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PTOE Certified? Earn PDHs with these 4 Webinars!

By Ms. Kellyanne Broom posted 06-08-2016 06:47 PM

  

Looking for webinars to maintain your PTOE Certification? Our upcoming webinars on Lagging Left Turn, Speed Management, Alternative Funding Mechanisms, The VMT fee, and Driverless Vehicles make the cut. 

Jun 14 Lagging Left-Turn Arrow Safety and Operation Webinar- Click here to Register

This webinar will provide extensive collision analyses comparing lagging left-turn arrow and leading left-turn arrow operation. The webinar will also include commentary on the reasons lagging left-turn arrows have a substantially lower collision experience than leading left-turn arrows. The webinar will include implementation of independent lagging left-turn arrow operation with flashing yellow left-turn arrows. Preliminary collision data for this operation will be provided.

Jun 16 Integrating Speed Management Strategies - 3 Safety Focus Areas: Roadway Departure, Intersections and Ped/Bike Webinar —Click here to Register

Are you looking to integrate speed management into your agency's policies, practices, and/or safety plans? During this webinar, we will evaluate the role of speeding in crashes and national speeding-related crash trends. This webinar will identify issues that we are experiencing and suggestions for solving these issues; more specifically, strategies and initiatives for integrating speed management into an agency’s overall policies, as well as their roadway departure, intersection, and pedestrian/bicyclist safety programs. The state of practices of speed management for the three focus areas above will be addressed including policies and procedures, safety plans, research publications, and guidance.

Jun 21 Beyond Gas Tax: Alternative Funding Mechanisms & the VMT Fee Webinar—Click Here to Register

It is clear that a gas tax has been failing as an equitable, stable and efficient road user fee. In this presentation, an overview of a wide variety of alternative funding mechanisms will be discussed.  VMT fee emerges as the one with the highest potential.  Findings and lessons learned from the pilot study in Oregon will be shared, followed by discussions on the future of VMT fee. The presenters of this webinar,Tra Vu of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., Joung Lee, Policy Director of AASHTO, and Carley Francis of Oregon DOT will list the shortfalls of the current fuel excise tax, explain the transportation financing challenges, explore the various alternative funding mechanisms and identify key issues that should be addressed in order to amass public support for VMT Fee. They will explore forefront issues of VMT fee deployment and discuss the adaptability of the VMT fee in this changing environment

Jun 30ITE + ARRB Present Driverless Vehicles: Progress in the U.S. and Australia Webinar

Driverless vehicles have the potential to revolutionize transportation. Initial products are being brought to market and trials of a wide variety of more advanced automated, connected and driverless vehicles are underway. Business models are rapidly evolving with technology and new mobility companies entering the marketplace and, in some cases partnering, with the traditional automakers. Legislative and policy changes are beginning to emerge with calls for faster and more comprehensive efforts. This webinar is designed to provide you with insight into the latest trends in the industry. Our presenters will cover developments in both the United States and Australia allowing participants to compare and contrast what is happening in different parts of the world. This webinar represents the first collaboration between the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) in an effort to enhance the professional development offerings and extend the reach of both organizations.

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