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This information guide presents a framework for estimating the effectiveness of behavioral countermeasures. The report evaluates and categorizes the countermeasures in NHTSA’s Countermeasures that Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices as proven to be effective, likely to be effective, unlikely to be effective or effects are unknown, or known to have negative consequences. Countermeasures were assigned to these groups primarily based on prior research supplemented by logic or subjective opinion of the research team (e.g., when the countermeasure had similar characteristics to a research-proven countermeasure). Relative countermeasure costs (i.e., high, medium, or low) were estimated based on the potential burden to current staff and funding resources. The guide also illustrates the methodology to develop effectiveness measures for several proven countermeasures.
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- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
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Effectiveness of Behavioral Highway Safety Countermeasures
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