Road User

Technical Guide/Manual

Developing Safety Plans

Created: Friday May 15th, 2020
Source: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Safety Plans

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 » ]

Look Twice, Save a Life – May is Motorcycle Awareness Month

Posted on Friday May 15th, 2020

Every year as we head into the summer months, the motorcycle season begins to ramp up. For that reason, May is Motorcycle Awareness Month, serving as a reminder for drivers and motorcyclists alike to use extra ca ...

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Template

Safety Plan Template

Created: Monday May 11th, 2020
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Safety Plans

A Word template to create your safety plan planning document. Delete any instructions and examples in the template, and then start writing! ... [ Read More » ]

Training

FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Funding and Data to Identify Projects

Created: Thursday April 16th, 2020
Source: Champaign County, Ohio
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Road Departure, Safety Data, Safety Plans

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 » ]

Traffic Safety Culture Messaging

Created: Wednesday March 25th, 2020
Source: Center for Health and Safety Culture at WTI
Topic: Education, Road User
Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns

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

LRSP Part #2: A Roadmap to Getting Home Safely

Created: Thursday January 23rd, 2020
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

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 » ]

Multi-Disciplinary Speed Management

Created: Tuesday November 19th, 2019
Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Low Cost Countermeasures, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems

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

A Review of the Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures that Seek to Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

Created: Wednesday October 30th, 2019
Source: Western Transportation Institute
Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User
Sub-Topic: Animal Vehicle Countermeasures, Driver Behavior, Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures

This webinar presented the latest information on the relative effectiveness of mitigation measures that seek to reduce animal-vehicle collisions (AVCs). There a ... [ Read More » ]

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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LTAP Centers' Safety Peer Exchange

Created: Thursday August 15th, 2019
Source: Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
Sub-Topic: Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans

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 » ]