Safety Data
Safety data and analysis are used by transportation professionals and elected officials to determine where challenges exist and countermeasures should be deployed. Safety statistics from urban areas are not always applicable in rural areas; therefore it is important to identify relevant data.
This section provides resources describing available safety related data for rural roads, addresses data collection techniques, and data analysis methods.
Training
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Created: Wednesday May 29th, 2019
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Source: Oklahoma State Patrol
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Topic: Education, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Driver Education, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
Webinar Description
In recognition of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, the Safety Center’s May webinar focused on motorcycle safety. The webinar focused on ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Thursday March 28th, 2019
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Source: National Association of County Engineers
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Engineering
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Sub-Topic: Safety Data
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and the National Safety Council’s Road to Zero Coal ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Tuesday August 28th, 2018
Rural communities provide food, energy, resources and much more to keep America running. In 2016, attendees at the National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America helped define the future for “Movi ...
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Created: Tuesday May 29th, 2018
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Source: National Safety Council
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
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 the ... [ Read More » ]
General Report
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Created: Thursday May 10th, 2018
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Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Commercial Vehicles, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), a center of excellence supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administrat ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Thursday May 3rd, 2018
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Source: Yates County Sheriff
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Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
In this webinar, you were provided with ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Monday March 19th, 2018
April has been designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. While distracted driving is something to be tackled every day, this April we can put some extra focus on ending distracted driving. Transportation ...
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Posted on Thursday March 1st, 2018
Have you joined yet? Road to Zero is a collaboration focused on ending traffic fatalities – a leading cause of unintentional death on our roadways within 30 years. The goal is safe mobility for all people, ...
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The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided tools and techniques ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour on ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Monday December 4th, 2017
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
Rural transportation agencies are in ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) are hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar will provide an overview ... [ Read More » ]
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
Have you ever been tasked with a safety-re ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
This rural/urban comparison provides:
an overview
time of day
speeding
alcohol
restraint use
rollover crashes
driver characteristics
nonoccupants
fatalities by ... [ Read More » ]
Website
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has partnered with a multitude of organizations to collect res ... [ 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 the e ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
“This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FAR ... [ Read More » ]
This CDC webpage provides restraint use fact sheets for each state. These “state-specific fact sheets provide a snapshot of motor vehicle occupant deaths ... [ Read More » ]
Website
This website provides technical assistance and training programs that can help States build traffic safety data collection, management, and analysis capacity in ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH ... [ Read More » ]
Newsletter
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Published: Tuesday January 24th, 2017
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Source: Federal Highway Administration
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Topic: Education, Engineering, Road, Road User, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Aging Road User, Commercial Vehicles, Driver Education, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Intersection Design/Safety, Road Departure, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Speed Management Systems, Systemic Safety, Young Drivers
Articles in this issue of the Safety Compass include:
HSIP 2015 National Summary Report Now Available!
DDSA: Performing A Health Check-Up On Your Roadways
Data ... [ 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.”
... [ Read More » ]
Toolbox-kit
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Created: Wednesday December 21st, 2016
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Source: Federal Highway Administration
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans
The Roadway Safety Data Program Toolbox contains resources that will help your organization build a new or strengthen an existing roadway safety data program ... [ Read More » ]
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 » ]
Research Report
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Created: Thursday December 1st, 2016
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Source: World Health Organization
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Location of Trauma Centers, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The World Health Organization has released a report that outlines policies for improving health care and other systems to provide the key elements of post-crash ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Thursday November 10th, 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, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
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 the ... [ Read More » ]
On March 1-2, 2016, the Northwest Transportation Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP) conducted a hands-on tribal road safety audit (RSA) workshop. T ... [ Read More » ]
Toolbox-kit
“Whether you are a safety data guru, a junior analyst, or somewhere in between, the Roadway Safety Data Program (RSDP) Toolbox is for you! The Toolbox is ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Friday September 9th, 2016
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Source: Western Transportation Institute
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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: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
The National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America was held Sept. 7-9, 2016 in Denver, CO. It was hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safet ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“For highways located in different counties and cities across the country, specific conditions of weather, terrain, traffic characteristics, highway condi ... [ Read More » ]
Press Release
This NHTSA press release from August 2016 discusses the call to action issued by the White House and DOT to data scientists and public health experts as 2,348 m ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis has been producing annual estimates of lives saved since 1975. This fact sheet contains finding for 2015 b ... [ Read More » ]
This Research Note provides a brief overview of the 2015 fatal crash picture using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Ana ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour online training event.
Webinar Description
This Safety Center sponsored webina ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“The purpose of this study was to quantify the prevalence of marijuana involvement in fatal
crashes in the state of Washington in years 2010 – 2014 and ... [ 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 » ]
Website
This FHWA website provides crash modification factors (CMF), as well as, guides for how to use and/or develop CMF.
“A crash modification factor (CMF) is a ... [ Read More » ]
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Posted: Tuesday April 5th, 2016
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Road Safety Audits, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
“Data-Driven Safety Analysis is the application of the latest generation of tools for analyzing crash and roadway data. This video gives an overview of th ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar providee information on:
... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
“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
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Posted: Wednesday March 16th, 2016
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Source: Federal Highway Administration
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans
The Tribal Transportation Safety Management System Steering Committee is “for Federally Recognized Tribes, federal agencies and other regional and local ... [ Read More » ]
Press Release
This is a NHTSA press release from February 2016 describing the early fatality estimates for 2015 data, the steep increase in deaths, and describing NHTSA’ ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
“A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2015 shows that an estimated 26,000 people died in motor vehicle traffic cras ... [ Read More » ]
Training
On March 1-2, 2016, the Northwest Transportation Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP) conducted a hands-on tribal road safety audit (RSA) workshop. T ... [ Read More » ]
General Report
” Road Safety Audit (RSA) is a proven countermeasure for improving safety and saving lives by reducing injuries. The RSA is a formal and independent safet ... [ Read More » ]
Website
“Data-Driven Safety Analysis builds upon decades of work and collaboration to promote the integration of safety performance into all highway investment de ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet details the results of the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) for 2015. ” Seat belt use in 2015 reached 88.5 percent, up from ... [ Read More » ]
Website
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Posted: Monday January 18th, 2016
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Source: Federal Highway Administration
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans
The Local and Rural Safety Program provides national leadership in identifying, developing, and delivering safety programs and products to agencies, elected off ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
In this fact sheet, the 2013 rural and urban information is presented in the following order:
Overview
Time of Day
Speeding
Alcohol
Restraint Use
Rollover Cras ... [ 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 a background on the ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
“This guidebook provides State departments of transportation (DOT) and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) planners with a framework for navigating t ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Tuesday September 22nd, 2015
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Source: Western Transportation Institute
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans
The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) have partnered to develop such a guide for loca ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“This national report summarizes findings from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on trends in the behavioral health of people aged 1 ... [ Read More » ]
Crashes are random events and low traffic volumes therefore don’t always make crash hot-spot identification possible. This project has used extensive data col ... [ Read More » ]
Noteworthy Practice
“This State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Noteworthy Practices Guide was developed under the direction of the USDOT|TRCC as a way to help State T ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet uses 2013 data. The following definitions apply to terms used throughout this fact sheet: Motorcycles are defined as mopeds, two- or three-wheel ... [ Read More » ]
“The National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS), conducted from 2005 to 2007, was aimed at collecting on-scene information about the events an ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Thursday January 1st, 2015
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans
“NCHRP Report 811 provides state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan
planning organizations (MPOs) with a practical, field-tested guideb ... [ Read More » ]
Toolbox-kit
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Created: Friday August 1st, 2014
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Friday August 1st, 2014
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Friday August 1st, 2014
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
“Rural roadway safety is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Imp ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet contains a rural/urban comparison of statistics on motor vehicle fatal crashes based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a law enforcement operational model supported by a partnership among the Department of Transporta ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“This study examines changes over time in the numbers and rates of police-reported crashes involving passenger vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, miniva ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
“This Research Brief provides updated statistics on rates of crashes, injuries and death per mile driven in relation to driver age based on the most recen ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
“This Research Brief provides updated statistics on rates of crashes, injuries and death per mile driven in relation to driver age based on the most recen ... [ Read More » ]
Toolbox-kit
“Road Safety Audits/Assessments (RSAs) have proven to be an effective tool for improving safety on and along roadways. As such, the use of RSAs continues ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Tuesday June 1st, 2010
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Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Safety Data, Safety Plans
“Road Safety Audits/Assessments (RSAs) have proven to be an effective tool for improving safety on and along roadways. As such, the use of RSAs continues ... [ Read More » ]
General Report
“Road Safety Audits/Assessments (RSAs) have proven to be an effective tool for improving safety on and along roadways. As such, the use of RSAs continues ... [ Read More » ]
“Road Safety Audits/Assessments (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning ... [ Read More » ]
“Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“This report is recommended to highway design engineers, bridge engineers, safety engineers, maintenance engineers, researchers, hardware developers, and ... [ Read More » ]
