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Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector:

Special Report 289

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Size: 114 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2007

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Committee for a Study of Supply and Demand for Highway Safety Professionals in the Public Sector, The National Academies
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TRB Special Report 289: Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector examines the growing need for experts at all levels of government to develop and implement systems- and science-based approaches to road safety management. According to the ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction and Overview	9-14	(skim)
2 The Safety Challenge and the Public-Sector Role	15-34	(skim)
3 The Road Safety Workforce in the Public Sector	35-56	(skim)
4 Acquiring Road Safety Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	57-72	(skim)
5 Summary Assessment and Recommendations	73-84	(skim)
APPENDIX A: Agenda, August 2006 Committee Meeting and Workshop	85-88	(skim)
APPENDIX B: Summary of Highway Safety Core Competencies from NCHRP Research Results Digest 302	89-94	(skim)
Study Committee Biographical Information	95-100	(skim)

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TRB Special Report 289: Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector examines the growing need for experts at all levels of government to develop and implement systems- and science-based approaches to road safety management. According to the committee that authored the report, the lack of professional recognition and comprehensive road safety education and training opportunities is threatening the ability of public agencies to build the knowledgeable and skilled road safety workforce that is needed to make safety advances. To address this need, the report recommends that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Governors Highway Safety Association forge a broad-based alliance of public, private, and educational organizations to champion the road safety profession. The report recommends that the alliance encourage states to take advantage of federal workforce training funds for the purpose of developing road safety professionals and to advocate comprehensive road safety education and training by universities, including the many publicly funded transportation and safety research centers. In addition, the report urges the alliance to explore the creation of one or more specialized institutes to provide comprehensive instruction and training for road safety professionals.

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