The National Center for Rural Road Safety (NCRRS) is a premier center of excellence for training, resources, technical assistance, and education on rural road safety issues. Funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), equipping rural communities to prevent all deaths and serious injuries on their roadways.
Webinar: Discussion on Disaster Response and Recovery Activities
January 16, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is hosting a conversation focused on Disaster Recovery and Recovery Activities. Learn what types of activities can help rural communities recover from disasters. For more information about this training, visit the USDA Registration website.
NEW! Webinar: Rewriting the Playbook – How Chattanooga is Redefining Traffic Management and Road Safety with 3D Digital Lidar
January 21, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
Organization: Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS)
Join experts from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga for an in-depth exploration of Chattanooga’s groundbreaking deployment of 3D digital lidar technology at urban intersections and roadways. In this session, speakers will provide insights into what lidar is, the city’s innovative testbed project, lessons learned, and tangible results from deploying lidar for smarter traffic management. Discover how Chattanooga plans to scale this cutting-edge technology to gain multi-modal traffic analytics, improve road user safety, and enable more efficient traffic operations. For more information about this training, visit the webinar registration website.
NEW! Webinar: Talking Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
January 22, 2025
10:30 am – 12:00 pm PT
Organization: National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)
The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM practitioners can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, Talking TIM will highlight successful programs, identify best practices, and showcase technology that advances the profession. Topics and presenters for this webinar include:
- Advancing Safe, Quick Clearance for Commercial Vehicles – Sean Loscalzo, President, A Superior Towing Company, Florida
- A Cloud-based Traffic Signal Preemption System for Safer, Quicker Emergency Response – Michael Pattison, Fire Department Technology Coordinator, Seminole County, Florida
For more information about this training, visit the NOCoE website.
Webinar: Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) – Introduction to Road Safety
January 22, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Get an overview of safety trends and a national understanding of roadway safety. Also, discuss techniques for safety collaboration, the importance of prioritizing safety over other considerations, and how an individual can become a Road Safety Champion. For more information about this training, visit the National Center for Rural Road Safety website.
NEW! Webinar: Fair Warnings – An Overview of Equity Protections in Speed Camera Programs
January 28, 2025
10:00 – 11:00 am PT
Organization: Vision Zero Network
This webinar shares an informative, new resource to help communities address the dangers of high speeds, which contribute to at least one-third of traffic deaths in the U.S. Just released, Fair Warnings: Promoting Equity in Speed Safety Camera Programs aims to help Vision Zero champions take a more thoughtful and equity-centered approach to using speed safety cameras. For more information about this training, visit the Vision Zero Network website.
NEW! Webinar: Road Safety Champion Program – Understanding Human Factors
January 29, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
This course will equip human factors for attendees to better consider the capabilities and limitation of road users and incorporate them into policies and practices. Knowing how road users interact with their vehicle, the roadway, and other road users can also provide useful insights for decision making for construction and maintenance personnel, planners, engineers, public health professionals, and law enforcement. Access registration page for details about this webinar.
NEW! Super Bowl – Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk
February 9, 2025
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Relevant and seasonal messaging can help boost traffic safety communication efforts. Use this themed material to encourage people to plan for a safe, sober ride home before the big game. The message is simple: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. For more information about this event, visit the NHTSA website.
Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety
March 9 – 11, 2025
Long Beach, CA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 40,990 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2023. The Lifesavers Conference Program Committee is composed of roadway professionals and subject matter experts from across the country dedicated to reducing these tragedies. This conference focuses on the latest highway safety research, best practices, and cutting-edge initiatives; and explores innovative technology and strategies used to combat risky driving behaviors and save lives. View full details and register for the Lifesavers Conference on Road Safety.
NEW! Center for Health and Safety Culture’s (CHSC) Positive Culture Framework Training
April 29 – May 1, 2025
8:00 am – 1:00 pm PT Daily
The Positive Culture Framework, an approach based on research about improving health and safety in communities and organizations, builds on shared values and beliefs that already exist in a culture to improve health and safety. It addresses key skills (the how), steps in a process (the what), and the context for doing the work (the where).View full details on the Positive Culture Framework website.
For a full list of conferences outside of California, visit the National Center for Rural Road Safety website.
For questions, please contact the National Center for Rural Road Safety.