Driver Education

Driver education programs are important for teaching driving skills, rules and tips to new drivers. However, continued education is also needed to provide all drivers with updated information on rules and law changes, or risky driving behaviors. In rural areas driver education programs can be customized to address rural driving conditions or road characteristics, such as railroad crossings, mountainous terrain, or sharing the road with large trucks and agricultural equipment.

This section provides resources related to driver’s education.

Training

Traffic Safety Culture Messaging

Created: Wednesday March 25th, 2020
Source: Center for Health and Safety Culture at WTI
Topic: Education, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar featured information on ... [ Read More » ]

Motorcycle Safety

Created: Wednesday May 29th, 2019
Source: Oklahoma State Patrol
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

Webinar Description In recognition of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, the Safety Center’s May webinar focused on motorcycle safety. The webinar focused on ... [ Read More » ]

Marketing Safety: How to Tell Your Story and Move People to Action

Created: Thursday April 25th, 2019
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

This webinar was co-hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safety and the National LTAP & TTAP Association. It provided practical techniques for effec ... [ Read More » ]

April 2019- Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Posted on Monday March 11th, 2019

As vehicle technology improves, today’s drivers are potentially more distracted than ever. Whether it is texting, using vehicle internet accessibility, eating on the go, or simply dealing with children in t ...

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Safety for the Rural Aging Road User

Created: Sunday October 28th, 2018
Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Aging Road User, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Human Factors, Injury Prevention

Webinar Description The safety of all road users must be considered on the “Road to Zero”. In this webinar, we explored the safety needs, challenges, and co ... [ Read More » ]

Road to Zero: Getting to Zero Roadway Fatalities: What will it Take?

Created: Tuesday May 29th, 2018
Source: National Safety Council
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

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 » ]

Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles (SMVs)

Created: Thursday May 3rd, 2018
Source: Yates County Sheriff
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, you were provided with ... [ Read More » ]

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Posted on Monday March 19th, 2018

April has been designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. While distracted driving is something to be tackled every day, this April we can put some extra focus on ending distracted driving. Transportation ...

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Website

Distracted Driving: One Call Can Change Everything

Posted: Monday April 10th, 2017
Source: National Safety Council
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Family Rules Regarding Roadway Safety, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Countermeasures

This webpage provides information on distracted driving. It includes resources for distracted driving awareness month, a free cell phone policy kit, distracted ... [ Read More » ]

Do you want to help spread the safe driving message? The timing is right!

Posted on Wednesday March 8th, 2017

April is Distracted Driving Month, and the National Safety Council would like for you to help spread the word about their #JustDrive campaign for safety. They have assembled a variety of distracted driving social ...

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Safety Compass Newsletter

Published: Tuesday January 24th, 2017
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road, Road User, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Aging Road User, Commercial Vehicles, Driver Education, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Intersection Design/Safety, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Speed Management Systems, Systemic Safety, Young Drivers

Articles in this issue of the Safety Compass include: HSIP 2015 National Summary Report Now Available! DDSA: Performing A Health Check-Up On Your Roadways Data ... [ Read More » ]

Website

How Do We Move Toward Zero Deaths

Posted: Wednesday December 21st, 2016
Source: Toward Zero Deaths
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

“Zero is not an impossible goal, but it will take all of us to get there. See how all of our efforts are helping us on our way Toward Zero Deaths.” ... [ Read More » ]

Noteworthy Practice

Program Profile: Isanti County "SafeCab"

Posted: Tuesday December 20th, 2016
Source: Isanti County
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Impaired Driving, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

The Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths website features one of their county Safe Ride Programs. The Isanti County “SafeCab” program, which hwas started in 2003, i ... [ Read More » ]

Training

Toward Zero Deaths-Proactive Steps for Your Community

Created: Thursday December 8th, 2016
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

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 » ]

Press Release

U.S. DOT, National Safety Council Launch Road to Zero Coalition to End Roadway Fatalities

Released: Wednesday October 5th, 2016
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Safety Council
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures

“WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Motor Ca ... [ Read More » ]

Research Report

Cannabis & Road Safety: Policy Challenges

Created: Saturday October 1st, 2016
Source: Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Sponsor: Canadian Automobile Association
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Impaired Driving, Injury Prevention

“Drugged driving has been increasingly recognized as a priority in the past decade. Growing discussions among Federal government agencies regarding public ... [ Read More » ]

Website

Fall Driving Tips

Posted: Monday August 29th, 2016
Source: National Safety Council, South Dakota Safety Council
Topic: Education, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Weather Conditions

This website provides fall driving tips including information about leaves, frost, school buses, and decreasing daylight. ... [ Read More » ]

Distraction.gov

Posted: Monday June 27th, 2016
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Family Rules Regarding Roadway Safety

This USDOT and NHTSA website provides resources for teens, parents, educators, employers, and community groups to help eliminate texting and driving. Resources ... [ Read More » ]

Winter Driving Tips

Posted: Monday December 7th, 2015
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Education, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Weather Conditions

This website provides winter driving tips in the following categories: before you go, safety first, on the road, and in an emergency. ... [ Read More » ]

Traffic Safety Marketing

Posted: Monday December 7th, 2015
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Aggressive Driving, Aging Road User, Bicycle Safety, Child Passenger Safety, Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Driver Fatigue-Drowsy Driving, Human Factors, Impaired Driving, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Occupant Protection, Pedestrian Safety, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road Rage, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Speed Enforcement, Young Drivers

This website is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s communication resource for States, partner organizations, and highway safety profess ... [ Read More » ]

Research

National Overview of Driver Education

Published: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Source: American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Topic: Education, Road User
Sub-Topic: 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 » ]