Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural Mini-Conference Session 4: Safer Vehicles in the Rural Context

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Thursday, April 30th, 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET/9:00-10:30 am MT

In this portion of the mini-conference, you will learn examples for applying the Safe System Approach for safer vehicles in the rural context. This includes:

  • Using vehicle telematics for A Data-Driven Action Plan for Safer Roads.
  • Integrating Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) into agency fleet vehicles and an overview of the newest practice of using it to deter repeat offenders.
  • Incorporating digital alerting systems into snowplows and maintenance vehicles to create a more robust traveler information app. This presentation will also include discussion of how the KanDrive app has expanded to CarPlay and Android Auto to provide in-vehicle safety alerts about upcoming work zones, closures, and slow-moving maintenance vehicles.

Published by Kirk Vinish, AICP

Kirk Vinish, AICP is the TTAP Assistant Director at the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), the USDOT Region 10 University Transportation Center housed in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. He provides transportation technical assistance, project development support, and capacity-building services to public agencies and Tribal governments across the Pacific Northwest. Kirk’s work focuses on practical implementation, funding strategy, and strengthening local transportation program delivery through applied research and partnership.

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