The National Center for Rural Road Safety (NCRRS) is a premier center of excellence for training, resources, technical assistance, and education on rural road safety issues. Funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the NCRRS equips rural communities to prevent all deaths and serious injuries on their roadways.
Traffic Safety Events
New! Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving – Thanksgiving
November 22-26, 2025
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA offers themed material for ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday that encourages people to not get behind the wheel after drinking and to plan for a safe, sober ride home.
Webinars
Ghost Riders & Empty Miles – The Hidden Costs of Convenience from Automated Vehicles
Thursday, November 20, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
Free members/$79 non-members
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise safer streets and greater mobility—but the road to full automation comes with significant risks. In ITE’s latest technical brief, examine how Level 5 AVs could reshape land use, impact transit, worsen congestion, and introduce complex equity and cybersecurity challenges. This webinar explores how AVs may alter the built environment and transport systems—potentially intensifying sprawl, undermining public transit, and shifting liability from drivers to manufacturers. The takeaway is clear: the future of AVs is not just technological, but deeply social, political, and spatial. With proactive planning and impartial and focused policy, transportation professionals can guide automation toward more sustainable outcomes. For more information about this training, please visit the ITE webpage.
Free! Innovative State Legislative Approaches – Addressing a Challenging Environment
Thursday, November 20, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC)
During this webinar, RTC policy staff and featured guests will discuss best practices for building a state legislative agenda focused on achieving policy wins and funding for active transportation. The session will touch on legislative basics and timelines before diving into how to address new funding challenges with creative approaches to creating funding sources for walking, biking and trails.
Free! Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) – Overview of Data and Tools for Safety (P&E#4)
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
National Center for Rural Road Safety
Data-driven approaches to traffic safety let agencies make more informed decisions and invest their limited funds more effectively. In this training, learn about the different types of data, data challenges for local agencies, and the various tools available for applying the data you have for screening your network. Discussions include the Highway Safety Manual, usRAP, Road Safety Audits, Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool, and Crash Tree Maker.
Free! Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) – Partnerships for Safety Program Implementation (PH#4)
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
National Center for Rural Road Safety
This training provides information on how best-practice public health models implemented with partners can improve the reach and effectiveness of traffic safety programming. This includes key distinctions between traditional deterrence-oriented programs and public health-informed safety programs and strategies for how to connect with public health partners.
Free! Frontiers of Technology – Safer People, Safer Roads
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
National Safety Council (NSC)
Join Road to Zero for an insightful session featuring three innovative companies — WingDriver, Gaize, and Transoft Solutions — who are leveraging video analytics, artificial intelligence and computer vision to tackle persistent challenges in road safety. From combating distracted, drowsy and impaired driving to improving unsafe road design, these private-sector leaders will showcase how their technologies are helping employers, public agencies and everyday drivers prevent serious crashes and save lives. For more information about this training, please click the NSC webpage.
Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) – Safety of Responders on Roads (FR#3)
Thursday, December 11, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
A supplement to the National Traffic Incident Management Responder training, this module provides a deeper understanding of tools, recommendations, and materials available for first responders to ensure their safety while working on the side of the road.
Trainings
Virtual: Improving Outcomes Framework Training
Tuesday – Thursday, December 9 – 11, 2025
8:00 am – 1:00 pm PT
$475
Banyan Collaborative
Addressing complex health issues like preventing substance misuse or improving traffic safety is challenging. A strong framework can make all the difference. The Improving Outcomes Framework combines public health, prevention science, and behavior change in a comprehensive, positive approach to help you improve health and safety in your organizations and communities.
This virtual training brings together three critical components:
- Mindsets: The foundation. This is where true transformation begins. We work with you to uncover and cultivate the guiding principles and perspectives that guide how to approach your work.
- Process: The roadmap. A clear, repeatable series of steps is the roadmap for achieving outcomes. Once mindsets are aligned, we’ll give you a clear, actionable process that outlines the “how-to” for what to do next.
- Skills: The tools. With clear mindsets and a process in place, the final component is the practical skills to help you create a culture where new ideas and actions emerge and take root.
After the training, each participant has the option to participate in a one-hour, one-on-one session to identify their “best next steps” and how to apply what you learned to be more effective.
Conferences
Virtual: SPARKS 2025
Wednesday & Thursday, December 8-9, 2025
8:30 am – 12:30 pm PT
Pacific Northwest Social Marketing Association
Both days of SPARKS will feature social marketing experts speaking on behavior change related to some of the most urgent issues we face, including transportation safety, public health, injury prevention, environmental health and protection, and community well-being. Learn best practices on how to change behaviors that cause the most serious traffic crashes and how to target audiences, build campaigns, maximize community engagement, and network with other campaign experts.
International Road Federation Global Roads to Tomorrow Conference
Tuesday – Friday, December 9 – 12, 2025
$599 – $999
Los Angeles, CA
International Road Federation (IRF)
Join the world’s premier event for road and mobility professionals as we explore how digitization, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge innovations are revolutionizing the roads and transportation sector. The IRF Global R2T Conference offers a dynamic platform for learning, collaboration, and forging influential partnerships – ensuring you stay at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry. For more information about this conference, please visit the IRF Global webpage.
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
Sunday – Thursday, January 11 – 15, 2026
$1,185 – $1,520
Washington, DC
The meeting program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. For more information about this conference, please see the TRB webpage.
American Traffic Safety Services Association Convention and Traffic Expo
February 20-24, 2026
Houston, TX
American Traffic Safety Services Association Convention (ATSSA)
Thousands of key roadway safety and transportation professionals will gather at ATSSA’s 56th Annual Convention & Traffic Expo in Houston, Texas. Attendees will connect with industry leaders, discover the latest safety solutions and capitalize on the newest innovations at North America’s premier gathering to advance roadway safety. For more information about this conference, please visit the ATSSA webpage.
2026 Safe Mobility Conference
Monday & Tuesday, March 30 – April 1, 2026
$399
Seattle, WA
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS), University of Washington
This year’s theme is “Smarter Solutions, Safer Mobility.” This annual conference brings together professionals and students from industry, academia, government, and advocacy to connect and share ideas aimed at making mobility safer for all road users. Attendees can join a variety of workshops, technical sessions, and plenaries designed to spark solutions and share best practices. For more information about this conference, please see the Conference webpage.
For a full list of conferences outside of California, visit the National Center for Rural Road Safety website.
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