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“The AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) is the new state of the practice for the crash testing of safety hardware devices for use on the N ... [ Read More » ]
This fact sheet addresses that myth that “road diets make traffic worse” by providing several scenarios that bust this myth. In truth, “when a ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description Have you ever been tasked with a safety-re ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) is hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview ... [ Read More » ]
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 ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webin ... [ Read More » ]
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 e ... [ Read More » ]
“This course consists of 13 self-paced informational modules that can be taken in any order depending on the student’s prior knowledge level, interest, ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC) co-hosted a F ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH ... [ Read More » ]
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 th ... [ Read More » ]
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 » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. ... [ Read More » ]
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 » ]
“Different environments or types of communities offer different opportunities and challenges for promoting walking and walkability. One of the most commo ... [ Read More » ]
On March 1-2, 2016, the Northwest Transportation Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP) conducted a hands-on tribal road safety audit (RSA) workshop. T ... [ Read More » ]
The National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America was held Sept. 7-9, 2016 in Denver, CO. It was hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safet ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. We ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour online training event. This Safety Center sponsored webinar explored the publi ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour online training event. Webinar Description This Safety Center sponsored webina ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided information on: L ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar providee information on: ... [ Read More » ]
On March 1-2, 2016, the Northwest Transportation Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP) conducted a hands-on tribal road safety audit (RSA) workshop. T ... [ Read More » ]
The Focus: Local and Tribal Road Safety The Reason: Getting the most from the Toolkit and User Guides to address safety on rural local and tribal roadways where ... [ Read More » ]
This Safety Center sponsored webinar provided an overview of the NCHRP funded Domestic Scan 14-03 that examined the factors and processes that can support the s ... [ Read More » ]
The objectives of this 1.5 hour webinar are to: understand the need for safety improvement review the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund understand exi ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour webinar. This Safety Center sponsored webinar provided participants with the ... [ Read More » ]
Credit Hours: 1 Many of the best practices taught in traffic incident management training, such as lane +1 and diagonal blocking, can be challenging or impossib ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) will be hosting a FREE, one hour online training event. This Safety Center sponsored webinar will pro ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour webinar. This Safety Center sponsored webinar provided a background on the ... [ Read More » ]
Introduction to the National Center for Rural Road Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour webinar for road agencies and other stakeholders who want to learn more about ... [ Read More » ]
Safety Culture National Webinar
This webinar provides an overview of the role of culture in traffic safety and the Towards Zero Deaths program. This training will launch Adobe Connect in a se ... [ Read More » ]
Railroad Track Inspection and Safety Standards
Overview Track is the foundation of the railroad’s physical plant. Although railroad track components are relatively simple in concept, they interact in a ... [ Read More » ]
Work Zone Safety Awareness Workshop
The Work Zone Safety Awareness Program is offered to participants who require an overview of working safely in the roadway. As new or veteran employees enter or ... [ Read More » ]
Designing Safer Roads for Vulnerable Road Users
Vulnerable road users (VRU) are susceptible to traffic injuries and fatalities, perhaps more so than drivers. Yet we design highways for the mobility of cars so ... [ Read More » ]
Engaging Partners in the Systemic Safety Process
This training will launch Adobe Connect in a separate browser window. ... [ Read More » ]
Improving Local Road Safety: Noteworthy State DOT Funding, Training, and Technical Assistance Practices
Webinar will open in Adobe Connect in a new browser window. Improving Local Road Safety: Noteworthy State DOT Funding, Training, and Technical Assistance Practi ... [ Read More » ]
Roadside Safety Pooled Fund
To establish an ongoing roadside safety research program that meets the research and functional needs of participating states in a cost-effective and timely man ... [ Read More » ]
Evaluation of Low Cost Safety Improvements (Pooled Fund)
The goal of this research is to develop reliable estimates of the effectiveness of the safety improvements that are identified as strategies in the National Coo ... [ Read More » ]
Midwest States Pooled Fund Crash Test Program
Midwest States Pooled Fund Crash Test Program the objective of this project is to crash test highway roadside appurtenances to assure that they meet criteria es ... [ Read More » ]
Traffic Safety Culture Pooled Fund
Traffic Safety Culture Pooled Fund is a cooperative effort of participating state DOTs and other organizations vested in traffic safety. The purpose of this eff ... [ Read More » ]
North/West Passage (Pooled Fund)
Northwest Passage Corridor(Interstates 90 and 94 between Wisconsin and Washington function as major corridors for commercial and recreational travel) focuses on ... [ Read More » ]
Clear Roads Research Program (Pooled Fund)
Clear Roads Research Program brings together transportation professionals and researchers from around the country to drive innovation in the field of winter mai ... [ Read More » ]
Animal Vehicle Collision Mitigation (Pooled Fund)
Animal Vehicle Collision Mitigation is a project that will investigate the most promising roadway- or vehicle-based animal detection/driver warning systems to m ... [ Read More » ]
Aurora (Pooled Fund)
Aurora is an international partnership of public road agencies working together to perform joint road weather research. For more information visit the Aurora we ... [ Read More » ]
National Overview of Driver Education
An investigation was undertaken to collect information from the 50 States and the District of Columbia regarding their driver education requirements, delivery s ... [ Read More » ]
Anew microsite to provide a central resource for information about roadside safety hardware, including guardrails. The site contains state guardrail data, inclu ... [ Read More » ]
South Carolina Department of Transportation has recently created a rural road safety program. Secretary Hall presented the details in January 2017 at a monthly ... [ Read More » ]
This website provides a PSA on sharing the roads with farmers. Be alert. Be patient. Be kind. That’s the message state officials are sending to Vermont driver ... [ Read More » ]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has partnered with a multitude of organizations to collect res ... [ Read More » ]