National Center for Rural Road Safety: Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural (Session 3 – Virtual)
January 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Free
Session 3: Safer Roads in the Rural Context
Date: January 28, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm PT
In this portion of the mini-conference, you will learn examples for applying the Safe System Approach for safer roads in the rural context. This includes:
- How to use FHWA’s Safe System Approach Design Hierarchy for the rural context.
- Understanding self-explaining road design as it relates to suburban to rural facility transition zones.
- Using crash data and kinetic energy principles to prioritize intersections for safety improvement.
