Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse
The Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse is intended to be an easy-to-use starting point for information about safety on our nation's rural roads by featuring resources and best practices for key rural safety topics.
New in the Clearinghouse
- Design Guidance for High-Speed to Low-Speed Transition Zones for Rural Highways
Transportation Research Board, January 2013 - Curbing Teen Driver Crashes: An In-Depth Look at State Novice Driver Initiatives
Governors Highway Safety Association, October 2012 -
Rural Transportation Safety: A Summary of Useful Practices
Center for Excellence in Rural Safety, 2012 - Safety Evaluation of Transverse Rumble Strips on Approaches to Stop-Controlled Intersections in Rural Areas (PDF)
Federal Highway Administration, 2012 - Traffic Safety Facts 2010: Rural/Urban Comparison (PDF)
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 2012
- Check out our Distracted driving resources
Featured
Webinars
- January 8, 2013 — Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety Webinar Series – Rural Traffic Safety Programs in Montana
- November 28, 2012 — Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety Webinar Series: Safety.Data.Gov Initiative—Bringing Rural Roads to The White House
- August 23, 2012 — Innovations in Road Safety Forum - Featuring Senator Amy Klobuchar and FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez
- May 22, 2012 — Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety Webinar Series – The National Strategy for Highway Safety: Toward Zero Deaths
- All Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety Webinars and other events from the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety
Noteworthy Practices
USDOT Rural Safety Initiative
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rural Safety Initiative will help states and communities develop ways to eliminate the risks drivers face on America's rural roads and highlight available solutions and resources.
FHWA issued guidance on a recommended set of research-proven safety countermeasures, most of which are low-cost.
Have a resource to suggest? Please fill out the submission form.
SafeRoadMaps
A ground-breaking tool that combines information from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System with Google Maps. Version 3.0 includes summer hot spots data.
Center for Excellence in Rural Safety
The national Center for Excellence in Rural Safety, established to facilitate research, training, and outreach activities related to rural transportation safety.
Center for Excellence in Rural Safety | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN 55455 | Location & Contact Information