting where they are going safely.

While North Carolina has a dynamic community of issue-specific transportation safety advocates, what was missing was one organization with expertise in conducting high-impact public communications efforts, providing effective grassroots and grasstops citizen engagement, and serving to champion public policies that promote better behaviors to combat perils to safety across all forms and manner of transportation.

The North Carolina Alliance for Safe Transportation (NCAST) was created to be that organization, with one goal in mind: reduce the number of transportation-related crashes, injuries and fatalities in North Carolina.

Our Mission

To drive behaviors that promote and encourage safe use of North Carolina’s transportation network.

A major focus of NCAST is promoting awareness of safety issues specific to younger motorists.

Teen drivers are especially at risk on the roads, with vehicle crashes the leading cause of death in America among those under 21.

The inexperience and impulsiveness of teen drivers is a significant reason for their high crash rates, making important the safety features of the vehicles they drive as well as getting plenty of supervised driving practice.

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Wildlife crashes cost over $10 billion and 200 lives in the U.S. every year. Wildlife crossings are a cost-effective solution that help protect animals drivers from collisions…

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SPOTLIGHT:

The 2026 Sweethearts of Safety Awards

Join us at Raleigh’s Park Alumni Center February 12th for our 3rd annual luncheon honoring outstanding achievement in promoting transportation safety in North Carolina during the past year. This year’s winners will become part of a growing echelon of legislators, agencies and thought leaders that recognize the importance of NCAST’s central mission.

This event is a unique opportunity to not only thank current and former winners for their efforts, but to learn how they approach issues, prioritize positive action, and create connections that reinforce and amplify this work.

Please click below today to purchase tickets, or better yet, consider a full or partial table sponsorship to affirm your organization’s support of these worthy efforts.

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