Safety Service Patrol Priorities and Best Practices
This online engineering PDH interactive presentation focuses on Safety Service Patrols (SSPs) which have been in use in one form or another since the early 1960s, and have emerged as a vital part of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) programs.
This course discusses Safety service patrols to improve safety on the roadway and to minimize the effect incidents have on the operation of the transportation network. Safety service patrols on freeway and arterial roadways provide a traffic management tool for transportation agencies across the country. A swift response to incidents provides effective temporary traffic control and quick clearance practices and reduces the chance of secondary accidents and bottlenecks. As more agencies assess their needs for traffic management and the benefits of service patrols, there are many best practices they can use in their decision-making processes for new or existing program enhancements. This report identifies existing service patrol programs for lessons learned, best practices employed, and those priorities that agencies should consider.
This 4 PDH online interactive presentation is designed for safety engineers, urban planners, transportation engineers, civil engineers, and professional engineers responsible for safety service patrol and freeway service patrol priorities.
This continuing education interactive presentation is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Identifying existing service patrol programs for lessons learned, best practices employed, and those priorities that agencies should consider
- Improving safety on the roadway
- Minimizing the effect incidents have on the operation of the transportation network
- Providing a traffic management tool for transportation agencies across the country
- Understanding the implementation of service patrol programs by considering hours of operation, service patrol route selection, personnel availability, and the number of vehicles.
- Discussing the benefits of implementing or enhancing an existing service patrol program
- Learning about types of service patrol programs
- Understanding the key factors of selecting the right service patrol program
Once you finish watching the PDH interactive presentation, you will be redirected to your account to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on this interactive presentation.
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.