Reducing Roadway Departure Crashes
WEBINAR: December 16, 2025 - December 18, 2025 , 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT
The Ohio LTAP is hosting a free three-part series on Reducing Roadway Departure Crashes.
Roadway Departures have been identified as the top cause of traffic fatalities in the US. When a vehicle leaves the travel lane or the roadway, the results can be deadly: more than half of the annual fatal crashes in the U.S. relate to roadway departures.
This webinar series provides a current overview of various safety treatments and countermeasures that can be used to help reduce the frequency and severity of roadway departure crashes.
This training consists of three parts, be sure to sign up for all sessions:
Register for part 1 of 3 – December 16, 2025, 7 – 9am PST
Register for part 2 of 3 – December 17, 2025, 7 – 9am PST
Register for part 3 of 3 – December 18, 2025, 7 – 9am PST
Instructor:
- Ron Eck, P.E., Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University
This series is aimed at county, township, municipal and state transportation personnel, traffic and safety engineers, designers, technicians, roadway maintenance employees, landscape architects, and planners involved in roadway safety.
Register using the links above or Download the Event Flyer
Dr. Ron Eck
Ron Eck, Professor Emeritus, serves as director of WV LTAP where he's developed and/or taught a variety of traffic engineering, safety, and roadway design workshops and courses.
Dr. Eck is a member of the TRB Institute of Transportation Engineers, the Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals, and is a well-respected expert in the areas of ADA accessibility, bike & ped issues, and traffic engineering.
