Of the 45,000 public road lane miles in Connecticut, 35,000 or 78% are maintained by local municipal agencies. Yearly, approximately 50% of fatal and serious injury crashes occur on these local roadways. To make significant progress in reducing the number of serious injuries and fatalities in Connecticut, the safety along local roadways needs to improve.

The Connecticut Safety Circuit Rider (SCR) program is designed to provide safety-related information, training, and direct technical assistance to agencies responsible for local roadway safety.

The SCR program is available at no cost to all municipalities in Connecticut. Services provided through the program include:

• Coordination of Road Safety Assessments (RSAs)
• Equipment loan, collection, and analysis of traffic data
• Identification of low-cost safety improvements
• Assistance in the development of Local Road Safety Plans
• Connecticut Repository of Safety Examples
• Development of a series of Roadway Safety Briefs
• Delivery of Local Road Safety Training through the CT Safety Academy

A strong partnership between the CT SCR program and the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC) enables local agencies to access accurate information to make informed roadway safety decisions. The SCR provides assistance to local agencies in understanding the capabilities of the CT Crash Data Repository.

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For more information contact:

Melissa Evans
Safety Circuit Rider
Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center
University of Connecticut
Email: Melissa.evans@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-5847 (office)

Jason Hughes
Safety Technical Associate 
Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center
University of Connecticut
Email: jason.hughes@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-0303 (office)