Safety Circuit Rider Program

The Safety Circuit Rider for the Technology Transfer Program uses crash data to locate high incident sites along roadways and assist communities in finding low cost roadway safety improvements.  The Safety Circuit Rider works with local governments to remove fixed objects such as trees, brush, stumps, etc. and to install signage per MUTCD guidelines.  This FREE technical advice is helping communities across the state of Kentucky save lives every day.

The Safety Circuit Rider program is made possible through funding from the Federal Highway Administration - Kentucky (FHWA-KY) in coordination with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).

Todd Morrison, P.E., is the Safety Circuit Rider with the Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) Technology Transfer Program.  He has worked with KTC as a Technology Transfer Engineer.  He has also worked with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for 19 years.  Todd has worked with environmental, work zone, construction, traffic and maintenance concerns as an Environmental Coordinator, Maintenance Engineer, Resident Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, and as a Branch Manager for Operations.

For additional information about the Safety Circuit Rider Program

Contact Todd Morrison

270-404-4870 or tmorrison@engr.uky.edu.

Current Projects

Focus Counties:  While the free technical advice offered by the Safety Circuit Rider is available to every community across the Commonwealth, the program selects counties with high crash rates to focus on.  The initial counties selected for 2011 are Boyd, Elliot, Garrard, Henderson, Jessamine, and Pendleton.  Crash data analysis for these counties has been performed, and high crash routes have been identified.  The County Fiscal Courts are being contacted and offered assistance with road safety audits and low cost safety improvements on these high crash routes.

Safety Improvements Workshop:  The Safety Circuit Rider Program is developing a one day training course designed to provide communities with practical and effective ways to mainstream safety into their day-to-day activities and project development process.  This course will be offered free to selected areas throughout Kentucky.

HRRRP Signs Pilot Project:  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and FHWA are coordinating to provide funds to rural counties through the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP) for signing curves.  The project has started with a pilot in the Northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell.  The Safety Circuit Rider will assist with development of the signing plans and the implementation plan for the rest of Kentucky.

Online Resources

Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports: A Guide for Local Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel (FHWA-SA-09-025)
Sign Retroreflectivity Guidebook and Toolkit (FHWA-CFL/TD-09-005)

In the News

The Advocate-Messenger   "Garrard's Most Dangerous Roads Targeted"