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National Support Needed to Improve Highway Safety and Reduce CongestionPrintable Version [PDF, 325KB] National Support Needed to Improve Highway Safety and Reduce CongestionThe Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) delivered two products to improve traffic incident on-scene management. The first product is a multi-disciplinary training course that promotes a shared understanding of the requirements for quick clearance and safeguards responders and motorists. The second product is a 2-day Train-the-Trainer course that facilitates widespread use of the multi-disciplinary training. Governors, transportation leaders, police, and firefighters across the country can save money, time, and lives by championing full-scale deployment of these innovative training courses focused on traffic incident management (TIM). SHRP 2 was created by Congress to address the challenges of moving people and goods efficiently and safely on the Nation's highways. This short-term research program addresses four strategic focus areas:
Training ObjectivesThe new multi-agency National Traffic Incident Management Training Program equips responders with a common set of core competencies and assists them in achieving the TIM National Unified Goal of strengthening TIM programs in the areas of:
Flexible delivery approaches for full-scale implementation of the TIM training courses are also under development. Program Strengths
Key to SuccessIn order to effectively strengthen TIM activities, the training courses must reach a majority of the Nation's TIM responders. You can effect change by encouraging the deployment of the new National TIM Training Program in your State. Contact InformationFor more information, contact Mark Kehrli, Director, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA, 202-366-1993, mark.kehrli@dot.gov. FHWA-HOP-12-007 |
United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration |