Traffic and Safety - Recommended

ROLE OF TRAFFIC AND SAFETY

All activities and programs led by the Traffic & Safety Division share one ultimate objective – to improve safety. The division is responsible for overseeing the research and programs that help improve transportation safety statewide. These responsibilities include safety improvement programs for work zones, school zones, traffic signals, and active transportation. Traffic & Safety personnel also supervise studies that determine the causes of crashes and other traffic hazards as well as discuss how these dangers can be minimized. Those who work in Traffic and Safety enjoy the variety and face paced nature of the projects, creating standards to address how people move and managing funds to make improvements in the world.

The Traffic and Safety rotations may take place in the regions or at the central UDOT offices. The Central Traffic and Safety Group will provide a broad view of the state while the Region Traffic and Safety are more focused on their specific area. Both perspectives are valuable as you move through your career. The nuances are outlined in the learning objectives below.

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The central and region traffic and safety experience may differ in some ways. You may experience:

Both Central and Region Rotations

• Become familiar with Traffic and Safety standards and specifications

• Exposed to the traffic studies process and reviews

• Participate in a traffic field warrant reviews

• Contribute to capacity and safety reviews

• Conduct signal, sign, and traffic related design review to ensure standards are met.

• Gain an understanding of the Numetrics crash data

• Participate in ongoing collaboration meetings

  • • Fatal review meeting

    • Traffic Policy Committee (TPC) to discuss changes to policies and standards

    • Attend Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) review meeting to discuss innovative approaches for all users includes cost benefit analysis

• Assist in development of Region HSIP program

Central Rotation

• Support the regions from a traffic and safety perspective

• Set standards for designers based on current trends

• Assist in various aspects of the HSIP Program Management

• Help produce a Project Safety Analysis (PSA) for a project

• Assist is updating of Traffic and Safety Database(s): outlining locations of rumble strips, fencing, barriers, etc.

• Provide additional opportunities from the Traffic and Safety Group as requested

  • • Active Transportation (pedestrians and cyclists) - Safe Sidewalks and Safe Routes to School

    • Railroad Program

    • Statewide Safety Behaviour Programs – Zero Fatalities and others

    • Amusement Ride Safety

    • Ropeways

Region Rotation

• Provide input on Maintenance of Traffic plans for construction

• Gain knowledge of the permitting process at the Region

• Coordinate with communities regarding concerns

• Work with design teams to scope and incorporate safety measures

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY RESOURCES

• Central Organizational Chart

• Traffic and Safety Webpage with Resources