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Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:702550718@10022010-0567 Roadway Departure Webinar Available from FHWA and NACo


What: THERE'S A KILLER ON THE ROAD - WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT ROADWAY DEPARTURE CRASHES?

 

When: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Eastern Time

 

·         A roadway departure crash is defined as a non-intersection crash which occurs after a vehicle crosses an edge line or a center line, or otherwise leaves the traveled roadway.  Roadway departure crashes are frequently severe and account for the majority of highway fatalities.

 

·         There are a number of reasons why roadway departure crashes occur. The leading cause is excessive speed. A driver going too fast may swerve in order to maintain control. Another is road conditions. Most drivers swerve to avoid obstacles in the roadway in order to prevent hitting it which causes them to go outside the lines.

 

·         This webinar will provide comprehensive detail behind the seriousness of roadway departure crashes, why it is such a problem on rural and isolated roads, and the counter measures that counties can implement to reduce the number roadway departure crashes and the resultant fatalities.

 

Sponsored by: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Association of Counties (NACo)

Contact: James Davenport, [log in to unmask] or 202-661-8807

Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/344411202

NACo Rural Road Safety Program: http://www.naco.org/programs/csd/Pages/RuralRoadSafety.aspx