Innovative Training for Today’s Transportation Professional

The Highway Traffic Safety Division was established in 1974 in direct support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity.  The Transportation Safety Institute serves as the training unit for several NHTSA Offices: Research and Program Development (RPD), Regional Operations and Program Delivery (ROPD), Office of Communications and Consumer Information (OCCI), and the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA)

As a steward for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Highway Traffic Safety Division is responsible for equipping highway safety professionals at the national, state, and local levels with the core competencies they need to reduce traffic crashes and improve the nation’s highway safety programs. Through the use of both instructor-led training (ILT) and e-learning technologies, the Division develops and delivers innovative and responsive training courses to meet the needs of the highway traffic safety industry.

Highway Traffic Safety Division Staff

The training staff is comprised of TSI course managers, associate and contract staff. All are recognized highway safety professionals and subject matter experts. A team of instructors is selected to conduct each course or seminar. The team is selected based upon varied background, diverse knowledge, and experience in traffic safety.

Contact Number: 405-954-3112

Division Manager
Troy Jackson, troy.jackson@dot.gov

Course Managers
Pam McCaskill, Pam.Mccaskill@dot.gov

• Distracted Driving (DD)
• Aging Road User Program Management (ARU))
• Introduction to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program Management (IPB)
• Introduction to Motorcycle Safety Program Management (IMS)
• Conducting Highway Safety Assessments (HSA)
• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFTS)
• Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
• Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC)
• Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement  Online (ARIDE Online)
• Strategies for Youth Traffic Safety Program Development
• Prosecuting the Drugged Driver
• Prosecutor Train-the-Trainer

Lance McWhorter, Lance.Mcwhorter@dot.gov

• Impaired Driving Program Management (ID)
• Impaired Driving Leadership Model (IDLM)
• Managing NHTSA Grants Funds (MNGF)
• Instructor Training and Development (ITD)
• Speed Program Management (SP)
• Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL)
• Drug-Impaired Driving E-Learning
• Ignition Interlock E-Learning

Mary Ann Rayment, mary.rayment@dot.gov

• Managing Highway Safety Programs (MHSP)
• Data Driven Approaches to Highway Safety Planning (DDA)
• Highway Safety Planning and Program Development (HSPPD)
• Occupation Protection Program Management(OP)
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program Management Workshop (PBW)
• Motorcycle Safety Program Management Workshop (MSW)
• Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies (TOPS)
• Management Review (MR)
• Communication Skills for the Highway Safety Professional (COM)
• Single Audit E-Learning
• Indirect Cost E-Learning

Program Analyst Chad Stowe, chad.stowe@dot.gov

Instructional Systems Designers / E-Learning Specialists
Rocky Wehling, rocky.wehling@dot.gov
Kendall Smith, kendall.smith@dot.gov

Instructional Designer (CTR)
Thomas Tassinari (CTR), thomas.tassinari.ctr@dot.gov
Jill Easterday (CTR), jill.easterday.ctr@dot.gov

Training Coordinator
Susan Folmar, Susan.Folmar.ctr@dot.gov

Technical Coordinator
Kody Stinson, kody.stinson.ctr@dot.gov

Training Costs/Registration

Training Costs
The National Highway Safety Administration sponsors all training activities provided by the Highway Traffic Safety Division through a reimbursable interagency agreement.

Registration
For State Highway Safety Offices and Regional NHTSA personnel, please contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regional Training Coordinator for your region.

For NHTSA HQ personnel, please contact your supervisor.

Training Facilities

State and Regional Hosted Courses
Most of the available courses are conducted at regional or state locations throughout the country. Training may also be conducted in conjunction with industry conferences or coordinated with specific agency initiatives.

Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) - map
The Highway Traffic Safety Division is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the grounds of the Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC). The MMAC is located one mile west of Will Rogers World Airport.

A number of classrooms, laboratories, meeting, and conference rooms are on-site at the main TSI campus. There are several cafeterias and snack bars located on the premises. Hotels and a variety of restaurants are within minutes of TSI.

Professional Development and Continuing Education

International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
CEU awarded: Various – see course description

TSI has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. All Highway Traffic Safety) are awarded CEU’s.