Description:
The primary objective of these guidelines is to help practitioners use network screening analytical procedures and statistical concepts to identify and prioritize locations with the highest potential for safety improvement. These guidelines take into consideration each agency’s resource availability. In doing so the guidelines provide:
- A source of state-of-the-art network screening methods.
- Guidance for selecting the most efficient method considering the data available.
- Considerations for agencies as they establish the frequency of network screening.
The guide presents basic details of the methodology, illustrations, and implementation steps such as the development and/or acquisition of analytical tools. A stepwise process is provided to help users achieve the required level of data capabilities for the development of safety performance functions (SPFs).
While this guide helps agencies to select an appropriate method based on their current resources and screening needs, it also identifies the data and resources that would be required to use the more advanced methods. Fundamentally, this guide recognizes the wide variety of existing data scenarios across agencies and that relatively few agencies have the capability to immediately implement the recommended methods.
Tool Type:
Application Guide
Sponsor/Owner:
- Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
Published:
Availability:
The guide is available for a fee from the Transportation Association of Canada. None of the guides are web-based documents, but hard copies can be ordered online at the following link: National Guidelines for the Network Screening of Collision Prone Locations.
Disclaimer:
This information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained herein. This information does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturer's names appear in this information only because they are considered essential to the objective of this publication.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations, and translations thereof, expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.