Distracted Driving Toolkit

Posted on Friday October 11th, 2019

When you are driving down the highway at high speeds, would you think it’s a good idea to close your eyes for five seconds? Of course not; but that is the average time it takes to read or send a text and as mob ...

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Did you attend our first Summit? Register now for the second one- we’re bridging the gap!

Posted on Tuesday August 28th, 2018

Rural communities provide food, energy, resources and much more to keep America running. In 2016, attendees at the National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America helped define the future for “Movi ...

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Training

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 » ]

General Report

On the Road to Zero, We Cannot Ignore Rural

Created: Thursday May 10th, 2018
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Commercial Vehicles, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), a center of excellence supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administrat ... [ Read More » ]

Training

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 » ]

The Culture of Swedish Vision Zero

Created: Tuesday December 12th, 2017
Source: Swedish Royal Institute of Technology
Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the Center for Health and Safety Culture co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar D ... [ Read More » ]

Collaborating with Law Enforcement to Reach Zero

Created: Tuesday August 1st, 2017
Source: Rutgers - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring

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 » ]

It’s Not Always Clear What Happened

Posted on Thursday July 6th, 2017

Imagine – a car approaching an intersection tries to avoid a large object in the road, swerves out of the way and hits a lamppost, causing serious damage. Then the car bounces back into the roadway and whereby ...

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Fact Sheet

Dear Law Enforcement Partners

Created: Friday June 30th, 2017
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures

This handout is written in letter form, from a transportation agency to their partner law enforcement agency. The letter describes how important law enforcement ... [ Read More » ]

Law Enforcement and Transportation

Created: Friday June 30th, 2017
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures

This handout describes the importance of law enforcement in transportation safety. The front side discusses action items that law enforcement can take and the b ... [ Read More » ]

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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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 » ]

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 » ]

Research Report

Post-Crash Response

Created: Thursday December 1st, 2016
Source: World Health Organization
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Location of Trauma Centers, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety

The World Health Organization has released a report that outlines policies for improving health care and other systems to provide the key elements of post-crash ... [ Read More » ]

Training

Defining the Future for Safe Rural Transportation in Rural America

Created: Thursday November 10th, 2016
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety

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 » ]

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 » ]

Toolbox-kit

T-Force Toolkit: Increasing Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement

Created: Monday September 26th, 2016
Source: University of Massachusetts Traffic Safety Research Program
Topic: Enforcement, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Commercial Vehicles, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Speed Enforcement

For a variety of reasons, routine traffic stops with large trucks and buses occur significantly less than traffic stops with passenger vehicles. Considering the ... [ Read More » ]

Training

National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America

Created: Friday September 9th, 2016
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Sponsor: National Center for Rural Road Safety, American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Rutgers - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety

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 » ]

Article

“Textalyzer” May Become New Tool in Detecting Distracted Driver Accidents

Published: Sunday September 4th, 2016
Publication: The National Law Review
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Distracted Driving, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures

In the latest effort to clamp down on the rising number of distracted driving crashes, legislators in New York State are considering equipping police with a “ ... [ Read More » ]

Research Report

Investigation of Interaction between Traffic Safety, Law Enforcement and Environment

Created: Thursday September 1st, 2016
Source: Mountain-Plains Consortium
Topic: EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Crash Records, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Safety Data

“For highways located in different counties and cities across the country, specific conditions of weather, terrain, traffic characteristics, highway condi ... [ Read More » ]

Fact Sheet

Lives Saved in 2015 by Restraint Use and Minimum-Drinking-Age Laws

Created: Monday August 1st, 2016
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Child Passenger Safety, Crash Records, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Impaired Driving, Motorcyclists, Safety Data

NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis has been producing annual estimates of lives saved since 1975. This fact sheet contains finding for 2015 b ... [ Read More » ]

Training

Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) through Improved Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) and Rural Emergency Response

Created: Tuesday July 12th, 2016
Source: Michigan Department of Transportation
Sponsor: National Center for Rural Road Safety, National Operations Center of Excellence
Topic: EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Road Safety Audits

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 Public Health Side of Rural Transportation

Created: Tuesday May 31st, 2016
Source: El Paso County, CO
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Occupant Protection, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Plans

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 » ]

Technical Guide/Manual

Motorcycle Road Safety Audit Case Studies

Created: Sunday May 1st, 2016
Source: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Human Factors, Low Cost Countermeasures, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Road Departure, Road Safety Audits, Road Surface Conditions, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

“Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and are conducted by an indep ... [ Read More » ]

Website

NHTSA's High Visibility Enforcement - Publicity

Posted: Wednesday September 16th, 2015
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies

High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) is a combination on enforcement, visibility and publicity. NHTSA’s website provides example messaging, types of media/pu ... [ Read More » ]

Technical Guide/Manual

Traffic Safety in the New Millennium: Strategies for Law Enforcement

Created: Sunday September 13th, 2015
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police Highway Safety Committee
Sponsor: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures

Traffic safety programs form an integral component of the effective, comprehensive law enforcement operation. Unfortunately, not all law enforcement executive ... [ Read More » ]

Research

Traffic Safety Culture Pooled Fund

Published: Thursday July 9th, 2015
Source: Montana Department of Transportation
Topic: Enforcement, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Road User Road Safety Culture, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety

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 » ]

The Pressing Need for Seatbelt Programs in Rural Areas

Posted on Monday May 18th, 2015

Despite the fact that vehicle congestion is virtually non-existent in many rural areas, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s numbers show that fatality rates per million vehicle miles traveled i ...

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Technical Guide/Manual

DDACTS Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety Operational Guidelines

Created: Saturday March 1st, 2014
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Data

Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a law enforcement operational model supported by a partnership among the Department of Transporta ... [ Read More » ]