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Safer Mobility: Embracing Technology and Pilot Programs through the Safe System Approach

Florida Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri
Emerging innovations offer new opportunities to align with the safe system approach. Broward County, Florida identified 35 technologies for safer roads. Louisville, Kentucky developed strategies for safer speeds. MassDOT’s virtual reality pop-up experience strengthened outreach for safer people. Missouri’s predictive layered operations initiative (PLOI) enhanced post-crash care.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Broward County Safety Action PlanLouisville Speed Management PlanMassDOT Empathy at the IntersectionData for Road Safety, EUFinal Report, MoDOT PLOI

Meet Hazel Mae: New Hampshire’s Newest Road Safety Ambassador

New Hampshire
To help drivers understand the risks of excess speed, the New Hampshire DOT branded the "Slow and Steady" campaign. Campaign mascot Hazel Mae connects people with the message in a warm and friendly way.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Facebook PostNewsletter Article (Pg. 7)Community Newsletter

Smarter Roads Ahead: The Smart Work Zone Success at Rainbow/Veterans Bridges

Texas
Smart work zone strategies on a TxDOT bridge project improved safety for workers and the public. Temporary incident detection and surveillance, travel time, and speed monitoring systems made the project area was safer and more responsive.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Local News ArticleProject Update Video

Speed Management Pilot Program

Maryland
Speeding significantly decreased following a pilot project that combined enforcement, engineering, and outreach.
GHSA Case StudyPilot Study ReportTZD Article

Context-Sensitive Speed Limit Setting

Delaware
DelDOT combats rising traffic fatalities by adopting context-sensitive speed limits, partnering with local agencies, and moving beyond the 85th percentile method.
TZD DelDot Case Study

Safety Circuit Rider Program

Virginia
The Safety Circuit Rider program provides training and technical assistance to improve safety on local roadways.
University of Virginia Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

FoRRRwD in Massachusetts

Massachusetts
MassDOT’s FoRRRwD initiative provided municipalities with low-cost safety countermeasures. As countermeasures were implemented, MassDOT noted reduced crashes and serious injuries from crashes.
2023 HSIP Report, pg. 7 & 252023 Safety Summit Poster

Implementing Complete Streets in Kentucky

Kentucky
When KYTC implemented Complete Streets, they found large reductions in fatalities and serious injuries at two-way stop and signalized intersections.
KYTC Press ReleaseKYTC Complete Streets Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Two-Way to All-Way Stop Control

New Hampshire
When all-way stop control (AWSC) was applied as a systemic safety improvement in rural areas of New Hampshire, total crashes reduced by 71%; 90% in injury crashes, and 75% in fatal crashes.
NHDOT Newsletter ArticlePress Release, ConcordPress Release, SalisburyPresentation, Chester2024 Safety Summit Poster
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