Welcome to Home Safely, a podcast from the National Center for Rural Road Safety—where we put rural road safety in the driver’s seat. Each episode, we bring you stories, strategies, and solutions that are helping communities across the country make their roads safer for everyone. Whether you’re behind the wheel, designing the road, setting policy, or just a community member, you’re part of the journey—so let’s work together and get everyone home … safely.
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 TxDOT’s roundabout initiative and why roundabouts are crucial to saving lives on rural roadways.
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-crash care is, its challenges, and what the Commission is doing to advance post-crash care in Georgia.
Jaime Sullivan is the director of the National Center for Rural Road Safety. In this conversation, Kevin talks with Jaime about what the center is, its work, and the unique challenges faced by transportation practitioners in rural areas across the country.