Countermeasures for Road Safety
August 31, 2026 – 10:00am to 12:00pm EST
PDHs AVAILABLE
2 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of the workshop to get 2 PDH’s.
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
Countermeasures for Road Safety is one of the Planning & Engineering Modules in the Road Safety Champion Program. Road safety countermeasures save lives. These countermeasures can include infrastructure, behavioral, or programmatic and policy implementations. This training will provide an overview of safety countermeasures applicable to local roads with an emphasis on low-cost practices. Discussions include Crash Modification Factors (CMFs), systemic safety analysis, and factors for evaluating and selecting countermeasures.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The primary target audience for this module is transportation, public health, and first responder personnel who have an interest in roadway safety but are not safety experts and are taking part in the Road Safety Champion Program.
INSTRUCTOR
Todd Morrison, P.E
Todd Morrison is a Technology Transfer Engineer with the University of Kentucky and a road safety advocate. In addition, for the past sixteen years he has worked for numerous Local Technical Assistance Programs. He has taught over 1000 workshops and trained over 30000 individuals. He retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet after serving in the Divisions of Construction, Maintenance and Traffic. Todd served for two years as Kentucky’s Safety Circuit Rider helping local agencies identify low-cost improvements to reduce crashes. He also served for two years as a Road Safety Subject Matter Expert for the Tribal Technical Assistance Program. Todd is an ATSSA certified Traffic Control Supervisor, Flagging Instructor, and Traffic Control Design Specialist. He is also a Certified Public Manager and NHI certified instructor.
AGENDA
- Background, Safety Analysis Process, Crash Modification Factors, and Systemic Safety Analysis
- Roadway Departure, Speed Management, and Cross-cutting Countermeasure Examples
- Intersection, Pedestrian & Bicycle and NHTSA Countermeasure
REGISTRATION FEE
This workshop is free for all participants.
REGISTRATION link: https://tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dfA4iEILRk28APjHapsesw