LTAP Centers' Safety Peer Exchange

Created: Thursday August 15th, 2019
Source: Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

The National LTAP & TTAP Association’s (NLTAPA) Safety Working Group and the National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour ... [ Read More » ]

Part 5: Safe Roads

Created: Tuesday November 30th, 2021
Source: USDOT FHWA Office of Safety
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User
Sub-Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Low Cost Countermeasures, Pedestrian Safety, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

Webinar Series Description No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wo ... [ Read More » ]

Part 4: Safe Speeds

Created: Wednesday October 27th, 2021
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

Webinar Series Description No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wo ... [ Read More » ]

Driving FoRRRwD to Reduce Curve Crashes with Signing and Marking

Created: Wednesday October 13th, 2021
Source: Michigan Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Retro-reflectivity and Nighttime Visibility, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

Part 3: Safe Vehicles

Created: Wednesday September 29th, 2021
Source: Connecticut Transportation Institute
Topic: EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wondering: how to explain th ... [ Read More » ]

Part 2: Safe Road Users

Created: Tuesday August 31st, 2021
Source: Clackamas County, OR
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Human Factors, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures

Webinar Description No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wondering ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD: Reducing Roadside Obstacles

Created: Thursday August 12th, 2021
Source: University of Nebraska
Sponsor: USDOT FHWA Office of Safety, National Local Technical Assistance Program Association, National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

Part 1: Introducing the Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture

Created: Wednesday June 30th, 2021
Source: Center for Health and Safety Culture at WTI
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Human Factors, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Systemic Safety

No doubt you have heard of the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but were you also wondering: how to explain these ... [ Read More » ]

Driving FoRRRwD with the Pillars

Created: Tuesday June 15th, 2021
Source: New Jersey DOT
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]

Roadkill Observation and Data System (ROaDS) Project: Streamlining Animal-Vehicle Collision Data Collection

Created: Tuesday April 13th, 2021
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Animal Vehicle Countermeasures, Crash Records, Safety Data

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) is hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured an overview ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD: You Have Crash Data, Now What?

Created: Thursday April 8th, 2021
Source: Washington Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

Moving FoRRRwD with Safety Action Plans: Statewide, Regional, and Local

Created: Thursday December 17th, 2020
Source: Louisiana South Central Planning and Development Commission
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]

Examining Rural Traffic Safety Culture: An Appalachia Case Study

Created: Tuesday October 27th, 2020
Source: Highway Safety Research Center University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Injury Prevention, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured a review of ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: Gravel Road Treatments, Rumble Strips and SafetyEdge, and Centerline Buffers

Created: Tuesday October 20th, 2020
Source: Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program at Iowa State University
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: Signing, Striping and Maintenance Treatments

Created: Tuesday September 15th, 2020
Source: Lapeer County (Michigan) Road Commission
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Pavement Safety, Retro-reflectivity and Nighttime Visibility, Road Departure

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) and Continuous Friction Measurement (CFM)

Created: Tuesday August 11th, 2020
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Pavement Safety, Road Surface Conditions, Safety Countermeasures

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

The Human Trafficking Tie to Transportation

Created: Wednesday July 22nd, 2020
Source: South West Transit Association
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Injury Prevention, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description Human traffickers exploit legitima ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD with the Systemic Approach: Prioritizing Locations and Projects

Created: Tuesday July 14th, 2020
Source: Oregon Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]

Implementing a Local Road Safety Plan

Created: Monday June 29th, 2020
Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Safety Plans

A LRSP cannot reach the goal of reducing traffic related fatalities and serious injuries if it is not implemented. Recognizing the challenges State, local, Trib ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Systemic Approach – Risk Factors for RwD

Created: Tuesday June 16th, 2020
Source: Kentucky Local Technical Assistance Program
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Road Departure

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]

ROUTES Initiative and Rural Safety Data

Created: Wednesday May 20th, 2020
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Education, Engineering
Sub-Topic: Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured an overview ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Innovative Mechanisms to Deliver Safety Projects

Created: Tuesday May 12th, 2020
Source: Montana Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Road Departure

An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Funding and Data to Identify Projects

Created: Thursday April 16th, 2020
Source: Champaign County, Ohio
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Road Departure, Safety Data, Safety Plans

Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reduci ... [ Read More » ]

Traffic Safety Culture Messaging

Created: Wednesday March 25th, 2020
Source: Center for Health and Safety Culture at WTI
Topic: Education, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured information on ... [ Read More » ]

Unpaving Guide

Created: Tuesday February 18th, 2020
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic:
Sub-Topic:

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured information ... [ Read More » ]

LRSP Part #2: A Roadmap to Getting Home Safely

Created: Thursday January 23rd, 2020
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) and the NLTAPA Safety Working Group co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Descripti ... [ Read More » ]

LRSP Part #1: Local Road Safety Plan Implementation

Created: Tuesday December 17th, 2019
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) and the NLTAPA Safety Working Group co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Descrip ... [ Read More » ]

Multi-Disciplinary Speed Management

Created: Tuesday November 19th, 2019
Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Low Cost Countermeasures, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar stressed the importance ... [ Read More » ]

A Review of the Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures that Seek to Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

Created: Wednesday October 30th, 2019
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User
Sub-Topic: Animal Vehicle Countermeasures, Driver Behavior, Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures

This webinar presented the latest information on the relative effectiveness of mitigation measures that seek to reduce animal-vehicle collisions (AVCs). There a ... [ Read More » ]

Safe Systems for Rural Users

Created: Wednesday July 31st, 2019
Source: Clackamas County, OR
Topic: Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National LTAP & TTAP Association’s (NLTAPA) Safety Working hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour onlin ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Multimodal Planning

Created: Tuesday July 16th, 2019
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Low Cost Countermeasures, Pedestrian Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar explored why and how rural co ... [ Read More » ]

Motorcycle Safety

Created: Wednesday May 29th, 2019
Source: Oklahoma State Patrol
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

Webinar Description In recognition of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, the Safety Center’s May webinar focused on motorcycle safety. The webinar focused on ... [ Read More » ]

Marketing Safety: How to Tell Your Story and Move People to Action

Created: Thursday April 25th, 2019
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

This webinar was co-hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safety and the National LTAP & TTAP Association. It provided practical techniques for effec ... [ Read More » ]

NACE’s Road to Zero Grant: Advancing Local Road Safety Practices with State DOTs

Created: Thursday March 28th, 2019
Source: National Association of County Engineers
Sponsor: National Safety Council
Topic: Engineering
Sub-Topic: Safety Data

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and the National Safety Council’s Road to Zero Coal ... [ Read More » ]

Bridging the Gap: Safety Summit #2 Recap

Created: Thursday February 28th, 2019
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided a recap of the 2nd N ... [ Read More » ]

Framework for Bikeway Designation on Rural Roads

Created: Thursday January 31st, 2019
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

This webinar provided an overview of the development and content of the Framework for Bikeway Designation on Rural Roads. The document was developed as a resour ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures – Part 3

Created: Tuesday December 18th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part 2

Created: Tuesday November 13th, 2018
Source: Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program at Iowa State University
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Safety for the Rural Aging Road User

Created: Sunday October 28th, 2018
Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Aging Road User, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Human Factors, Injury Prevention

Webinar Description The safety of all road users must be considered on the “Road to Zero”. In this webinar, we explored the safety needs, challenges, and co ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part #1

Created: Thursday October 4th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Utilizing ITS for Rural Road Safety

Created: Tuesday September 25th, 2018
Source: Iowa Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road User
Sub-Topic: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Low Cost Countermeasures

Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview of the Safety Center’s newly released Rural Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Toolkit, as well as, ... [ Read More » ]

Designing for Rural Bicyclist Safety

Created: Thursday August 16th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview of why b ... [ Read More » ]

Local Safety Funding Options

Created: Wednesday August 1st, 2018
Sponsor: National Center for Rural Road Safety, Federal Highway Administration, National Association of County Engineers
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Grant Writing and Project Development

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) co-host ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Roundabouts are Saving Lives

Created: Thursday July 19th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Intersection Design/Safety, Roundabouts, Safety Countermeasures

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview of the s ... [ Read More » ]

Rural Intersection Safety and Countermeasures

Created: Wednesday June 27th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Intersection Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided information on how t ... [ Read More » ]

Road to Zero: Getting to Zero Roadway Fatalities: What will it Take?

Created: Tuesday May 29th, 2018
Source: National Safety Council
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview of the ... [ Read More » ]

Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles (SMVs)

Created: Thursday May 3rd, 2018
Source: Yates County Sheriff
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, you were provided with ... [ Read More » ]

Creating a Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)

Created: Tuesday March 20th, 2018
Source: Ohio Department of Transportation
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Safety Plans

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, applicants were provid ... [ Read More » ]

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