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Rural road safety is a particular concern, because the majority of highway fatalities take place on rural roads. In 2012, 19 percent of the US population lived in rural areas but rural road fatalities accounted for 54 percent of all fatalities. Even with reductions in the number of fatalities on...
FHWA's State and Local Data Integration Project is designed to help State, Tribal, and local agencies identify cost-effective ways to develop safety data systems that integrate safety data on all public roads. Final products of the project are the development of a safety data integration...
We need data to make decisions about the effectiveness and efficiency of safety and other infrastructure improvement programs based on data. But we are consistently confronted by questions about data, such as:
...The Highway Safety Manual (HSM), published by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the recognized source of information and methods for quantitatively evaluating traffic safety performance on existing or proposed roadways. The HSM provides a science-...
The mission of TSP is to reduce transportation fatalities and serious injuries by supporting comprehensive, system-wide, multimodal, data-driven, and proactive regional and statewide transportation planning processes that integrate safety into surface transportation decision-making....
Welcome to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Nighttime Visibility website. This site contains information about three important areas that impact nighttime visibility. Adequately maintained ...
The most frequently asked questions about the SafetyEdgeSM are shown below and sorted by these categories General | Project...
Demonstrations continue to effectively communicate the benefits of SafetyEdge℠ to transportation agencies. These in-person events provide answers to questions and alleviate concerns regarding this new paving technique.
As SafetyEdge℠ implementations across the nation advance, success stories of cost- and time-effectiveness shared with agencies considering the treatment can help address challenges or issues. The articles below capture the real-world process of implementing SafetyEdge℠ and improving safety....