Your trusted "safety sidekick” to make rural road travel safer! 
Sharing the Road Safely with all Road Users is an important concept to improve road safety, especially in rural areas where fatality rates are higher. Road users include not only motor vehicles but also commercial vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists.
This section provides information and resources that can improve safety for all road users.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National LTAP & TTAP Association’s (NLTAPA) Safety Working hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour onlin ... [ 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 » ]
As bicycle travel continues to grow in popularity across the country, more communities are working to attract bicycle tourists to spend money in their area. The ... [ Read More » ]
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 » ]
This webinar provided an overview of the development and content of the Framework for Bikeway Designation on Rural Roads. The document was developed as a resour ... [ Read More » ]
Every October is International Walk to School Month – an opportunity for children to join hundreds of thousands of pupils across the globe celebrating the walk to school as well as giving them a chance to cele ...
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It’s back to school time, which is a great reminder that there are often improvements needed to encourage safe and healthy walking and cycling to and from school. Safe Routes to School is still eligible for fu ...
[ 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 why b ... [ 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) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, you were provided with ... [ Read More » ]
Have you joined yet? Road to Zero is a collaboration focused on ending traffic fatalities – a leading cause of unintentional death on our roadways within 30 years. The goal is safe mobility for all people, ...
[ Read More » ]The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description In this webinar, the Illinois Depart ... [ Read More » ]
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 » ]
October is Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month, a time to consider that every single one of us is a pedestrian. Even though we’re all pedestrians, it does not make this mode of transportation a safe guarantee ...
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Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists are about 35 times as likely as passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle crash, and eight times more likely to be injured. While there are a number of things moto ...
[ 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 » ]
This webpage by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center provides statistics on who’s walking and biking. It provides daily travel information, bicyc ... [ Read More » ]
“May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. This step-by-step guide wi ... [ Read More » ]
This fact sheet from the Kansas LTAP discusses what a road diet is, facts or myths about road diets, when a road diet is appropriate, factors to consider, pros ... [ Read More » ]
This website provides a library of resources to improve roadway work zone safety for all roadway users. Information includes: events and conferences, trainings, ... [ 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 Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks report is a resource and idea book intended to help small towns and rural communities support safe, accessib ... [ 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 » ]
“Beyond Traffic is an invitation to the American public—including the users, developers, owners, and operators of the transportation network and the pol ... [ Read More » ]
This fact sheet provides information on how to use road diets to provide safer routes to school. The fact sheet discusses road diets as a proven safety practice ... [ 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 purpose of this white paper is to: 1. Acknowledge that pedestrian and bicycle considerations should be addressed at the State, local, and regional pl ... [ 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 » ]
A news article on 21Alive discussing the checklist of safety tips for vehicles traversing rural roads during harvest season that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in ... [ Read More » ]
This website provides fall driving tips including information about leaves, frost, school buses, and decreasing daylight. ... [ Read More » ]
“[Long Version] A Road Diet is a roadway reconfiguration that increases safety and livability at a low cost. Implementing Road Diets improves mobility and ... [ Read More » ]
With the fair weather months upon us, the chances of motorists interacting with motorcycles on the roadways are likely. According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation , motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise ...
[ Read More » ]This website provides resources for motorcycle safety including motorcycle safety campaigns, helmets, motorcycle safety guidelines, brochures and pamphlets, st ... [ 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 » ]
This New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee website provides information on the New York slow moving vehicle laws, along with a brochure and powerpo ... [ Read More » ]
This brochure discusses slow-moving vehicle restrictions, along with tips for sharing the road safely with slow moving vehicles. ... [ Read More » ]
This Pennsylvania Farm Bureau brochure provides tips for motorists and farmers on how to share the road with farm equipment. ... [ Read More » ]
This Oregon Farm Bureau brochure discusses Oregon’s Slow Moving Vehicle Rules and provide tips for both motorists and farmers. ... [ 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 » ]
This website is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s communication resource for States, partner organizations, and highway safety profess ... [ Read More » ]
One person dies every 16 minutes in a traffic crash in the United States. Over the course of a lifetime, nearly every U.S. resident is touched by consequences o ... [ Read More » ]
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School is a program to improve the safety of school routes, therefore enabling and encouraging children to walk and bike to school. The national ... [ Read More » ]
FHWA Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
Livable communities are a high priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Obama Administration. A livable community is one that provides safe and ... [ Read More » ]
A press release from Pennsylvania Farm Bureau for the 2015 Rural Road Safety Week. The article discusses information for motorists about farm vehicles on the ... [ Read More » ]
A Resident's Guide for Creating Safer Communities for Walking and Biking
A press release from Pennsylvania Farm Bureau for the 2015 Rural Road Safety Week. The article discusses information for motorists about farm vehicles on the ... [ Read More » ]
In January 2015, Secretary Foxx challenged community leaders to raise the bar for bicyclist and pedestrian safety by joining the Mayors’ Ch ... [ Read More » ]
A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles
In January 2015, Secretary Foxx challenged community leaders to raise the bar for bicyclist and pedestrian safety by joining the Mayors’ Ch ... [ Read More » ]
This fact sheet provides “model language for use in traffic safety education courses, driver’s manuals, and other driver’s training materials ... [ Read More » ]