Safety Circuit Rider

Local agencies operate and own approximately 75% of all public roadways.  Nearly 80% of these roads are classified as rural.  Even though these roads only carry 40% of the traffic, nearly 60% of all crash fatalities occur on local roads.  As such, there is a need to focus on safety-related information and training to support the local agencies responsible for roadway safety.

Our mission is to provide safety related training and to work hand-in-hand, boots on the ground, with counties and municipalities to identify, diagnose, and treat safety deficiencies on the local roadway system. The Safety Circuit Rider program works toward Vision Zero in support of the Statewide Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).

Deliverables

1

Providing technical assistance including:

  • Disseminating roadway safety data to local road safety stakeholders
  • Supporting local agencies in the development of comprehensive safety action plans (CSAP) and local road safety plans (LSRP)
  • Supporting local agencies during Road Safety Audits (RSA)
  • Collaborating with local agencies on grant applications

2

Planning and delivering training activities:

  • Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (Colorado LTAP) classes
    • Engineering and Traffic Studies
  • Organizing and/or conducting training as needed on special topics

3

General safety-program support, such as:

  • Serving as the safety liaison professional between CDOT and Colorado LTAP
  • Supporting the Colorado Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
  • Coordination with Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), Colorado Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), Colorado Transportation Planning Organizations (TPR), Statewide Traffic Records Advisory Committee (STRAC), Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)

Resources

The Safety Circuit Rider Team

Sanjiv Gupta, P.E.
[email protected]
720-454-4766

Sanjiv Gupta joined the Traffic Safety and Engineering Services Branch as the Program Manager of the Safety Circuit Rider Program in 2023. He has been with CDOT since 2018 as an Intelligent Transportation Systems Project Engineer and has designed and overseen the construction of safety projects around the state.