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Every Day Counts (EDC) Initiative: City of Bellevue, Washington State
The Federal Highway Administration's Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative identified HFST as an innovation that enhances roadway safety and, as such,...
A 2013 study titled Evaluation of Pavement Safety Performance conducted by FHWA as part of the ...
The friction provided by a roadway surface affects how vehicles interact with the roadway. Measuring, monitoring and maintaining pavement friction can prevent many roadway departure and intersection related crashes, resulting in fewer serious injuries and fatalities.
More than 50 years...
The main purpose of a pavement friction management program is to minimize friction-related vehicle crashes by:
High friction surface treatments (HFST) are pavement treatments that dramatically and immediately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities associated with friction demand issues, such as:
In 2008, FHWA began promoting widespread use of certain infrastructure-oriented safety treatments and strategies that can offer significant, measurable impacts as part of any agency’s data-driven, systemic approach to improving safety. FHWA updated the PSCi in 2012, 2017, and 2021, reaching a...
Download the 2-page PSCi overview flyer.
Transportation professionals use a Complete Streets design model to integrate safety for all users into planning and analysis. By understanding how a street fits within the multimodal network, they can identify infrastructure needs to better serve the community.