Western Transportation Institute

07/17/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Day 5 – Uncommon Cruisers
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Uncommon Cruisers investigates some of the less common vehicles you may find in rural communities: All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs), Horse-and-Buggies, Dog Sleds, and Bush Planes.

Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/rrsaw26-day5/ for ACTIONS you can take as a road user or as a practitioner to help save lives.
National Center for Rural Road Safety

07/16/2026

Our first Rural Transit Day Zoom Chat will be held on July 16, 2026 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET, moderated by National RTAP Review Board member John Andoh and Florida RTAP Project Manager Stephanie Lewis. The chat will focus on what transit agencies are doing to recognize passengers and staff and include a...

07/16/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Day 4 – Route Runners
Route Runners explores the public transport modes: Rideshare, Bus, Rail, On-demand Shuttles, and School buses.
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Typically, these modes are available for use by the general public and operate on fixed routes and schedules.

Route Runners have unique challenges, such as:
• Accessibility
• Incorporating transit into safety planning
• Presence of pedestrians at pick up areas
Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/rrsaw26-day4/ for ACTIONS you can take as a road user or as a practitioner to help save lives.
National Center for Rural Road Safety

07/15/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Day 3 – Big Movers! 🚚🚛🚜

Big Movers shifts our focus to large vehicles, as the vehicles are often found on rural roadways transporting goods and services as well as people: Commercial Trucks, Tankers, Emergency Vehicles, Snowplows, and Farm Equipment.

Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/rrsaw26-day3/ for ACTIONS you can take as a road user or as a practitioner to help save lives!
National Center for Rural Road Safety

07/14/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Day 2 – Micro Movers

Micro Movers delves into active and low speed transportation modes: Pedestrians, Bicycles, e-Scooters, e-Bikes, and Assisted Mobility Devices!

Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/rrsaw26-day2/ for ACTIONS you can take as a road user or as a practitioner to help save lives.
Center for Rural Road Safety

07/14/2026

Day 2 - Mode 2: Micro Movers 🛴🚶🚲
Micro Movers delves into active and low speed transportation modes: Pedestrians, Bicycles, e-Scooters, e-Bikes, and Assisted Mobility Devices!
National Center for Rural Road Safety

Day 2 Micro Movers Pedestrians, Bicycles, e-Scooters, e-Bikes, and Assisted Mobility Devices Mode 2: Micro Movers delves into active and low speed transportation modes. Click to Download These modes are […]

07/13/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Day 1 - Roadway Regulars
Cars, Pick-up Trucks, Vans, SUVs, and Motorcycles

Roadway Regulars explores the mode we most commonly expect to see on rural roadways. Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/rrsaw26-day1/ for ACTIONS you can take as a road user or as a practitioner to help save lives!

National Center for Rural Road Safety

07/13/2026

Rural Road Safety Awareness Week 2026: The Rural Modes
July 13-17, 2026
In 2024, 36,297 people died in traffic crashes, with 39 percent (14,442) of those crashes occurring on rural roadways ( NHTSA, FARS, 2024)

Join the Center for Rural Road Safety as they take your favorite rural modes for an adventure to defeat their archnemeses: Death and Serious Injury. In this environment, road safety practices aim to support all modes of travel on rural roadways.

This year’s video game-inspired campaign encourages everyone to make every mile count toward achieving rural road safety. Here are the daily themes:
• Monday: Roadway Regulars
• Tuesday: Micro Movers
• Wednesday: Big Movers
• Thursday: Route Runners
• Friday: Uncommon Cruisers
Visit https://ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-safety-awareness-week-2026/ to learn more about this year’s theme and access tools to download, customize, and share to help spread the word!