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A Connecticut Safety Academy Workshop

Class Description:

The nighttime fatality rate on the nation’s roadways is three times higher than the daytime rate, and 76 percent of pedestrian fatalities occur at night. Enhancing nighttime visibility where non-motorists mix with traffic during darkness will save lives. The focus is to deploy roadway lighting to improve nighttime visibility. Improving nighttime visibility can greatly impact pedestrian nighttime safety by reducing nighttime crashes at rural and urban intersections and crosswalks with well-designed lighting. This workshop will focus on when and why to provide lighting, including design, maintenance, and technology advancements to improve pedestrian crossings.

Learning Objectives:

This workshop will provide information on: 

• Lighting resources and tools that design engineers can advocate for and incorporate into projects
• The importance of lighting
• Lighting design for roadways, including a focus on pedestrian crosswalks
• Adaptive lighting

Who Should Attend:

State and municipal engineers and transportation officials responsible for the design of roadway safety projects.

This course is brought to you courtesy of the Federal Highway Resource Center. 

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.
• If a participant fails to attend the workshop and does not inform our team by phone or email by the morning of the training, a $25.00 no-show fee will be charged. Alternatively, you may send a replacement from your agency.
• Lunch will be provided. 
• 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 the address of the workshop location.
• If you require an accommodation to participate in this workshop, please contact Lisa Knight at lisa.knight@uconn.edu.
• Please advise if you have dietary restrictions. 
• Video/Photographs may be taken for promotional and training purposes. Please notify us during registration if you do not wish to be photographed/filmed.