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Links to the CSS materials are at the bottom of the page.
If you would like to host this training at your agency, your county, your tribe or your state,
Michigan LTAP has trainers available to conduct the workshop for you.
For information, contact Terry McNinch, Director, tlmcninc@mtu.edu or 906-487-2102.
Background
The training materials on this web page were produced by the Michigan Local
Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), Michigan Tech University, Houghton,
MI through funding provided by the FHWA Office of Safety, FHWA T2 and
Innovation Program, and the Michigan LTAP.
Introduction
These training materials are intended to provide more than enough material
to conduct a one-day training session. The target audience is
non-engineers from all backgrounds, and can include elected officials, law
enforcement officers, municipal workers, safety advocacy groups, and
members of the general public. Engineers that do not have a background in
traffic safety may also benefit from the course; however, the material may
fall below their learning expectations. The greatest benefit for engineers
in attending this workshop is being present during the instruction to hear
questions, concerns and comments from people in the community that they
serve. Throughout the program, emphasis is placed on the "non engineering
audience" working together with engineers and other transportation
officials to make their safety program a success.
Intent of the Workshop
The materials provide non-engineers with 1) A basic understanding of
intersection safety issues, 2) "How to" information for common safety
tasks that do not require an engineer, and 3) Background information on
safety tasks that DO require an engineer. This workshop also outlines
areas where non-engineers can assist traffic engineers in the safety
process, and help them to understand when an engineer needs to be
consulted to make a safety related change at an intersection. This
workshop is only intended to address existing roads; proposed roads are
not considered because it is assumed that an engineer will be involved in
design and planning of those. This program is not intended to make traffic
engineers out of the general public.
Files can be downloaded individually or as a package in the attached zip
file. The "Leaders Guide" provides information on setting up and
marketing the workshop as well as how to use the resources contained in
these files.
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