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[Description: Description: Description: cid:702550718@10022010-0567]<http://ctr.utk.edu/ttap> Free FHWA Safety Webinars: Safety Resources for Local Rural Roads ________________________________ FHWA will host a free webinar series on local rural road safety. FHWA has developed a series of documents to identify rural safety issues related to intersections, roadway departure, and information analysis. The series is geared toward local road managers and other practitioners who operate and maintain rural roads. It offers information on procedures and processes to improve the safety of local rural unsignalized intersections and highway segments experiencing roadway departure crashes, and to reduce the potential for future crashes. While the roadway departure webinar has already been held, opportunities still remain to participate in the intersection safety and safety information analysis sessions. Register for A Webinar Each webinar will be broadcast live on the internet and available for later viewing. To register for a webinar, see the registration links in the event descriptions below. There is no cost to participate in the webinars, but pre-registration is required. Roadway Departure Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners Held Wednesday, October 5 Information on effectively identifying roadway departure safety issues on local and rural roadways, choosing the countermeasures that address them, and evaluating the benefits of those treatments will be presented. Keary Lord of Douglas County, Georgia will present their County Curve Action Plan that identifies high-risk horizontal curve locations and selects low cost safety strategies to reduce curve crashes. Download the roadway departure manual here<http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/fhwasa1109/>. Road Safety Information Analysis: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners Wednesday, October 12, 2:00-3:30pm ET To register for this webinar, go to http://is.gd/localanalysis The presenter will introduce data collection techniques, calculations, tools, and methods to help improve the safety of local and rural roads by making data-supported decisions. Kerstin Carr of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission will discuss their Interagency Safety Partner Program that educates law enforcement officers on the need for high quality crash data and provides electronic crash reporting software to agencies. Download the road safety information analysis manual here<http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/fhwasaxx1210/>. Intersection Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners Wednesday, November 9, 1:00-2:30pm ET To register for this webinar, go to http://is.gd/localintsafety This webinar will introduce information on effectively identifying safety issues at local rural unsignalized intersections, choosing the countermeasures that address them, and evaluating the benefits of those treatments. In-Kyu Lim of the Virginia DOT will discuss the agency's methodology to identify sites most appropriate for installing treatments at rural intersections under the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP). Download the intersection safety manual here<http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/fhwasa1108/>.