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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

Post-Crash Care Safety Initiatives in Kansas

Kansas
Kansas’ Post-Crash Care initiatives involves linking crash, EMS, and trauma data; TIM improvements, a first responder liaison, outreach to prosecutors and judicial partners, computer-aided dispatch interoperability, and assessments of timeliness of care.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Post-Crash Care Safety Liaisons

Video Sharing Enhances Safety Across Texas

Texas
TxDOT's video sharing platform streams real-time video from 3,000 traffic cameras to department staff, first responders, and other partners, allowing them to respond to emergency events while minimizing congestion and secondary crashes.
TXDOT TSMO Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Increases Safety for First Responders in Texas

Texas
TxDOT’s Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program trains first responders to quickly and safely clear traffic incidents, with the goal of ensuring "Everybody Goes Home.”
Training FlyerProgram Website2024 Safety Summit Poster

Route 101 Safety Improvements

New Hampshire
NHDOT used a data-driven process to identify and implement Safe System countermeasures to improve safety on Route 101. The selected alternative—6-foot median buffer with rumble strips and wider pavement markings—addresses both head-on and run-off-road crashes at a much lower cost than median barriers, which extends the project limits from 1.2 miles to 4.7 miles.
ACEC-NH AwardProject WebsiteLocal News Article2024 Safety Summit Poster

Method for Short-Term Network Screening

Iowa
Iowa DOT's short-term network screening method identifies freeway segments most likely to have excess crashes in coming weeks, which helps prioritize emergency response and enforcement. Seasonal conditions (weather, animal crossings) may be factored into crash risk. The method can also help with the design of effective countermeasures.
2024 Safety Summit Poster
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