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RSA Legal Issues

The information provided here is not legal advice, but is meant to assist public agencies in discussions with their attorneys on developing a policy for the implementation of Road Safety Audits.

Some State and local agencies have been hesitant to conduct RSAs due to a fear that RSA...

PennDOT Experience

  1. The findings of the audits identified safety improvements that exceeded those that could have been anticipated by just reviewing for standards compliance. Often, standards only set minimum criteria. By using the RSA process, safety for all road users was achieved.
  2. Additional...

RSA Benefits

A number of reports suggest that the RSA process is cost-effective, although most reference qualitative rather than quantitative benefits. Establishing and meeting a target benefit/cost ratio for RSAs is not the motivating factor behind support for RSAs at PennDOT, KDOT or Iowa DOT. These...

Training and Technical Assistance

To help States and local agencies implement the systemic approach to safety, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed training and technical assistance including on-call support, noteworthy practices, and peer-to-peer assistance.

Training

Systemic safety training...

Why the Systemic Approach?

A total of 197,941 people lost their lives in crashes on public roads in the U.S. between 2018 and 2022. Those lives lost, and any lives lost, are unacceptable. The National Roadway Safety Strategy acknowledges this and adopted the Safe System approach (see

RSDP Training

The FHWA Office of Safety established the Roadway Safety Data Program (RSDP) to advance State and local safety data systems and safety data analysis and evaluation capabilities.

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