The Florida LTAP Center is pleased to offer the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP)
Planning and Engineering Pathway Modules
The Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) is a nationally-recognized “Roadway Safety 101” training series. It is made for staff in transportation, public health, and first responder agencies who have an interest in roadway safety but are not safety experts.
The RSCP includes seven core modules plus career-focused pathways. Once participants complete the seven core modules and one pathway, they are awarded a Road Safety Champion Program Certificate!
(Note: courses can be taken in any order and the certificate is not a degree or professional certification.)
Note: The Florida LTAP Center is currently offering only this Planning & Engineering Pathway for the Road Safety Champion Program. Other pathways—Maintenance & Construction, Public Health, and First Responder—may be offered in the future, but none are scheduled at this time. To learn more about the Road Safety Champion Program and the additional pathways, please visit the National Center for Rural Road Safety.
Did you miss the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) Core Modules?
The Florida LTAP Center has offered the RSCP core modules several times, most recently from July through October 2025. You can still catch up! Recordings of all seven sessions are available for viewing on our recorded webinar page.
If you have already completed the modules—either live or recorded—there’s no need to take them again. But if you haven’t yet completed them, or missed any, now’s your chance to watch the recordings and meet the Core Module requirements to become a Road Safety Champion.
RECORDING
To earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or a Certificate of Completion for each recorded webinar, you must view the entire webinar. After viewing, please fill out the web form at the link below to request your certificate. The Florida LTAP Center will follow-up within 2-3 weeks.
Each individual webinar session will award 2.0 PDHs. Up to 12.0 PDHs can be earned for fully viewing and completing all three sessions.
Click Each Module Below to View the Recording
MODULE 1 - Countermeasures for Road Safety
Road safety countermeasures save lives. These countermeasures can include infrastructure, behavioral, or programmatic and policy implementations. This training will provide an overview of safety countermeasures applicable to local roads with an emphasis on low-cost practices. Discussions include Crash Modification Factors (CMFs), systemic safety analysis, and factors for evaluating and selecting countermeasures.
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Part 1 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
Handouts
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MODULE 2 - Work Zones
Gain an overview of roadway work zones in rural areas and the minimum standards for various types of work zones covered in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
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Part 2 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
Handouts
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MODULE 3 - Overview of Local Road Safety Plans
Local Road Safety Plans (LRSPs) are proven to save lives on rural roads. They offer a foundation for consensus and focus that helps communities take proactive steps to reduce and prevent severe crashes in their communities. This training will provide an overview of an LRSP, including how they support safety efforts, the steps to develop an LRSP, and the strategies for implementing an LRSP in rural communities.
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Part 3 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
Handouts
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MODULE 4 - Overview of Data and Tools for Safety
Data-driven approaches to traffic safety let agencies make more informed decisions and invest their limited funds more effectively. In this training, learn about the different types of data, data challenges for local agencies, and the various tools available for applying the data you have for screening your network. Discussions include the Highway Safety Manual, usRAP, Road Safety Audits, Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool, and Crash Tree Maker.
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Part 4 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
Handouts
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MODULE 5 - Crash Reporting
Learn the role of crash data collection and reporting in reducing severe crashes and how such reporting benefits from cross-coordination among law enforcement, engineers, planners, and public health professionals. This training also reviews challenges with crash and injury surveillance, some nuances of crash data collection and reporting, and ways crash and injury data can be used to inform the design of safety interventions.
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Part 5 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
MODULE 6 - Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
Take a deep dive into the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool. The tool is a process for identifying the factors that can contribute to crashes and implementing effective countermeasures. The training will also cover the seven steps of the safety analysis process and discuss how it can be applied using both the traditional site safety analysis method and the systemic analysis method.
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Part 6 of the RSCP Planning & Engineering Focused Pathway
Handouts
◾Coming soon!