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Rural Safety News

Rural Safety News is an electronic newsletter of the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) at the University of Minnesota. Rural Safety News brings you the latest research and resources concerning rural safety. Subscribe >>

CERS Mid-Term Report

This 2008 report summarizes the progress-to-date of the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety. Summaries of research and data collected are included. Download report (672 KB PDF).

CERS Research Reports

Feasibility of a Quantitative Rural Safety Policy Improvement Index (RSPII): Phase I
May 2009, Report No. CTS 09-14

ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment
January 2009, Report No. CTS 09-02

Improving Rural Transportation Safety Series: Report #2
Five-County Minnesota Case Study: Rural Roadway Fatal Crash Characteristics and Select Safety Improvement Programs (600 KB PDF)
December 2008, Report No. CTS 08-03

Improving Rural Transportation Safety Series: Report #1
Rural Transportation Safety and the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: An Examination of Select State Programs and Practices (3.6 MB PDF)
February 2008, Report No. CTS 08-02

Affiliated Research Reports

Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
September 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-36

Cross Median Crashes: Identification and Countermeasures
June 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-17

Rural and Urban Safety Cultures: Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural Minnesota
November 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-41

Benefit-Cost Analysis for Intersection Decision Support
October 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-32

Intersection Decision Support: An Overview
September 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-33

A Simulator-Based Evaluation of Smart Infrastructure Concepts for Intersection Decision Support for Rural Thru-STOP Intersections
August 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-31

The Culture of Traffic Safety in Rural America
May 2007

Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
October 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-42

Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: Digital Mapping of Roads for Lane Departure Warnings, Volume 2
August 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-31

Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: A Path to Deployment, Volume 1
August 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-30