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Rural Champions,
Join us Wednesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm ET this Winter (starting January 22nd) for all Core Modules of the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP).
Information on each of these two-hour trainings is provided below (listed by date).
After the Core Modules, continue to join us Wednesdays starting March 19th for the Maintenance & Construction (M&C) and Planning & Engineering (P&E) career focused pathway modules. Information on each of these modules is provided on the Center Trainings website.
NOTE:
- These trainings will use Zoom. Please ensure Zoom is on your "safe" email list before registering to ensure you receive the link to attend.
- These trainings are part of the RSCP, so the recording WILL NOT be made available to registrants. Please only register if you can attend that day.
- You do not need to attend all 7 modules and can take them out of order.
- You must attend the entire training to receive a certificate of completion.
RSCP Core Module #1: Introduction to Road Safety
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Get an overview of safety trends and a national understanding of roadway safety. Also, discuss techniques for safety collaboration, the importance of prioritizing safety over other considerations, and how an individual can become a Road Safety Champion.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xrCOqbIYQW2uFeaUce1XQA#/registration
RSCP Core Module #2: Anatomy of a Crash – Understanding Human Factors
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
This course will equip human factors “non”-experts to better consider the capabilities and limitation of road users and incorporate them into policies and practices. Knowing how road users interact with their vehicle, the roadway, and other road users can also provide useful insights for decision making for construction and maintenance personnel, planners, engineers, public health professionals, and law enforcement.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-1FqOsQMRqSTXEBrSznJIQ#/registration
RSCP Core Module #3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Learn why growing positive traffic safety culture can significantly improve road safety in your community and nationwide. Participants will leave the training better understanding the elements that shape traffic safety culture, how those factors interact to affect human behaviors, strategies that can be implemented to improve traffic safety culture among various groups, and ideas about how participants can use their role (and the role of others) in growing a positive traffic safety culture.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_unZ2IGNFRWixwUaV0eJngw#/registration
RSCP Core Module #4: Overview of the MUTCD
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
This module is an introduction and overview of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD defines the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used on all public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic. This module will explain the need for uniformity of traffic control devices and traffic signals across locations.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z_za94MRQxO6jmvgDkTD-g#/registration
RSCP Core Module #5: Intersection of Transportation with Public Health and Law Enforcement
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
This training will discuss the need for transportation, public health, and law enforcement agencies to work together on the road to zero and to see transportation safety from each other’s perspective. Learn the similarities and differences in their respective planning processes, discipline-specific strategies used for improving road safety, and collaborative approaches.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YDjzccyQQpyOH9GSE9inhA#/registration
RSCP Core Module #6: Reading the Roadway
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Learn how to “read the road” as well as the importance of incorporating it in daily activities. The training will include real-world examples so participants can discover potential safety issues during their routine activities. It will also discuss how the road safety audit process can be used to read the road through a more formal approach.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4aK0M3W4TFqYDP7xju0k_Q#/registration
RSCP Core Module #7: Safety Analysis Process
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
This training is an overview of the safety analysis process and will discuss how it can be applied using two different but complementary methods: traditional site analysis and systemic analysis. This module will help practitioners identify the factors that contribute to crashes and some of the countermeasures used to reduce them. Case studies will be presented to demonstrate practical applications of safety analysis.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ckz-h1K2TOOqgrViUgtMbA#/registration
Thank you for letting us be your "Safety Sidekick"! We look forward to having you join us!
Sincerely,
Jaime Sullivan
Rural Road Safety Center
info@ruralsafetycenter.org
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