SeT Up for Safety: RRFBs and the Journey to Enhanced Crossings

A Federal Highway Administration Workshop

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Date: April 1, 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. Central Time
Location: Virtual Event

Overview

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) workshop on Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) is intended to promote the following goals:

Learn about current knowledge on pedestrian traffic control devices (especially RRFBs).
Learn about the effectiveness of RRFBs, how to measure effectiveness (through driver yielding, crashes, etc.), and how to identify locations best suited to install RRFBs.
Conduct a peer exchange to discuss participant’s experiences with RRFBs.

The workshop is free and available to staff members from: State DOTs, highway transportation agencies, FHWA employees, and FHWA stakeholders.

This virtual workshop offers training to State DOT representatives that emphasizes RRFBs, and the peer exchange session provides a facilitated discussion for States to discuss successes, challenges, needs, and opportunities in implementing RRFBs.

The FHWA RRFBs workshop will be conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). This virtual workshop will be offered via the Microsoft Teams platform. For those who desire documentation in support of continuing education requirements, proof of participation will be provided to those attendees who request it.

To attend the RRFBs workshop, please complete the following registration form. The meeting details and connection information will be provided in your registration confirmation.

Registration Information

This conference is closed for registration.

Programs and Presentations

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Welcome Woon Kim, Research Highway Engineer, Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA John Harding, Director of Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA
10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.	Pedestrian Fatal and Serious Injuries Rebecca Sanders, Founder and President, Safe Streets Research & Consulting
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.	Overview / History of the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and Other Pedestrian Traffic Control Devices Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
11:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	Driver Yielding at RRFBs: Current Knowledge from the Literature Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
11:40 a.m. – Noon	Factors Influencing Road User Behaviors and Motivations around Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs) and RRFBs in North Carolina Raul Avelar, Senior Research Transportation Engineer, IIHS
Noon – 12:20 p.m.	Effectiveness of Pedestrian Crossing Treatments (PHB, RRFB, LED-Em) Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
12:20 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.	Break
1:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Crash Modification Factors for RRFBs Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Comparison of Driver Yielding and Crashes for Texas Sites Boniphace Kutela, Associate Research Engineer, TTI
1:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.	Lessons Learned Regarding RRFBs in Federal Way, Washington Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer, City of Federal Way
2:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Available Guidance Materials on RRFBs Marcus Brewer, Research Engineer, TTI
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Peer Exchange to Discuss Participants’ Experiences with RRFBs Hillary Isebrands, Senior Safety Engineer/Team Leader, Resource Center, FHWA
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Questions and Closing Woon Kim, Research Highway Engineer, Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA

For More Information

Meeting Content

Marcus Brewer or Kay Fitzpatrick
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
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Woon Kim
Federal Highway Administration
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Registration Information

Event Management & Planning
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 317-2222
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