Russ Martin

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The Future of Traffic Safety Data: Insights from the ATSIP Traffic Records Forum and Beyond

Written on October 9th, 2025 by Russ Martin
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Before the safety community began collecting and analyzing crash information in a systematic way, safety campaigns were planned on hunches, biases,...

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Safety Conference Takeaways from VA, WV, and D.C.

Written on July 15th, 2025 by Russ Martin
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In May, I attended three statewide safety meetings in rapid succession. First, the West Virginia Highway 2 Safety Summit in Bridgeport, WV hosted by the...

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Big Ideas from the 2024 Alaska Safe Roadway Behaviors Symposium

Written on October 30th, 2024 by Russ Martin
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Helping our clients reach their safety goals means staying informed about the ever-changing safety landscape and the particular challenges different...

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8 Takeaways from the 2024 GHSA Annual Meeting

Written on October 1st, 2024 by Russ Martin
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Safe vehicle technology, emergency medical services and traffic enforcement are just some of the topics covered during the Governor Highway Safety...

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Russ has over 15 years of experience in traffic safety, public policy, advocacy, communications, strategic planning, and association program, meeting, training management, and traffic records. He assists CS clients in developing and implementing impactful traffic safety programs on the National, State, regional, and local levels, including Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs), Highway Safety Improvement Programs (HSIP), Triennial Highway Safety Plan (THSPs), Vision Zero and Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Plans, as well as research initiatives for the National Cooperative Highway Safety Research Program (NCHRP) and Behavioral Traffic Safety Research Program (BTSCRP). He is a national expert on behavioral aspects of traffic safety. Prior to joining CS, Russ was Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), where he represented GHSA's state and territorial highway safety office members on the national level and supported the implementation of impactful state and local traffic safety programs. Russ also served at AAA National where he helped AAA's network of motor clubs advocate to improve state traffic safety laws and initiatives. Throughout his career, Russ has partnered with a constellation of policymakers, advocates, government agencies, insurers, automakers, tech companies, criminal justice and public health authorities, researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to improve transportation for all and prevent crashes, deaths and injuries on our roads.

Russ Martin

The Future of Traffic Safety Data: Insights from the ATSIP Traffic Records Forum and Beyond

Safety Conference Takeaways from VA, WV, and D.C.

Big Ideas from the 2024 Alaska Safe Roadway Behaviors Symposium

8 Takeaways from the 2024 GHSA Annual Meeting

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