The UNH T2 NH Roads Scholar Road Safety Advocate Program (RSAP) is adapted from a nationally recognized certificate program and is designed to strengthen roadway safety awareness and knowledge across a wide network of stakeholders. The program is suited for and participation encouraged for elected officials, municipal administrators, public health and law enforcement professionals, public works staff, and others responsible for operating, maintaining, and designing local roads and furthering safety in our communities.
The program’s goal is to develop Road Safety Advocates who understand and can apply key principles and practices, such as the Safe System Approach, awareness of proven roadway safety countermeasures, and Local Road Safety Plans, to advance roadway safety initiatives that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on rural and local roads.
Aspiring Road Safety Advocates complete a series of core courses. Once all requirements are met, including participation in the development of a local road safety plan, participants earn a Road Safety Advocate certificate through the NH Roads Scholar achievement program.
Please note that the Road Safety Advocate Program is not part of the NH Roads Scholar recognition program, so participants do not receive Roads Scholar hours, nor are PDH's or other continuing education credits provided.
Required coursework:
- Introduction to Road Safety and the Safe System Approach
- Understanding Human Factors
- Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
- Off the Road, Into Danger: The Roadway Departure Problem
- Overview of the MUTCD
- Intersection of Transportation with Public Health and Law Enforcement
- Reading the Roadway
Safety Analysis Process
Optional but highly encouraged: our full day Local Road Safety Plans and Road Safety 365 workshops.
Local Road Safety Plans: Register for 6/29/2026 webinar
Road Safety 365: Register for upcoming in-person sessions
A local road safety plan (LRSP) provides a framework for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing roadway safety improvements on local roads, tailored to local issues and needs. The process results in a prioritized list of issues, risks, actions, and improvements that can be used to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on local roads. As part of the RSAP, participants will be provided with resources, guidance and information, templates, and technical support to develop a LRSP for their municipality, or to participate in the development of a local road safety plan. This LRSP participation is the final requirement in the NH Roads Scholars Local Road Safety Advocate certificate.
