Of the 21,000 miles of roadway in Connecticut, 82% are maintained by local municipal agencies. In 2014, 64% of roadway departure fatal crashes and 24% of roadway departure Type A (incapacitating) injury crashes occurred on local roadways. To make significant progress in reducing the number of crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities in Connecticut, the safety along local roadways needs to improve.

The Connecticut Safety Circuit Rider (SCR) program is designed to provide safety-related information, training, and direct technical assistance to agencies responsible for local roadway safety.

The SCR program is available at no cost to all municipalities in Connecticut. Some initiatives include:

• Coordination of Road Safety Assessments (RSA’s)

• Collection and analysis of traffic volume data

• Identification of low cost safety improvements

• Assistance in the development of Local Road Safety Plans

• Development of a Connecticut Toolbox of Safety Resources

• Development of a series of Roadway Safety Briefs

• Delivery of Local Road Safety Training

A strong partnership between the CT SCR program and the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC) enables local agencies to access accurate information to make informed roadway safety decisions. The SCR provides assistance to local agencies in understanding the capabilities of the new CT Crash Data Repository

For more information contact:
Anthony A. Lorenzetti, P.E. – Safety Circuit Rider
Connecticut Technology Transfer Center
University of Connecticut
Email: anthony.lorenzetti@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-5847

Helpful Safety Resources

Local Road Safety for Elected Officials
Videos and Brochures to help support education for Local Elected Officials in Roadway Safety

Connecticut Road Safety Best Practices - Coming Soon
Examples of Connecticut Local Agency safety solutions

Highway Safety Road Map
A comprehensive collection of safety resources

Roadway Safety
Tools for developing safety plans, studies on roadway safety on various user types and specific safety treatments from AASHTO, FHWA and others

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Resources for implementing pedestrian and cyclist improvements, and providing for enhanced safety from, FHWA, AASHTO and NACTO

Traffic Calming
Multiple examples of traffic calming programs and toolboxes from states, towns and cities, road diet examples and various studies

Traffic Control Devices
Standards for the installation of Traffic Signs, Signals and markings

Highway Design Resources
Provides various design guides and technical resources that can be utilized for the highway design, including CTDOT, FHWA and AASHTO publications

Highway Maintenance
For the development of roadway element data collection, maintenance of drainage and its link to improved roadway safety

Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
Includes The Connecticut Unified Response Manual, field operations guide and best practices

Monthly/Quarterly Publications

Equipment Loan Program