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This report summarizes the proceedings, findings, and recommendations from a two-day Senior

Executive Summit on

Transportation and Public Safety, held June 26 and 27, 2012 at the United States Department of

Transportation (USDOT) in Washington, D.C. This forum of senior-level, multi-disciplinary

executives representing the transportation, law enforcement, fire and rescue, and emergency medical

services communities addressed major challenges and innovative solutions in enhancing the state of

the practice nationally in Traffic Incident Management (TIM). Secretary of Transportation Ray

LaHood, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Deputy Administrator Greg Nadeau, and FHWA Executive

Director Jeff Paniati provided opening remarks expressing the commitment of the entire Department

to support safe, quick traffic incident response on the Nation’s roadways. Participants at the

Summit discussed innovative practices in TIM policies, legislation, training and outreach. Summit

highlights included discussions and presentations on the following issues: Improving responder and

motorist safety and consistency among jurisdictions; Supporting TIM outreach initiatives and

messaging; Enhancing State and local legislation and policies that advance TIM planning and

operations, including Driver Removal and Authority Removal legislation; Supporting urgent and

clearly-defined research strategies, such as model Move Over and Driver Removal laws, the effects

of emergency lighting, and the impact of TIM performance measures; Implementing the National TIM

Responder Training course developed through the Transportation Research Board’s Second Strategic

Highway Research Program (SHRP 2); Improving the efficiency of the highway system through possible

cost-recovery strategies, better investment of cost-efficient resources, and improved communication

among responders about roles and responsibilities; and Developing an action-based executive group

equipped to provide leadership, support, and guidance in

advancing priority actions.

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Federal Highway Administration