Roadside Design/Safety
Roadside design and safety measures are necessary to ensure the safety of road users if they leave the road. These countermeasures include safety treatments such as roadside hardware (guard rails, crash cushions, breakaway sign and light supports, crashworthy traffic control devices) and clear zones. They are especially important in rural areas due to the high number of run-off-the road fatalities.
This section provides guidelines for and examples of roadside design and safety measures.
Training
An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety.
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]
An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatali ... [ Read More » ]
An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety.
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Monday December 21st, 2020
The National Center for Rural Road Safety hosted the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety from September 30 – October 1, 2020. The summits have become an important national forum for engaging a wide variety ...
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An FHWA EDC-5 Webinar in collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatal ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Wednesday July 24th, 2019
Keeping roadsides groomed is more than cosmetic; untrimmed grass, weeds, brush, or tree limbs limit visibility and safety by obscuring signs, traffic signals, pedestrians, cyclists, and unpredictable wildlife. Ro ...
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Posted on Tuesday February 12th, 2019
FHWA’s Every Day Counts Round 5 is in full swing, and among the initiatives in this round is Reducing Rural Roadway Departures. Taking a cue from previous EDC rounds, this new set of initiatives continues to ad ...
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Research Report
“NCHRP Report 641: Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips explores the design and application of shoulder and ce ... [ Read More » ]
Website
Anew microsite to provide a central resource for information about roadside safety hardware, including guardrails. The site contains state guardrail data, inclu ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided an overview of th ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Tuesday January 24th, 2017
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Source: Alta Planning and Design
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Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Geometric Design, Pedestrian Safety, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
“The Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks report is a resource and idea book intended to help small towns and rural
communities support safe, accessib ... [ Read More » ]
Website
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Posted: Wednesday December 21st, 2016
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Source: Toward Zero Deaths
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
“Zero is not an impossible goal, but it will take all of us to get there. See how all of our efforts are helping us on our way Toward Zero Deaths.”
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Posted on Wednesday December 14th, 2016
There is more to falling snow than painting the landscape into a winter wonderland; it can also create a plentiful amount of additional roadway safety hazards. Snow drifts, which are created by wind moving snow o ...
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Training
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Created: Thursday December 8th, 2016
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Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Sunday May 1st, 2016
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Source: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Human Factors, Low Cost Countermeasures, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Road Departure, Road Safety Audits, Road Surface Conditions, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
“Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and are conducted by an indep ... [ Read More » ]
“The AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) is the new state of the practice for the crash testing of safety hardware devices for use on the N ... [ Read More » ]
Website
“A snow fence around your garden can help increase soil moisture and provide other benefits. From the Ground Up is your source for Wyoming relevant garden ... [ Read More » ]
“Pavement edge drop-off on highways has been linked to many serious crashes, including fatal collisions. To mitigate vertical drop-offs, FHWA advocates in ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour webinar.
This Safety Center sponsored webinar provided participants with the ... [ Read More » ]
Research
To establish an ongoing roadside safety research program that meets the research and functional needs of participating states in a cost-effective and timely man ... [ Read More » ]
Midwest States Pooled Fund Crash Test Program the objective of this project is to crash test highway roadside appurtenances to assure that they meet criteria es ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“Blowing and drifting of snow is a major concern for transportation efficiency and road safety in regions where their development is common. One common wa ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Friday August 1st, 2014
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Source: Science Applications International Corporation
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User
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Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Intersection Design/Safety, Low Cost Countermeasures, Pavement Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Road Departure, Road Safety Audits, Road Surface Conditions, Roadside Design/Safety, Roundabouts, Safety Countermeasures
This manual provides information on the costs and benefits of safety treatments on high-risk rural roads (HRRR). Agencies can use this manual to determine the f ... [ Read More » ]
Blog
This article provides important information about the benefits of snow fences, as well as, information about their design and construction.
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Website
“Effective Snow Fences – Federal Highway Administration 1991 – Video VH-286 – Part 1, Benefits, is intended for chief administrative off ... [ Read More » ]
Journal-Trade-Magazine
“As the commitment to improve highway safety emerged in the late 1960s and the philosophy of safer roadsides and clear zones took hold nationally there we ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
“This report, and the preceding study, The Elimination or Mitigation of Hazards Associated with Pavement Edge Drop-offs During Roadway Resurfacing, by J. ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“This report is recommended to highway design engineers, bridge engineers, safety engineers, maintenance engineers, researchers, hardware developers, and ... [ Read More » ]
