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.
St. Patrick’s Day – Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
March 10 – 17, 2025
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Themed material for St. Patrick’s Day encourages people to not get behind the wheel after drinking and to plan for a safe, sober ride home. For more information about this event, visit the NHTSA website.
NEW! Free Webinar: Short-Term Traffic Prediction for Proactive Transportation Management
March 13, 2025
10:00 am – 11:30 am PT
Organization: National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)
This webinar will discuss upcoming research findings and publications on Short-term prediction (STP), plus lessons learned from early adopters.
The ability to conduct STP is essential for moving up the Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) continuum to a state of truly proactive management. STP also enhances integrated management as agencies have enough time to share information and take coordinated, proactive actions. Learn about this solution from both FHWA and public agencies who are implementing it. For more information about this training visit the NOCoE registration website.
NEW! Free Webinar: Resources and Tools for Pedestrian Safety
March 13, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC)
In this webinar Dr. Kari Finley will present the results and developed tools from a recently completed project focused on pedestrian safety. Understanding shared values and beliefs among transportation stakeholders is critical to growing a positive traffic safety culture, implementing effective strategies to improve pedestrian safety, and ultimately achieving our nation’s goal of zero deaths on our roadways.
The webinar focuses on what was learned from interviews and a survey about stakeholder beliefs about pedestrian safety and their understanding, support for, and engagement in pedestrian safety strategies. For more information about this training, visit the CHSC website.
NEW! Free Webinar: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives
March 18, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
Organization: Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)
In the planning field, little attention is given to the effects a “low-car” city can have on the human experience at a psychological and sociological level.
Learn from Melissa and Chris Bruntlett why these investments in improving the built environment are about more than just getting from place to place more easily and comfortably. It also involves helping decision makers and advocates better understand and communicate the human impacts of low-car cities: lower anxiety and stress, increased independence, social autonomy, inclusion, and improved mental and physical wellbeing. For more information about this training, visit the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety website.
NEW! Free Webinar: Fair Warnings – Managing and Evaluating Fair & Effective Speed Safety Camera Programs
March 19, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
Organization: Vision Zero Network
Learn about 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.
This webinar provides an overview of recommendations highlighted in the Program Administration and Monitoring & Evaluation sections of the report. Also, hear from local practitioners and advocates on best practices for managing these programs and explore different approaches to evaluating the efficacy and equity of these programs. For more information about this training, visit the Vision Zero Network website.
NEW! Free Webinar: Emerging Data and Work Zone Safety Applications
March 19, 2025
10:00 am – 11:30 am PT
Organization: National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)
This webinar focuses on the latest advancements in work zone safety, including the use of emerging data and innovative applications.
As with any emerging data source, it can be difficult for practitioners to understand how to use the data that align with traditional data collection practices. This webinar summarizes a wide range of use cases evaluated as part of case studies including monitoring speed limit compliance, enhancement and measures of effectiveness for transportation management plans, distracted driving in work zones and historical safety risks. For more information about this training, visit the NOCoE website.
NEW! Webinar: Innovative Design and Implementation in Mobility Projects – Exploring Quick-Build and Phased Delivery
March 19, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PT
Cost: $50 members / $85 non-members
Organization: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
This webinar highlights how mobility improvements can be completed using either a phased delivery or quick-build approach. Design managers for key arterial projects will feature the roadway corridors driving transformative change on a neighborhood-wide scale using innovative cycling facilities, urban treatments, intersection designs, and applying lessons learned as each project phase was completed. The implementation of quick-build cycling improvements using low-cost and adjustable materials will also be featured along with the rationales for selecting the quick-build approach and the lessons learned. For more information about this training, visit the APBP webpage.
NEW! Free Webinar: RSCP M&C 1: Maintaining a Safer Roadway
March 19, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Learn safety solutions that maintenance crews can implement in their regular work. The course includes a hands-on case study to equip crews to identify needs for shoulder drop-offs, right-of-way obstructions, striping and signing, guardrails, mowing, sweeping, patching, drainage, winter maintenance, and others. For more information about this training, visit the National Center for Rural Road Safety registration website.
2025 ITE Virtual Spring Conference
March 25 – 26, 2025
ITE Members: $199 / Non-Members: $299 / ITE Student Members: $50
Join the ITE Virtual Spring Conference where the theme is Envisioning a Safer and More Resilient Future. For more information about this conference, visit the ITE registration webpage.
NEW! Free Webinar: RSCP M&C 2: Work Zones
March 26, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Gain an overview of roadway work zones in rural areas and the minimum standards for various types of work zones covered in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). For more information about this training, visit the Registration webpage.
NEW! Free Webinar: RSCP M&C 3: Worker Safety
April 2, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
Gain an overview of potential hazards for workers and explore preventive measures for improving worker safety. Participants will learn the hierarchy of safety controls for the workplace and specific examples from roadway construction. For more information about this training, visit the Registration webpage.
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW)
April 21 – 25, 2025
Organization: American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
NWZAW is an annual spring initiative, marking the commencement of the construction season, with the primary aim of promoting safe driving practices within roadway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. For more information about this event, visit the ATSSA website.
New! Online Training: Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
April 28 – May 9, 2025 (Monday-Thursdays)
IRF Members: $1,400 / Non-Members: $1,700 / US State DOTs & City Officials: $1,000
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)
This 16-hour training program on TIM provides a comprehensive overview of the strategies and tools needed to effectively organize, plan, and implement traffic incident response operations. Participants will explore best practices for reducing congestion, ensuring responder safety, and minimizing the impact of incidents on road users. Attendees will gain insights into establishing clear communication protocols, multi-agency coordination, and quick clearance methods. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to develop, execute, and continuously improve robust TIM programs in their own contexts. For more information about this training, visit the IRF webpage.
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.
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