Training Announcements
Vol. 82
November 8, 2018
 
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In this issue, you will find upcoming trainings on autonomous vehicles, walk audits, and traffic control devices. Join the Safety Center on November 13th for the Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part 2 webinar. This webinar will give  an overview of roadway curve marking/signing and high friction surface treatments - two more proven safety countermeasures.

If you know of relevant trainings or events which are not included in our emails, please let us know so that we can add them. Also, if you know of sites, newsletters or other sources that we should monitor for upcoming trainings and events, please pass those along to us, as well. 
 
Sincerely,

Jaime Sullivan
Center Manager
National Center for Rural Road Safety
info@ruralsafetycenter.org
In This Issue

Traffic Safety Weeks
Event: Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
Date: November 21-26, 2018
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Thanksgiving weekend, millions will hit the roads, eager to spend time with family and friends. It's one of the busiest travel times of the year, and unfortunately more people on the roadways means the potential for more vehicle crashes.

During the 2016 Thanksgiving weekend (6 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, to 5:59 a.m. Monday, November 28), 341 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes nationwide. Tragically, 49% of those killed were not buckled up, representing an increase in seat belt use compared to the same weekend in 2015, when 52% of those killed in traffic crashes were unrestrained.

Nighttime proved even more deadly, with 55% of Thanksgiving weekend crashes occurring at night. Much like drunk driving, these deaths represent needless tragedies for families across America. These deaths could have been completely prevented with the simple click of a seat belt. Research shows that wearing a seat belt is one of the simplest things you can do to stay safe when you're traveling in a vehicle, especially during busy travel periods like Thanksgiving .

For more information about this training, click here .

Webinars
New
Webinar: Mobile Solutions for Assessment and Reporting Application
Date: November 8, 2018
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am MT/11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes-Oh My!!

When disaster strikes, time is of the essence. Every minute, hour and day matters when making damage assessments in the aftermath of a powerful hurricane, flood or storm. Technology saves time and can be critical to efforts to get roads and bridges open to traffic again after a natural disaster, especially when the damage is widespread and difficult to access. 

Rip up your paper forms, maps, tedious spreadsheets and outdated tools and use...
Mobile Solution for Assessment and Reporting or MSAR app is helping states and federal land management agencies repair damaged infrastructure sooner and saving taxpayers money.

Please join in on this webinar to hear how your obsolete tools can be put to the side and replaced with the MSAR App to speed up on-the-ground damage assessments during an emergency relief event.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Learn the Ropes: How to Start Your Safe Routes to School Program
Date: November 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Look no further. Safe Routes to School programs can take many forms, developing organically or through a structured process. This webinar will highlight different types of programs and how each was started. Hear from city and school staff on best practices and ideas for how to start a program in your community.  

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week Kick-off
Date: November 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)

Please join FHWA, Traffic Incident Management champions and responders for a webinar to kick-off National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasures - Part 2
Date: November 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) EDC-5 Team, National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Safety Committee, and the National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA) Safety Committee are co-hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.  In part 2, attendees will learn about various roadway marking/signing treatments, with a focus on horizontal curves, and how high friction surface treatments can help keep vehicles on the road.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Ice Roads
Date: November 14, 2018
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm MT/5:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Tribal Transportation Safety

Ice roads play a critical role in sustaining many Tribal communities. FHWA has developed technical resources to assist Tribes in managing these facilities. During the webinar, Karl Gleason of the FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation will provide an overview of these materials. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Conflict Resolution: Good Sidepath Design
Date: November 14, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: $50 members/$85 non-members
Organization: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)

Attention Planners and engineers who are interested in the design of high quality side path at intersections and driveway crossings: you don't want to miss this month's webinar! Presenters will summarize the findings of a recent safety analysis of sidepaths in Michigan. The summary of these crash trends helped inform the development of a guide for the design of sidepaths. This design process integrates the highest quality of sidepath design into the variety of MDOT project proposals, ranging from minor roadway modifications to full-depth reconstruction. This eight-step design process provides guidance for a designer to rate the highest quality segment and crossing facilities. In addition, the project included the development of concise, user-friendly educational materials to help drivers, bicyclists, and designers address the common sidepath crash types and improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety. This webinar will also provide a summary of the shared use and sidepath design recommendations from the upcoming AASHTO guide.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Walk Audit 2.0: Walkability Assessment Next Steps
Date: November 15, 2018
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Walk audits are a great tool in creating communities where residents can participate in making their vision of healthy, safe, walkable streets real.

In a walk audit, community members go for a walk together, noting what makes their streets feel comfortable for walking and what's missing. But what to do with this information? In this webinar, we'll hear from community partners in Oregon & Washington who have completed walk audits, and explore next steps for turning their vision into reality.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Traffic Control Devices and Measures for Deterring Wrong-Way Movements
Date: November 15, 2018
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET
Cost: Free members/$95 non-members
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, November 15, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)'s Research Report 881: Traffic Control Devices and Measures for Deterring Wrong-Way Movements. 

This webinar will provide an overview of the research regarding traffic control devices that may be used to deter wrong-way movements. The presenter will discuss her research on inconsistences in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) regarding wrong-way movement signing and markings at non-signalized divided highway crossings. The presenter will describe the nature of wrong-way crashes on divided highways. She will also identify the effects of median width and various traffic control devices upon wrong-way crashes on high-speed highways and offer suggestions for future research.  

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Scenarios for Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies in Freight
Date: November 16, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)

Innovation adoption research has largely ignored organizational adoption, and little work has been done to understand or predict the adoption of innovations by freight organizations. Among the existing innovation adoption theoretical and methodological approaches this seminar will explore which are most appropriate methods for freight organizational adoption. The seminar will present a disaggregate market penetration model for freight transportation organizations adopting connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology and demonstrate an an application using a case study area in Memphis, TN. The seminar will highlight ongoing and future organizational adoption research for CAVs, and other innovations.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Autonomous Vehicles: What Transportation Engineers and Planners Should Know and Prepare For
Date: November 16, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: $99
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

At the end of this webinar, the participants will understand:
  • Familiarize webinar attendees with the current state of autonomous vehicles
  • Understand the difference between self-driving and driverless vehicles (levels of autonomy 1-5)
  • Discuss projected timetables of AV market penetration and implications of "mixed" population of AV's and conventional vehicles
  • Understanding safety and health implications of AV's with focus on pedestrians and public health
  • Transportation impacts on traffic flow, transit and parking supply and facilities
  • Role of the transportation engineer or planner in preparing for the introduction of AV's in different roadway networks (urban, suburban, rural)
For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Psychological Reactance and Communication
Date: November 20, 2018
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC)

Psychological reactance is a negative reaction triggered by a perception that something or someone is impinging on an individual's freedom and autonomy. Psychological reactance can impede efforts to improve health and safety on a wide variety of issues including traffic safety ("don't tell me to wear a seat belt"), prevention ("don't tell me how to raise my children"), and violence ("don't take my guns if I have been violent"). During this session, we will introduce the concept and ways to quiet the negative response.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Leading with Health: Complete Streets and Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
Date: November 27, 2018
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Complete Streets policies and bicycle and pedestrian plans are two key tools used by cities and counties to support community visions and goals for health. 

Health stakeholders have a crucial role to play in advancing strong policies and plans in their communities. In this webinar, you'll hear from a county health department that developed pedestrian plans for unincorporated communities, a health coalition that lead a Complete Streets policy effort, and about other ways to bring a health focus to local walking and bicycling initiatives.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Best of Minneapolis: Speeding Up the Slowdown - Strategies for More Intelligent Speed Management in Urban and Suburban Communities
Date: November 28, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: $199
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

This webinar, originally delivered as one of ITE's most popular technical sessions at the 2018 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Minneapolis, focuses on new approaches to speed management, and how slower speeds can reduce fatalities and improve community livability. Several projects from medium and large cities around the Midwest will showcase the project development process for previously high-risk corridors, and the session will conclude with a broader discussion on intelligent speed limit setting and how to leverage all available tools and resources.  

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Making Autonomous Vehicles a Reality: Precise Localization Using Precise GPS, Map, and Perception Sensors
Date: December 5, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: University of Minnesota Roadway Safety Institute

Intelligent fusion of different sensor types is the key to enabling safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. Throughout the past few years, there has been great interest and continued investment in perception technologies such as Lidar, cameras, and radar. These sensor types offer great performance at falling costs-but they also have significant limitations. These include weather restrictions, limited range, and tight tolerances for vehicle packaging.

General Motors (GM) believes perception sensors must be intelligently combined with other localization technologies, including precise GNSS, high-performance inertial measurements, and a precise map. GM has established a leadership position within the auto industry by developing and using these "absolute localization" sensors for its Cadillac Super Cruise feature, available on the CT6 sedan.

This presentation will discuss how precise GNSS can be applied to autonomous vehicles with low-cost technology, and how this equipment can be combined with MEMS inertial sensors and a highly precise map referenced to the WGS-84 datum. These sensor types overcome many of the limitations of Lidar, cameras, and radar-and provide complimentary inputs to achieve better levels of safety and integrity. This presentation will also provide a high-level comparison between Level 2 automation with Super Cruise versus Level 4 automation on GM's Chevy Bolt AV. Finally, this presentation will provide an overview of the challenges and benefits of precise vehicle positioning for emerging vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure applications .  

For more information about this training, click here .
Instructor-Led Trainings
Training: Work Zone Safety Awareness Workshop
Date: November 15, 2018
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

The Work Zone Safety Awareness Program is offered to participants who require an overview of working safely in the roadway. As new or veteran employees enter or re-enter the construction and public works profession, they are frequently required to set up short-term work zones or are assigned to long-term projects. There are no allowances for errors when working next to traffic, so it is important for personnel to have a solid understanding of work zone safety compliance with the national MUTCD standards. Also, the roles of workers and enforcement personnel at work sites, differences between NJDOT and local projects, and legal responsibilities in work zones will be addressed during this program.

For more information about this training, click here .
Training: Traffic Incident Management Training for Emergency Responders
Date: November 28, 2018
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

Three vehicle crashes involving injuries occur every minute in the United States putting nearly 39,000 incident responders in harm's way daily. Disruption and congestion from these incidents can increase the likelihood of secondary crashes, cause delays, and increase driver frustration. The longer responders remain on the scene, the greater the risk they, and the traveling public, face. Correct traffic incident management (TIM) focuses on responding in a way that protects motorists and emergency personnel while minimizing negative effects on traffic. TIM practices include detecting, verifying, and responding to incidents; clearing the incident scene; and restoring traffic flow.

Using a multi-discipline approach, first responders in New Jersey will learn how to operate more efficiently and act collectively. The training covers topics including TIM guidelines, fundamentals, and terminology; notifications and scene size up; scene safety and risk management; traffic management; special circumstances; clearance; and termination.

This course is open to all traffic-incident first responders including personnel in law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical services (EMS), public safety, public works, towing and recovery, and hazardous materials (HAZMAT) .

For more information about this training, click here .
Training: Safer Roads by Design: Black Spot Solutions and Road Safety Audits
Date: December 3-7, 2018
Location: Alexandria, VA
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)

This IRF Executive Seminar Safer Roads By Design™: Black Spot Solutions & Road Safety Audits , part the IRF Certified Continuing Education Program, will be held from December 3-7, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia USA. The program is one of the most comprehensive road safety training programs available in the world. Top international experts from a variety of countries will present best practices and state of the art technologies in Roadside Safety, Work Zone Safety, Vulnerable User Safety, Traffic Management and Road Safety Audits over a 5-day period. The purpose of this seminar is to help road authorities understand what can be done to help them meet their Decade of Action commitment to reduce fatalities 50% by 2020.

For more information about this training, click here .
Training: Speed Management Techniques and Applications
Date: December 11, 2018
Location: Arlington, VA
Organization: University of Virginia Transportation Training Academy

The Speed Management Techniques and Applications Course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and principles for applying various techniques for countering speeding and speed related crashes.  The first sections of the course review the Fatality Analysis Reporting System as well as other sources of crash data.  Methods for identifying potential hazardous areas related to crashes involving roadway departures, intersections, and bicycle and pedestrians are demonstrated.

A portion of the course is devoted to discuss and demonstrate methods for determining appropriate design and posted speeds.  The application of USLIMTS2 software is presented to the class for developing posted speed limit recommendations.

The course also reviews various speed reduction techniques that are applicable to rural and urban areas and reviews their effectiveness.  The countermeasures are categorized into three types of speed related crashes: 1. Road Departures; 2. Intersections; 3. Pedestrians & Bicyclists.   The class is asked to apply the appropriate techniques to a series of case studies .

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Training: Introduction to Highway Safety Fundamentals
Date: December 18, 2018
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Organization: University of Virginia Transportation Training Academy

This course provides a broad understanding of the history, laws, institutions, and research methods that govern our approach to road safety.  Many in the profession go about their daily work lacking a basic understanding of how transportation safety works in part because, most learned about safety through on the job training and lack a broader perspective on the discipline as a whole.  Perhaps most importantly, there is little opportunity to understand and appreciate the growing body of science and knowledge associated with the discipline.  Yet, familiarity with these fundamentals is imperative if we are to improve the methods used to prevent fatal and serious injury crashes and mitigate the consequences of those that do occur.   Crashes are rarely, if ever, due to a single contributing factor; hence, comprehensive, multidisciplinary solutions are needed.  This course teaches the fundamentals, and begins to establish a common language to improve communication and understanding among the disciplines.

For more information about this training, click here .

Conferences
Conference: 2nd National Summit on Rural Road Safety
Date: December 4-6, 2018
Location: Savannah, GA
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety, National Association of County Engineers (NACE)

Rural communities provide food, energy, resources and much more to keep America running. In 2016, attendees at the National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America helped define the future for "Moving Rural America" by articulating the key transportation safety issues facing rural areas, culminating in a call to action of "On the Road to Zero, We Cannot Ignore Rural."

The 2nd summit will continue to move the rural conversation forward and will focus more intently on safety solutions and "Bridging the Gap."
  1. How do we create awareness and a unified voice for rural areas?
  2. What rural-specific solutions exist and how do you implement them within rural constraints?
  3. How do we look at rural safety without peering through an "urban lens?"
  4. More importantly, how do we shift rural safety culture to get us to zero?
Join this conversation in Savannah, Georgia in December 2018.  We need your perspective and expertise to successfully articulate rural transportation safety needs and solutions.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: TRB Annual Meeting
Date: January 13-17, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting will be held January 13-17, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world.

 The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2019 meeting: Transportation for a Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: ATSSA 49th Annual Convention and Traffic Expo
Date: February 8-12, 2019
Location: Tampa, FL
Organization: American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)

Where do Roadway Infrastructure Safety Professionals go to learn about the latest innovative safety technology, garner CEU credits, and collaborate with the best and brightest minds in roadway safety?

Uncover the Innovation at ATSSA's Annual Convention & Traffic Expo with four days of education, exhibits and networking in Tampa, Florida, February 8-12, 2019 at the Tampa Convention Center.

For nearly five decades, ATSSA members have paved the way to make the nation's roads safe. Whether you've been in the industry for years or just a short time, the Convention & Traffic Expo is the forum to see why ATSSA has put safety and innovation on roadways.

Now is a pivotal time for the roadway safety industry to join together to discuss innovations in safety, programs and progress. Come hear the latest developments, how you can make a difference and how your business will be impacted.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: 2019 Lifesavers Conference
Date: March 31 - April 2, 2019
Location: Louisville, KY
Organization: Lifesavers Conference, Inc.

The Lifesavers Conference brings together a unique combination of public health and safety professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research, and policy initiatives that are proven to work. You can't get the kind of information that is conveyed at this conference anywhere else at this value.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: NACE Annual Meeting/Management and Technical Conference
Date: April 14-18, 2019
Location: Wichita, KS
Organization: National Association of County Engineers (NACE)

There are 2 ways to learn about best practices and innovation changes in local roads: Wait until they happen then scramble to catch up ...  Or attend  NACE 2019 to stay ahead of the game!  A reimagined NACE 2019 presents a fresh, new approach to how county road and infrastructure officials learn, engage, and connect with one another. 

For more information about this conference, click here .
New
Conference: ASHE National Conference
Date: May 8-12, 2019
Location: Nashville, TN
Organization: American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)

The Middle Tennessee Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) is excited to host the 2019 ASHE National Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee.

The conference is expected to attract over 600 public and private sector design professionals, vendors, contractors and guests from across the country, and provide a forum for networking and education on topics relevant to the transportation industry. The agenda is filled with informative technical sessions, social events and networking opportunities.  

For more information about this conference, click here .
New
Conference: ITS America Annual Meeting
Date: June 4-7, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: ITS America

ITS America's 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. will highlight seamless mobility around the movement of people, data and freight.  Innovative business models can flourish in the new age of mobility. Be a part of the conversation that will shape an environment for safe deployment of connected and automated mobility.  

For more information about this conference, click here .