Original publication: FHWA Safety Program | Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool | New York Case Study (PDF, 186kB)

Overview of Practice

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) used the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool to identify sites where safety could be improved by deploying low-cost countermeasures on roadways with a high crash risk rather than just focusing on specific sites with a history of severe crashes.

Results

The Tool is beneficial because it provides a process to identify locations that would benefit from safety-related improvements that would not otherwise be identified through the traditional site-specific analysis process. The Tool also is flexible enough to be applied by NYSDOT staff in a central location and disseminated to region staff or to be applied by region staff at the local level. The countermeasures identified during the pilot along with the documentation of segment mileages with risk factors present will be useful tools in future systemic safety program development.

Contact

Regina Doyle
Office of Traffic Safety and Mobility
New York State Department of Transportation
RDoyle@dot.ny.gov