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Evaluation of Highway Safety Program Standards Within the Purview of the Federal Highway Administration.

PB280255

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Ricker, E. R.; Banks, J. F.; Brenner, R.; Brown, D. B.; Hall, J. W.
Page Count	352
Abstract	The adequacy and appropriateness of the highway safety program standards within the purview of FHWA are evaluated. The standards are No. 9, Identification and Surveillance of Accident Locations, No. 12, Highway Design, Construction and Maintenance, No. 13, Traffic Engineering Services, and the engineering portion of No. 14, Pedestrian Safety. Information for the evaluation was provided by FHWA, state highway agencies, Governor's Highway Safety Representatives, counties, cities and private and public organizations. Alternative approaches to the existing three-plus standards were considered. The following key recommendations are made as the basis for enhancing highway safety: Existing three-plus standards be restated to include only those procedural elements related to the planning, development and evaluation of a comprehensive highway safety program; procedures and guidelines for selecting and implementing specific countermeasures be developed and distributed to Federal, state and local agencies; new safety standards be directed to the areas of (a) accident reporting and records, (b) safety improvement planning and programming, (c) design, construction, maintenance, and operations, (d) manpower and (e) evaluations.
Keywords	Highway transportation Highway planning Safety engineering Standards Traffic surveillance Motor vehicle accidents Construction Maintenance Traffic engineering Pedestrians Local government State government National government Guidelines
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	50A - Highway Engineering 91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 85H - Road Transportation 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates, Gaithersburg, MD.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jul 76-Mar 77.
NTIS Issue Number	197816
Contract Number	DOT-FH-11-9129

Evaluation of Highway Safety Program Standards Within the Purview of the Federal Highway Administration.

Evaluation of Highway Safety Program Standards Within the Purview of the Federal Highway Administration.
PB280255

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Ricker, E. R.; Banks, J. F.; Brenner, R.; Brown, D. B.; Hall, J. W.
Page Count	352
Abstract	The adequacy and appropriateness of the highway safety program standards within the purview of FHWA are evaluated. The standards are No. 9, Identification and Surveillance of Accident Locations, No. 12, Highway Design, Construction and Maintenance, No. 13, Traffic Engineering Services, and the engineering portion of No. 14, Pedestrian Safety. Information for the evaluation was provided by FHWA, state highway agencies, Governor's Highway Safety Representatives, counties, cities and private and public organizations. Alternative approaches to the existing three-plus standards were considered. The following key recommendations are made as the basis for enhancing highway safety: Existing three-plus standards be restated to include only those procedural elements related to the planning, development and evaluation of a comprehensive highway safety program; procedures and guidelines for selecting and implementing specific countermeasures be developed and distributed to Federal, state and local agencies; new safety standards be directed to the areas of (a) accident reporting and records, (b) safety improvement planning and programming, (c) design, construction, maintenance, and operations, (d) manpower and (e) evaluations.
Keywords	Highway transportation Highway planning Safety engineering Standards Traffic surveillance Motor vehicle accidents Construction Maintenance Traffic engineering Pedestrians Local government State government National government Guidelines
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	50A - Highway Engineering 91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 85H - Road Transportation 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates, Gaithersburg, MD.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jul 76-Mar 77.
NTIS Issue Number	197816
Contract Number	DOT-FH-11-9129