The Rural Modes: Rural Road Safety Awareness Week, July 13-17
BOZEMAN, MONTANA – 6/23/2026 – This year Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW), July 13–17, spotlights the unique challenges of rural travel, highlighting the range of tra
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July 13-17, 2026
Theme: The Rural Modes
Join your favorite rural modes on the road to safety! In this environment, road safety practices aim to support all modes of travel on rural roadways.
Assets: posters, social media graphics, webinars, and more.
Passionate about saving lives on rural roadways?
RRSAW 2026 is all about The Rural Modes and deploying strategies and tools that can make your roads safer. Here are the steps to submit a RRSAW proclamation in your jurisdiction.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety is a premier center of excellence for training, resources, technical assistance, and education on rural road safety issues. Funded by the Federal Highway Administration, we equip rural communities to prevent all deaths and serious injuries on their roadways.
BOZEMAN, MONTANA – 6/23/2026 – This year Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW), July 13–17, spotlights the unique challenges of rural travel, highlighting the range of tra
BOZEMAN, MONTANA – 4/6/2026 – Registration is now open for the National Center for Rural Road Safety (the Center) Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural virtual mini-confe
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Vic Lund is a traffic engineer at the Saint Louis County, Minnesota Department of Public Works. In this episode, Kevin talks with Vic about identifying opportunities to reduce cras
Nick Parr is the director of the Boone County Highway Department in Indiana. In this episode, Kevin talks with Nick about his decades long experience in rural road safety and [&hel
Carrie Brown is the program manager for Nevada Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and the director of the Western Tribal Technical Assistance Program (WTTAP). In this conver
Matthew Enders is the Technical Services Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Local Technical Assistance Program and oversees the State’s traffic
Amanda Austin is the Roundabout and Alternative Intersection Design (RAID) Lead for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In this conversation, Kevin talks with Amanda about
Crystal Shelnutt is the Regional Trauma System Development Manager at the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission. In this conversation, Kevin talks with Crystal about what post-cra
of roadway fatalities occur in rural areas
Roundabouts can reduce injury crashes at intersections by 82% (Source: FHWA)
Emergency response times are roughly 50% longer in rural areas
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