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Regional Roadway Safety: MWCOG TPB Regional Safety Summit

District Columbia
The MPO for Washington, D.C. started a regional roadway safety summit to collaborate with regional partners on meeting safety goals.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025USDOT Allies in Action Website

TIM Training and Technology Supporting Post-Crash Care

FHWA
FHWA highlights efforts to support EMS through TIM technology, training, on-the-scene tools, and vehicles. Many states have introduced TIM training and technology to bolster post-crash care.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025

Traffic Incident Management Strategies for Electric Vehicle Fires

FHWA
With an increasing number of electric and hybrid vehicle fires on roadways, FHWA developed a State of Practice report to support roadway safety and incident management in EV fires.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025

Data-Driven Calibration of Safety Performance Functions Using Optimization Techniques

Georgia
Georgia worked to calibrate SPFs for rural and urban roadways to optimize and refine SPF models. GDOT found that a combination of models for outlier detection and optimization yielded the most robust SPFs.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025

Safety of Automated Vehicles Services – Status and Projections

Colorado
AV robotaxi services are rolling out throughout the United States. The current safety record is encouraging. Projections show that the safety benefits of AV will be realized at scale in the 2030s.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Scan Tour ArticleStudy Document

Connecticut’s Move Over Law

Connecticut
The CT Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (CTDOT) and the Colchester Fire and EMS, initiated a statewide educational program to advance the “Slow Down, Move Over” initiative. As part of the program, the Colchester Fire and EMS mounted a Scorpion device on a truck to serve as a physical safety barrier for roadside operations.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025OHS ArticlePress Release: Real Lives CampaignLocal News Video

Rounding Out Roundabouts in CT

Connecticut
Connecticut DOT formed a roundabout committee of professionals trained on evaluating the planning, design, and construction of roundabouts on municipal and state roads.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025CDTOD Roundabouts WebsiteLocal News VideoLocal News Article

Driver Risk Based Analytics

Florida
Florida DOT identified hot spots for driver behavior across its District 2, allowing them to develop countermeasures to address poor behavior and crashes in those locations.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025HSIP Report 2024Safe Roads Challenge WebsiteSafe Roads App - GoogleSafe Roads App - Apple
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