When
Thursday April 28, 2016 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mountain/1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern
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Where
Online (link forthcoming)
Crash Risk Factors for Low-Volume Roads: an ODOT Case Study
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) will be hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar will provide information on:
- A proposed methodology and tool to objectively determine the potential crash risk for low-volume road segments using road geometry and roadside feature characteristics combined with crash history and traffic exposure
- Low-cost safety countermeasures that are most applicable to low-volume roads
Webinar Outcomes
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify road geometry characteristics and roadside features that may correspond to increased crash risk.
- Select certain road characteristics that influence a resulting crash risk using the Oregon risk index developed in the project.
- Identify low-cost safety countermeasures that may be most applicable to low-volume roads.
- Identify how this approach could be reproduced and/or tailored for participant’s agency.
Target Audience
This training is directed towards State and local transportation professionals responsible for assessing and improving the safety of low-volume roads or a low-volume road network. Participants should have some basic familiarity with conventional methods for identifying high crash locations.
Course Presenters
Levi Ewan, Research Engineer, Western Transportation Institute
- Levi holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Montana State University, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Montana. He has seven years of transportation research expertise focused on Safety and Operations projects as well as ITS applications.
To register for the webinar, please click on the button below. Instructions on accessing the webinar will be sent after your registration is confirmed.