A professional who directs activities of State Highway Safety Council to promote driver education and safety of roads and vehicles. Responsibilities include:

• Directs workers engaged in compilation of traffic safety statistics, such as fatalities and injuries, causes of accidents, and characteristics of drivers involved in accidents.
• Evaluates statistics according to accepted statistical analysis procedures and formulates plans for improving driver education and highway engineering.
• Prepares or directs workers engaged in preparation of pamphlets, advertisements, radio commercials, and other educational materials concerned with highway safety.
• Delivers speeches and participates in public forums and broadcasts to educate motorists in safety habits.
• Confers with officials of other departments, such as state police and highway engineering and with national safety leaders to coordinate program activities.
• Recommends changes in legislation and highway user regulations to improve safety conditions.