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Safety plans are generally a data-driven, long-range approach to establish goals and objectives for coordinated safety improvement. The plan identifies the key safety issues and needs and recommends effective strategies and countermeasures for reducing fatalities and serious injuries. The plan should integrate the four E's (education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency services) and is a way to formalize culture as an approach to safety.
This handbook is aimed at local practitioners in the initial stages of developing an LRSP that have questions about the resources and capabilities needed to cre ... [ Read More » ]
Bozeman, MT – The National Center for Excellence for Rural Road Safety stands ready to help implement the recently released USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS).
In 2019, 45 percent of the nation’s r ...
2021 Fall Webinar Series: Empowering the New Mobility Workforce hosted by the National Network for the Transportation Workforce. Safety is everyone’s job, bu ... [ Read More » ]
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities – about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts initiative, Focus of Reducing Rural Road ... [ Read More » ]
No doubt you have heard of the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but were you also wondering: how to explain these ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety hosted the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety from September 30 – October 1, 2020. The summits have become an important national forum for engaging a wide variety ...
[ Read More » ]An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]
A LRSP cannot reach the goal of reducing traffic related fatalities and serious injuries if it is not implemented. Recognizing the challenges State, local, Trib ... [ Read More » ]
Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique ... [ Read More » ]
A Word template to create your safety plan planning document. Delete any instructions and examples in the template, and then start writing! ... [ Read More » ]
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reduci ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) and the NLTAPA Safety Working Group co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Descripti ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) and the NLTAPA Safety Working Group co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Descrip ... [ Read More » ]
The National LTAP & TTAP Association’s (NLTAPA) Safety Working Group and the National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar explored why and how rural co ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description This webinar provided a recap of the 2nd N ... [ Read More » ]
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 ...
[ Read More » ]The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, applicants were provid ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description Rural transportation agencies are in ... [ Read More » ]
The Tribal Transportation Safety Management System Steering Committee is currently developing a national tribal transportation strategic safety plan. The plan will provide analysis of existing safety data and hig ...
[ Read More » ]“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 » ]
The Roadway Safety Data Program Toolbox contains resources that will help your organization build a new or strengthen an existing roadway safety data program ... [ 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 Future of Transportation: Safety, Opportunity, and Innovation speaker series, hosted by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, brought together ... [ 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 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 » ]
Articles in this issue of the Safety Compass include: Introducing the HSIP Final Rule Safety PM Regs Now in Effect Rumble Strip Virtual Peer Exchanges Glean In ... [ 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 » ]
“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 » ]
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 » ]
“Data-Driven Safety Analysis is the application of the latest generation of tools for analyzing crash and roadway data. This video gives an overview of th ... [ Read More » ]
The Tribal Transportation Safety Management System Steering Committee is “for Federally Recognized Tribes, federal agencies and other regional and local ... [ Read More » ]
This FHWA website provides a collection of links to each state’s State Highway Safety Plan. ... [ 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 webpage provides resources and examples for how MnDOT created their road safety plans. “Currently in Minnesota, all 8 MnDOT districts and 87 counties ... [ Read More » ]
“A Strategic Transportation Safety Plan is a document that communicates the story of transportation safety in your communities and how you will address tr ... [ 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 » ]
This website provides resources for creating a Tribal Transportation Safety Plan. It includes a strategic safety plan toolkit, an FHWA guide to “Developin ... [ Read More » ]
The Local and Rural Safety Program provides national leadership in identifying, developing, and delivering safety programs and products to agencies, elected off ... [ Read More » ]
“The Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Community of Practice (COP) is an online community for SHSP practitioners and stakeholders who represent the 4 E ... [ Read More » ]
On this site you will find resources, tools and guidance that support collaboration between EMS and highway safety during the SHSP process. Establishing effecti ... [ Read More » ]
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), together with other safety partners, provided SHSP development guidance in A Champion’s Guidebook to Saving Lives ( ... [ Read More » ]
A Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is a statewide-coordinated safety plan that provides a comprehensive framework for reducing highway fatalities and ... [ Read More » ]
Cost Effective Local Road Safety Planning and Implementation
The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) have partnered to develop such a guide for loca ... [ Read More » ]
“NCHRP Report 811 provides state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) with a practical, field-tested guideb ... [ Read More » ]
Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process
“NCHRP Report 811 provides state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) with a practical, field-tested guideb ... [ Read More » ]
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
Improving Safety on Rural Local and Tribal Roads Site Safety Analysis – User Guide #1
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
Improving Safety on Rural Local and Tribal Roads Network Safety Analysis – User Guide #2
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Volume 1: A Guide for Addressing Aggressive-Driving Conditions
“Aggressive driving” is operating a motor vehicle in a selfish, pushy, or impatient manner, often unsafely, that directly affects other drivers. In many cas ... [ Read More » ]