WTTAP Low-Cost Safety Improvements (Virtual)

Course Summary:

This two-day virtual training explores selecting and implementing low-cost measures for reducing fatalities and injuries caused by road departures and collisions with fixed objects as well as collisions at rural intersections.

Please note: this is a two-day virtual training on January 21 and January 22 (8:00–10:30am both days). To receive your certification of completion, you must attend both days.

Learning Objectives:

After attending training, you will be able to:

• Explain the importance of reducing collisions and the challenges to fully implementing collision reduction techniques
• Identify roadway safety issues
• Describe low-cost measures for correcting safety issues by:
• Keeping the driver on the road
• Reducing or eliminating hazards in the clear zone

Prerequisites:

None.

Target Audience:

Anyone who has responsibility for road design, maintenance, safety, etc.

Instructor:

Todd Morrison, P.E. is a road safety advocate as a speaker, workshop instructor, and online trainer. For the past 12 years, he has worked for numerous contractors, Local Technical Assistance Programs, cities, counties, and DOTs. He has taught over 500 workshops and trained over 15,000 individuals. He retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet after serving in the Divisions of Construction, Maintenance, and Traffic. At the Cabinet, he worked with environmental, work zone, construction and maintenance concerns as an Environmental Coordinator, Maintenance/Traffic Engineer, and as a Branch Manager for Operations. Recently, Todd served for 2 years as Kentucky’s Safety Circuit Rider helping local agencies identify low cost improvements to reduce crashes. Todd is an ATSSA certified Traffic Control Supervisor, Flagging Instructor, and Traffic Control Design Specialist.