Pedestrian Safety in Communities

The materials contained on this page provide information for anyone–regardless of their level of knowledge on pedestrian safety matters–interested in improving pedestrian safety at grass roots level.

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Pedestrians and Transit

• Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit is a guide for transit agencies, State and local roadway owners, and regional planning organizations. It addresses the...

General Information

SafetyEdge℠  is a simple and...

Frequently Asked Questions: Barriers, Terminals, Transitions, Attenuators, and Bridge Railings

FHWA barrier guidance is contained in the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide. However, FHWA field offices often raise numerous issues that involve interpretations, extrapolations, device selection, hardware deployment, or simply trying to fit safety devices into real world...

Reduce Crash Severity

Hardware, such as barriers, sign supports, and work zone devices are commonly used to reduce the potential severity of crashes on the roadside. Crash testing is used to evaluate the crashworthiness of these devices.

The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (...

Rumble Strips and Rumble Stripes

Welcome to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Rumble Strips and Rumble Stripes website. This site contains information about longitudinal center line, edge line, and shoulder rumble strips and stripes.

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Guidance Memorandum on Consideration and Implementation of Proven Safety Countermeasures

Subject: ACTION: Consideration and Implementation of Proven Safety Countermeasures

Date: July 10, 2008

From: Jeffrey A. Lindley, Associate Administrator for Safety

In Reply...

Memorandum January 12, 2012

Pedestrian Safety Countermeasure Deployment Project

In 2002, the Federal Highway Administration awarded grants to the cities of San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami to examine and map out their pedestrian crashes and develop a plan for deploying and evaluating various pedestrian safety countermeasures in high crash “zones” and locations. The...

Pedestrian Road Safety Audits

Road Safety Audit (RSA) is the formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports on potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all...