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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

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.
HSIP Report 2024Safe Roads Challenge WebsiteSafe Roads App - GoogleSafe Roads App - Apple

Case Study in Mitigating Extreme Speeding

Florida
Traditional traffic control devices were failing on high-speed roads in Florida. FDOT saw significant and sustained reductions in extreme speeding after adding speed shields to S.R. 46. The speed shields are an innovative, low-cost countermeasure that delivered immediate and sustained speed reductions.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Local News Article

Rapid Implementation of Work Zone Safety Innovations

Florida
FDOT held a pitch competition with industry professionals, entrepreneurs, government agencies, academics and researchers, seeking safety solutions for work zones. FDOT implemented work zone collision detection and avoidance systems pitched in the first event.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 20252025 Challenge WebpageATSSA Article

Connecting Work Zones for Safer Construction

Delaware
DelDOT's Accelerating Digital Inspection Practices with Connected Machinery (ADCMS) project involves collaborating with contractors and tech providers to share telematics data from construction equipment, enhancing work zone safety.
A Digital Leap in Delaware - DelDOT ADCMS Team Story MapADCMS: Building Momentum - DelDOT Story MapENR Article on AGC Highway Work Zone Safety Report

SR 85 Road Safety Assessment MP 58.5-80.5 — Leveraging Drone Technology at ADOT

Arizona
ADOT used drone technology for a roadway assessment in a unique situation, which enhanced safety for observers, avoided traffic impacts, and allowed for a better understanding of how to make a difference in traffic safety.
TPM Peer Exchange Video, Sep. 2024

A Machine Learning Approach to Systemic Safety Project Location Identification

Ohio
ODOT used machine learning to identify locations for systemic safety projects, focusing on pedestrian and roadway departure crashes.
Ohio DOT Story Map - Safety2023 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

Building Partnerships through Data

Idaho
ITD fostered a multi-agency approach to traffic safety by sharing data and developing partnerships with law enforcement and schools. They partnered with the Idaho Health and Welfare Department to conduct road safety audits.
ITD Safety DashboardsPress Release, STEM Program2023 Safety Summit Poster
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