Spring is here and mowing season is quickly approaching.  Workers who operate mowers face serious safety issues and employers need to make sure that the equipment being used is safe and employees are following safety guidelines.  

The Safety Circuit Rider Program is designed to provide safety-related information, training and support to agencies responsible for local roadway safety.  

Jeff Hackbart, Safety Circuit Rider for Kentucky, uses collision data to locate high crash sites along roadways and to assist communities in finding low cost roadway safety improvements.  Examples of these improvements are removal of fixed objects such as trees, brush, stumps, etc., and installation of signage per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices guidelines.  

The Safety Circuit Rider Program is funded through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration - Kentucky Division in coordination with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.  It operates from the Technology Transfer Program (T2) of the Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky.  

If you have a safety related question or would like to meet with the Safety Circuit Rider to discuss potential safety improvements for your community, contact Jeff Hackbart at [email protected] or 502-320-6294.

Additional information about the program can be found online at Kentucky Safety Circuit Rider.  

National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of the construction season to encourage safe driving through work zones.  The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones.  

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) invites organizations and residents to pledge to light buildings, structures, bridges and homes in the color orange on Wednesday, April 11 as part of the "Glow Orange, Kentucky" initiative inspired by the nation's observance of "Go Orange Day" to promote work zone safety.