Surrogate Safety Assessment Model
Project Information
Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-03-0003
Project Abstract:
This project aims to produce a software tool that computes surrogate safety measures from vehicle trajectories that were tested with several widely used traffic simulation models and were validated with real crash data.
Goals
Safety of traffic facilities is most often measured by counting the number (and severity) of crashes that occur. It is not possible to apply such a measurement technique to traffic facility designs that have not yet been built or deployed in the real world. The purpose of this project is to develop a software tool for deriving surrogate safety measures for traffic facilities from data output by traffic simulation models.
Research HUB ID:
7843
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$944,126.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
FHWA Program Area:
- Safety
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
FY 2002-2022 / Safety
FHWA Activity:
- Surrogate Safety Assessment Model (SSAM)
Project Outputs:
Enhanced surrogate safety assessment model software is available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/software/research/safety/ssam/index.cfm
Contact Information
First Name:
Shyuan-Ren (Clayton)
Last Name:
Chen
Phone Number:
(202) 493-3054
Email Address:
Team:
Roadway Team
Office:
Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Office Code:
HRSO-10
Management Organizations
Sponsor Organization
Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Lead
Contact:
Managing Organization
Organization Role:
Project Managing Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Contact
Contact:
Performing Organization
Organization Role:
Performing Organization
Organization:
Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.
Contact Role:
Project Contact