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NACE’s Road to Zero Grant: Advancing Local Road Safety Practices with State DOTs

Created: Thursday March 28th, 2019
Source: National Association of County Engineers
Sponsor: National Safety Council
Topic: Engineering
Sub-Topic: Safety Data

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and the National Safety Council’s Road to Zero Coal ... [ Read More » ]

Bridging the Gap: Safety Summit #2 Recap

Created: Thursday February 28th, 2019
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Safety Countermeasures, 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 a recap of the 2nd N ... [ Read More » ]

Continuing to Address Reducing Rural Roadway Departures

Posted on Tuesday February 12th, 2019

FHWA’s Every Day Counts Round 5 is in full swing, and among the initiatives in this round is Reducing Rural Roadway Departures. Taking a cue from previous EDC rounds, this new set of initiatives continues to ad ...

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Framework for Bikeway Designation on Rural Roads

Created: Thursday January 31st, 2019
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users

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 » ]

Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures – Part 3

Created: Tuesday December 18th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Staying in the Lane

Posted on Monday November 26th, 2018

Rural road safety is often highlighted as a major safety issue since nearly 50% of traffic fatalities occur on rural road networks, even though only 19% of the US population lives in rural areas. A lesser known s ...

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Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part 2

Created: Tuesday November 13th, 2018
Source: Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program at Iowa State University
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Every October is International Walk to School Month

Posted on Sunday October 28th, 2018

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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Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part #1

Created: Thursday October 4th, 2018
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Engineering, Road
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Systemic Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Saf ... [ Read More » ]

Utilizing ITS for Rural Road Safety

Created: Tuesday September 25th, 2018
Source: Iowa Department of Transportation
Topic: Engineering, Road User
Sub-Topic: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Low Cost Countermeasures

Webinar Description This webinar provided an overview of the Safety Center’s newly released Rural Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Toolkit, as well as, ... [ Read More » ]