TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 841: Development of Crash Modification Factors for Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossing Treatments.

This webinar will discuss the effort to quantify the relationships between pedestrian safety and crossing treatments at uncontrolled locations (excluding roundabouts) and to develop crash modification factors (CMFs) for several different types of pedestrian treatments at unsignalized pedestrian crossings. The presenters will discuss four types of treatments: rectangular rapid flashing beacons, pedestrian hybrid beacons, pedestrian refuge islands, and advanced YIELD or STOP markings and signs.

Some registrants will need to pay a fee to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar Presenters

• Charles Zegeer, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
• Richard Nassi, Pima Association of Governments, Engineering Services
• Michael Frederick, City of St. Petersburg, Florida

Moderated by: Joe Fish, Toole Design Group

Webinar Outline 

1. Overview of NCHRP
2. Development of CMF's for Pedestrian Crossing Treatments
   • Rectangular rapid flashing beacons
   • Pedestrian hybrid beacons
   • Raised median islands
   • Advanced stop/yield signs and markings
3. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the safety effects of several common safety measures for pedestrian safety
• Describe the practices of two cities on how they select and apply such treatments
• Understand the lessons from applying safety measures for pedestrian safety

Professional Development Hour Information
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A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate. Certificates of Completion will be issued only to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2017. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.