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A Connecticut Safety Academy VIRTUAL Workshop 

Class Description:

The CT T2 Center is pleased to launch our virtual Road Safety Champion series. Our first two-hour session will provide an overview of safety trends, an understanding of the safety visions for the U.S. and Connecticut and an overview of both national and local road safety efforts. We will also discuss the importance of prioritizing roadway safety and techniques for developing strong safety partnerships.

*Participants will receive 2 hours credit toward their CT Safety Champion Designation

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Define the impact of road safety
• Identify the factors in road safety
• Identify jurisdictional and geographical differences in road safety
• Describe national safety efforts
• Describe collaborative techniques for improving safety 

Who Should Attend:

• Elected Officials
• Public Works Directors
• Town Engineers
• Law Enforcement
• Any municipal or state professionals that are interested in roadway safety

Instructors:

Jason Hughes is the Safety Technical Associate at the University of Connecticut’s Training and Technical Assistance Center.

Natasha Fatu is Connecticut’s State Traffic Safety Engineer and Transportation Principal Engineer for CTDOT.

Special thanks to the National Center for Rural Road Safety for their partnership in developing these modules.

Registration:

• Please email any questions to Lisa Knight at lisa.knight@uconn.edu.
• Cost: Free. No registration fee is charged for this class. This training opportunity is offered by the Training & Technical Assistance Center's Connecticut Safety Academy.
• Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
• Approximately one week prior to the class, you will receive an email confirmation of your attendance, along with information to access the virtual session via the Zoom application.
• If you require an accommodation to participate in this workshop, please contact Lisa Knight at lisa.knight@uconn.edu.
• Video/Photographs may be taken for promotional and training purposes. Please notify us during registration if you do not wish to be photographed/filmed.