It’s National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week,
Remember to:
SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER & STAY SAFE!!!
Every few seconds, a traffic incident responder puts his or her life on the line to aid crash victims and to safely and quickly clear crashes as well as other traffic incidents that could otherwise result in a secondary crash. Every year traffic incident responders are killed in the line of duty or bear life-long scars from life-altering injuries.
Crash Responder Safety Week affords a unique opportunity for every Traffic Incident Management (TIM) community member to make a difference individually and jointly for roadway safety during traffic incidents. Traffic incident response is a collaborative effort engaging EMS, law enforcement, fire and rescue, public works, towing and recovery, transportation, and other disciplines. TIM communities across the nation come together this week by teaching each other and all road users about our common goal and responsibility for safe, quick roadway clearance. TIM communities use this week to:
Remind all road users to slow down, move over, and remain alert when approaching all forms of traffic incident response activity –whether aiding a stalled vehicle, clearing roadway debris, or responding to a crash.
Encourage all traffic incident responders to complete the free, four-hour National TIM Responder training.
The Federal Highway Administration began commemorating CRSW in year 2016, although back then it was called National Traffic Incident Responder Awareness Week (NTIRAW). CRSW takes place annually the second full week in November. Today CRSW is used by national associations, state departments of transportation and departments of public safety, metropolitan planning organizations, and local departments of public works, cities, and individual responders to bring attention to traffic incident responder safety. To learn more about CRSW, please visit the FHWA CRSW site.
