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.
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 conversation, Kevin talks with Carrie about the local and Tribal road system experience and innovations that have significantly improved data collection. The conversation also touches on the cultural-historical impact of governmental partnerships on the Tribal approach to roadway safety.
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 engineering safety group. In this conversation, Kevin talks with Matthew about the challenges of Washington’s rural roadways and how WSDOT met those challenges through comprehensive efforts such as road safety plans, the systemic approach, and being proactive.
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.
