Road Safety Champion Program

Happy January, Road Safety Champion Program participants.


We come to you with updates and announcements about the program as well as links to register for 2024 classes. Since you've enrolled in the Program or attended previous RSCP courses, we hope you will find this information useful, but if it does not apply to you, feel free to unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.


Scroll down to see our 2024 schedule and register for upcoming webinars.


What is the Road Safety Champion Program?

The Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) is a nationally-recognized certificate program designed to build a knowledgeable, safety-minded workforce, responsible for operating, maintaining, and designing local roads. Road Safety Champions prioritize safety and are motivated to implement safety improvements that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on rural and local roads. Aspiring Road Safety Champions take core courses as well as trainings specific to their line of work. When all requirements are met, participants will be awarded a Road Safety Champion Program Certificate.

Congratulations to Our 2023 Road Safety Champions

The Kentucky LTAP launched the Road Safety Champion Program in 2022, and so far, we have five graduates. Many more engaged participants are well on their way to graduating.


Congratulations to our 2023 graduates:

  • Mike Thomas, LFUCG
  • Amanda Parmley, KYTC District 8
  • George Caldwell, City of Florence
  • Matthew Holder, KYTC District 3
  • Daniel Wayne, KYTC District 4
  • Michael Smith, City of Paris Public Works

Congratulations to Mike Thomas, Kentucky's First RSCP Graduate

Mike Thomas of Lexington Fayette Urban County Government graduated from the Road Safety Champion Program as Kentucky's first graduate. Mike completed the program in 2023 and was recognized for his accomplishment at a weekly safety meeting by Mayor Linda Gorton; Nancy Albright, City Commissioner; and Rob Allen, Director of the Division of Streets & Roads.

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Become a Road Safety Champion Today

To receive a Certificate of Completion, you must enroll in the Road Safety Champion Program. To do so, please visit this link and complete the form.


You must also complete the program requirements. RSCP requires you to complete six required courses, six elective courses, and a final Road Safety Assessment project.

You must take all six (6) of the following courses:

 

  • Introduction to Road Safety
  • Low-Cost Safety Measures
  • Safety Analysis Process
  • Road Safety Assessment
  • Local Road Safety Plans
  • Introduction to the MUTCD


You must also complete a final project. The Local Road Safety Assessment project requires that participants apply the knowledge and skills learned in the RSCP courses to identify improvements for a roadway by conducting a Road Safety Assessment (RSA). Project requirements can be found online.


You must take at least six (6) of the following elective courses:

 

  • Horizontal Curve Signing
  • Sign & Post Installation
  • Intersection Safety
  • Alternative Intersections & Designs
  • Countermeasures for Road Safety
  • Overview of Data and Tools
  • Traffic Safety Culture
  • Intersection of Transportation/Public Health/Law
  • Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
  • Maintaining a Safer Roadway
  • Traffic Incident Management*
  • Work Zone/Flagger*
  • Worker Safety*

 

*Courses with asterisks count toward the electives but are not offered as part of this webinar series. If you have taken these courses through T2 or other sources, or are interested in taking these courses, contact us to verify your credit or find out more information.

2024 Road Safety Champion Program Schedule

January 24

February 28

March 27

April 24

May 22


June 26

July 24

August 28

September 25

October 23

Introduction to Road Safety & Traffic Safety Culture

Road Safety Assessment

Maintaining a Safer Roadway

Safety Analysis Process

Intersection of Transportation, Public Health, & Law Enforcement

Low-Cost Safety Measures

Intersection Safety

Local Road Safety Plans

Overview of Data & Tools

Countermeasures for Road Safety

All webinars take place in Eastern Standard Time. Webinars are held from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month from January to October.


To register for a class, just complete the registration form by clicking the date or the name of the webinar you want to attend. Avoid accidentally missing a class by registering for the entire year at once. You will receive a confirmation letter before the webinar to remind you of the date, time, and provide the Zoom link.


Note: Webinar registrations will now be held in our primary registration platform, EventsAir. If you have not taken other classes with T2, you may need to create an account. Once you add the course to your cart from our calendar via the link above, you can follow the prompts to create your EventsAir account. Make sure you write down this password and keep it somewhere safe so you can use it to register for future classes.

Your Road Safety Champion Questions Answered

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The Road Safety Champion Program website includes all relevant information about the program, including updates and announcements. You can visit the website to register for upcoming webinars, check program requirements, download resources, access our online modules, and more. Check out the website to answer all of your Road Safety Champion questions.


Road Safety Champion Program Website

Your Road Safety Champion Program coordinator and instructor are here to help. Feel free to reach out with any questions and they will get back to you as soon as possible.

Miriam Reber

Conference Coordinator

[email protected]


Miriam can assist with course questions, program requirements, transcripts, and tech support.


Email Miriam once you have completed your Introduction to the MUTCD class, to provide proof of substitution course credit, or to submit your final project.

Adam Kirk

Outreach Engineer

[email protected]



Adam Kirk teaches most of the RSCP courses. Adam has vast experience in transportation planning and engineering and previously worked for local planning and zoning agencies. He currently serves T2 as the local government outreach engineer and can provide technical engineering assistance or grant application assistance in addition to his RSCP contributions.


Reach out to Adam if you have questions about any content discussed on the webinars, need assistance with your final project, or need traffic safety guidance through the Safety Circuit Rider or Local Road Safety Plan programs.

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