Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety
July 2013
FHWA-SA-13-019
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Karen Scurry
karen.scurry@dot.gov
609-637-4207
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/safety-data-analysis-tools/systemic
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1. Report No. FHWA-SA-13-019 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. | |
4. Title and Subtitle Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool |
5. Report Date July 2013 | ||
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7. Author(s) Howard Preston, Richard Storm, Jacqueline Dowds Bennett, Beth Wemple | 8. Performing Organization Report No. | ||
9. Performing Organization Name and Address CH2M HILL, Inc. 1295 Northland Drive, Suite 200 Mendota Heights, MN 55120 and Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 555 12th Street, Suite 1600 Oakland, CA 94607 |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) | ||
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-05-D-00026 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety 400 Seventh Street S.W. Washington, DC 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Covered Technical Manual |
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15. Supplementary Notes FHWA COTM: Karen Scurry, Office of Safety Technical working group members: David Brand (Madison County, OH), Tom Bruff (SEMCOG), Aaron Butters (WSDOT), Matthew Enders (WSDOT), Brad Estochen (MnDOT), Terry Hopkins (NCDOT), Keith Knapp (IA LTAP), Kevin Lacy (NCDOT), Rob Limoges (NYSDOT), Tracy Lovell (KYTC), Stephen Lowry (NCDOT), Ken Mammen (NVDOT), Mike Manthey (AZDOT), Ken Mayhew (NCDOT), John Miller (MoDOT), Sue Miller (Freeborn County, MN), Don Petersen (FHWA WA), Joey Riddle (SCDOT), Will Stein (FHWA MN), Christine Thorkildsen (FHWA NY), Marc Thornsberry (FHWA MO), Marie Walsh (LA LTAP) |
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16. Abstract The Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool presents a process for incorporating systemic safety planning into traditional safety management processes. The Systemic Tool provides a step-by-step process for conducting systemic safety analysis; considerations for determining a reasonable distribution between the implementation of spot safety improvements and systemic safety improvements; and a mechanism for quantifying the benefits of safety improvements implemented through a systemic approach. The tool is intended for use by transportation safety practitioners in state, county, and local government agencies to plan, implement, and evaluate systemic safety improvement programs and projects that best meet their capabilities and needs. | |||
17. Key Words Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), safety management process, systemic safety, risk factor, problem identification, countermeasure identification, project prioritization, Crash Modification Factors (CMF), evaluation | 18. Distribution Statement No restrictions | ||
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified | 20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified | 21. No. of Pages 100 | 22. Price N/A |
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