3. Scoring the Self-Assessment

The method for scoring each question in the Self Assessment Tool assumes that adoption of a particular requirement follows a five phase adoption process: initiation; development; execution; evaluation; and integration. Questions are scored on a scale of 0 to 15 using the guidelines presented in Table 1.

2. Conducting the Self Assessment

A self assessment can be initiated and led by either the State Department of Transportation (SDOT), FHWA Division Office, or other safety partners, as appropriate. A self assessment is most beneficial if conducted as a partnership among stakeholders, as self assessment requires a collaborative effort. The timeframe and frequency for conducting a self assessment is at the discretion of the agency. Typically, self assessments are conducted annually, or every other year, to measure progress in implementing program improvements.

1. Introduction and Background

Title 23 U.S.C. 148 establishes the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The HSIP encompasses the State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), the State's Highway Safety Improvement Program (State HSIP), which includes the High Risk Rural Roads program (HRRRP), and the Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Program (RHGCP).

Abbreviations

CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

CMFs – Crash Modification Factors

FHWA – Federal Highway Administration

HRRRP – High Risk Rural Road Program

HSIP – Highway Safety Improvement Program

IM – Interstate Maintenance

MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization

PDIT – Program Delivery Improvement Tool

Preface

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Self Assessment Tool provides a mechanism for agencies to evaluate HSIP implementation efforts. The HSIP Self Assessment Tool consists of a number of questions designed to provide those with HSIP management responsibilities information to assess their programs, policies, and procedures against many of the recommended HSIP practices in use today. The HSIP Self Assessment Tool is intended to be a group exercise and, as such, should be conducted with as many transportation safety stakeholder representatives as possible.

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Utah Flexes HSIP Funds to Enhance Partners’ Safety Efforts – Utah

Overall, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) spends about $20 million per year on roadway safety, one-half of which is funded via a state funding mechanism and one-half via the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The State receives about $4 million per year in Federal highway safety grant funding (i.e., Sections 402, 405, 408, 410, etc.). According to crash data, the majority of fatal and serious injury crashes in Utah are behavior related. However, the state funding mechanism is limited to infrastructure investments.

Nevada Funds Education and Outreach Programs with HSIP Flex Funds – Nevada

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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) flexed $800,000 of its Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds in FY 2009 (seven percent of the total) to fund a range of outreach and education campaigns linked to the State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) emphasis areas.