Western TTAP: Road Safety 365

Course Summary:

The Road Safety 365 workshop provides tribal agencies with practical and effective ways to mainstream safety solutions into their day-to-day activities and project development process. The workshop focuses on processes for incorporating safety into all aspects of tribal, local and rural road projects, and on making safety a priority through inclusion in the traditional decision-making process—365 days a year. The benefits and potential cost savings of safety initiatives are shown using examples from agencies.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the need for making roads safer.
• Separate safety myths from reality.
• Demonstrate how to “read the road.”
• Describe practical and low-cost countermeasures to improve safety.
• Communication with Elected Officials.