Third Rural Road Safety Summit: Virtual Format Leads to Record Attendance

Posted on Monday December 21st, 2020

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 ...

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Moving FoRRRwD with Safety Action Plans: Statewide, Regional, and Local

Created: Thursday December 17th, 2020
Source: Louisiana South Central Planning and Development Commission
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

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 » ]

Examining Rural Traffic Safety Culture: An Appalachia Case Study

Created: Tuesday October 27th, 2020
Source: Highway Safety Research Center University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Injury Prevention, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data

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

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: Gravel Road Treatments, Rumble Strips and SafetyEdge, and Centerline Buffers

Created: Tuesday October 20th, 2020
Source: Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program at Iowa State University
Topic: Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures

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 fatal ... [ Read More » ]

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: Signing, Striping and Maintenance Treatments

Created: Tuesday September 15th, 2020
Source: Lapeer County (Michigan) Road Commission
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Pavement Safety, Retro-reflectivity and Nighttime Visibility, Road Departure

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 » ]

FoRRRwD Countermeasures: High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) and Continuous Friction Measurement (CFM)

Created: Tuesday August 11th, 2020
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Pavement Safety, Road Surface Conditions, Safety Countermeasures

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 fatal ... [ Read More » ]

The Human Trafficking Tie to Transportation

Created: Wednesday July 22nd, 2020
Source: South West Transit Association
Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Injury Prevention, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. Webinar Description Human traffickers exploit legitima ... [ Read More » ]

Call for Posters – How to Make Rural Roads Safe for Everyone

Posted on Monday July 20th, 2020

The National Center for Rural Road Safety invites students, researchers, and professionals to apply to present at a unique virtual poster session entitled How to Make Rural Roads Safe for Everyone.
In 2019, there ...

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FoRRRwD with the Systemic Approach: Prioritizing Locations and Projects

Created: Tuesday July 14th, 2020
Source: Oregon Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

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 » ]

Implementing a Local Road Safety Plan

Created: Monday June 29th, 2020
Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Safety Plans

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 » ]