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      The Safety Center wants to empower rural road owners with a holistic approach to reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities. In other words, we want to help you address all the factors that influence safety or contribute to crashes, including the road user, road, vehicle, and safety culture. To accomplish the multidisciplinary approach, we are involving all of the 4Es: engineering, education, EMS, and enforcement.

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      Sometimes we all need a little guidance or inspiration to get started on a new project, but we just do not know where to find it… Let your "Safety Sidekick" do all the work for you – we are continually collecting the resources in one easy to find place!

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      Research drives the future of rural road safety. It advances the state-of-the-art in safety techniques and enhances training and education tools. At the Safety Center we conduct small amounts of targeted research and get the word out about key research that others are leading.

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  • Road User

    20080826_NRH_1818-4-3x3-300lrDistracted driving, seatbelts, road rage and other factors that contribute to accidents or injury.

  • Road

    Close view of a sharp left curve on a rural roadway.Weather, animals, road design, maintenance, and other critical road conditions.

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    Motion blur image of sliver mid-size vehicleImpact of trucks, motorcycles, ag equipment; plus, in-vehicle technology advancements.

  • Safety Culture

    Law enforcement officer encouraging use of seatbelt during violation pulloverPromoting a culture of safe driving in the community, within families, and on the job.

  • Engineering

    005_engineeringInnovative safety solutions for road, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure.

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    A group of transportation professionals participating in in-the-field rural road safety training.Ideas for implementing successful driver education and public awareness initiatives.

  • EMS

    007_emsOvercoming unique challenges of improving EMS response in rural and remote areas.

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    Police cruiser with flashing lights seen in rear view mirror after bing pulled overEnforcement techniques that make a difference in improving safety.

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  • Recent News

    • Third Rural Road Safety Summit: Virtual Format Leads to Record Attendance December 21, 2020
    • Call for Posters – How to Make Rural Roads Safe for Everyone July 20, 2020
    • Look Twice, Save a Life – May is Motorcycle Awareness Month May 15, 2020
    • Coping with Continuing Services during theCOVID-19 Pandemic April 14, 2020
    • April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month March 12, 2020

  • Did you know…

    40% of crash fatality victims in rural areas were in vehicles that rolled over and more than 70% of these victims were not wearing seatbelts
    (NHTSA)

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