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Safety
Circuit Rider Training The
WV LTAP Center has been recognized as one of four LTAP centers to receive a one-year
Safety-Circuit Rider grant from the FHWA. This grant hopes to help solve some
of the safety issues on local roads. The grant is intended to help fund programs
for technical assistance on rural road safety. GOALS
OF THE PROGRAM The
goals of this program to be reached by 2007 are: - Reduce
Roadway Departure fatalities by 10%
- Reduce
intersection fatalities by 10%
- Reduce
pedestrian fatalities by 10%
This
is accomplished in a couple of ways 1.
The building of safer roads 2.
The implementation of appropriate countermeasures for existing hazardous locations Hands-on
training will be offered on a number of different topics, including(but not limited
to): - Road
safety audits
- Roadside
Safety
- Intersection
Safety
- Walkable
Communities
- Signs
and Markings
- Engineering
for Safety
- And
many more...
Some
of the areas of technical assistance will include: - Conducting
Road Safety Audits
- On-site
visits to areas of concern
- Identifying
high risk locations
- Prioritizing
needed improvements
- As
well as others
Funding Through
our work with private industry, we hope to establish the Signing and Marking Grant
Program. This program will allow local agencies to purchase these materials at
a fraction of their normal cost. To
evaluate the success of the program, WV LTAP will be filing an annual report to
the FHWA outlining what has taken place in terms of improvements and adjustments,
an evaluation of what has happened as a result of the adjustments, as well as
other pertinent information to determine the usage of the grant. You
can become involved or get more infomation by contacting Dr.
Ronald Eck
with suggestions or questions. We all look forward to working with you to make
our roadways safer. | 