Crash Risk Factors for Low-Volume Roads: an ODOT Case Study
April 2016 Webinar
Availability Status: Archived
- Created: Monday March 21st, 2016
- Source: Western Transportation Institute
- Publishing Organization: Oregon Department of Transportation
- Sponsored By: National Center for Rural Road Safety
- Topic: Enforcement, Engineering
- Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Data, Systemic Safety
- Skill Level: Basic
- Sector: Local, State, Federal, Tribal
- Profession: Engineers, Enforcement, Planners
- Training Format: Training Webinar
- Duration: 1.5 Hours
Description/Learning Outcomes:
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar providee information on:
- A proposed methodology and tool to objectively determine the potential crash risk for low-volume road segments using road geometry and roadside feature characteristics combined with crash history and traffic exposure
- Low-cost safety countermeasures that are most applicable to low-volume roads
Webinar Outcomes
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants were able to:
- Identify road geometry characteristics and roadside features that may correspond to increased crash risk.
- Select certain road characteristics that influence a resulting crash risk using the Oregon risk index developed in the project.
- Identify low-cost safety countermeasures that may be most applicable to low-volume roads.
- Identify how this approach could be reproduced and/or tailored for participant’s agency.
Course Presenter
The presenter was Levi Ewan, Research Engineer, Western Transportation Institute. Levi holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Montana State University, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Montana. He has seven years of transportation research expertise focused on Safety and Operations projects as well as ITS applications.
- Download: Webinar slides View .PDF (1.38M)
- External Link: Webinar recording
- External Link: Evaluation link (to receive CEUs or certificate of completion for this webinar, you MUST fill out this evaluation)