ITE Webinar: All-Way Stops: Improving Rural Safety

When: April 9, 2026 | 11:00 -- 12:00 PM ET

This webinar is led by the ITE Traffic Engineering Council.

Webinar Description:

All-way stops save lives, and they do so at a fraction of the cost of most other effective intersection safety treatments. All-way stops are not a new or particularly flashy control, but have been an effective tool in the safety practitioner's toolbox for many years. Some of the published studies showing safety effectiveness of all-way stops are from decades ago, and has been proven with past research showing significant reductions in fatal and injury crashes. When we look at their safety effectiveness today, all-way stops continue to work great in many contexts. North Carolina DOT has recently conducted research, and Jennifer Portanova (NCDOT State Traffic Engineer), Joe Hummer (NCDOT State Traffic Management Engineer), and Carrie Simpson (NCDOT Safety Evaluation Engineer) will be presenting on their recent findings.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a high-level understanding of the historical safety data from all-way stop signage installation
• Understand how to utilize all-way stop installations to systemically improve safety as a proactive measure
• Explore the potential for widespread all-way stop implementation to make a big safety impact
• Hear case studies from North Carolina’s system that can be transferred to other similar transportation networks

Moderator: Jennifer Portanova, PE, State Traffic Engineer | North Carolina DOT | Raleigh, NC, USA

Presenters:

• Joe Hummer, PE, State Traffic Management Engineer | North Carolina DOT | 
  Raleigh, NC, USA

• Carrie Simspon, PE, Safety Evaluation Engineer | North Carolina DOT | Garner, NC, USA