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Safety Action Plans

Reducing rural roadway departure crashes requires an integrated, disciplined approach. A safety action plan is a powerful way to prioritize safety improvements and justify investment decisions. A formal plan will also help to communicate more clearly with stakeholders and access funding...

Systemic Approach to Rural Roadway Departures

Definition of Systemic

According to 23 USC 148(a)(12), the term "systemic safety improvement" means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high risk roadway features that are correlated with particular crash types, rather...

Proven Countermeasures

There are many flexible, cost-effective countermeasures that are proven to reduce rural roadway departure (aka lane departure) crashes. They can be installed in various situations and on many types of roadways. Countermeasures can be used individually or in combination.

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Addressing Rural Roadway Departures on All Public Roads

If we are going to solve this problem, States must work with local agencies to reduce rural roadway departures (aka lane departures) on all roads.

Roadway ownership isn't always clear in the national crash data, so the pie chart below shows where these deaths occur based on functional...

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Federal-aid Reimbursement Eligibility Process

Federal-aid eligibility letters written by FHWA are not required in order for a State DOT to install the device on any road and are not required for the State DOT to receive Federal-aid reimbursement for that device. FHWA issues these letters as a service to the State DOTs. If an interested...