Developing Safety Plans:
A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
March 2012
FHWA-SA-12-017
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1. Report No. FHWA FHWA-SA-12-017 |
2. Government Accession No. |
3. Recipient’s Catalog No. |
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4. Title and Subtitle Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners |
5. Report Date March 2012 |
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6. Performing Organization Code |
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7. Authors Andrew H. Ceifetz, P.E.; Jeffrey Bagdade, P.E.; Dan Nabors, P.E., Michael Sawyer, P.E., Kim Eccles, P.E. |
8. Performing Organization Report No. |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) |
10. Work Unit No. |
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11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-10-D-00022, T-10-002 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code HSST |
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15. Supplementary Notes: The Task Manager for this document was Rosemarie Anderson, FHWA Office of Safety. |
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16. Abstract Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique conditions that contribute to crashes within their jurisdictions. The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) offers a foundation for consensus and focus. It defines key emphasis areas and strategies that impact local rural roads and provides a framework to accomplish safety enhancements at the local level. The LRSP helps communities take a proactive stance in reducing and preventing local road fatalities and injuries. This document guides the development of an LRSP. |
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17. Key Words Safety Plan, Local, Rural, Implementation, Emphasis Areas, Vision, Mission Statement, Goals, Local Road, Safety. |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages: 66 |
22. Price |
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Acronyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAA | American Automobile Association |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ATSSA | American Traffic Safety Services Association |
| ATV | All-Terrain Vehicles |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BOTS | Bureau of Transportation Safety |
| CATS | Campus Area Transportation Study |
| CERS | Center for Excellence in Rural Safety |
| CUUATS | Champaign-Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| ESSI | State Farm Embedded Safety Specialist Pilot Initiative |
| FARS | Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| Four (4) E’s | Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Services |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| HSIP | Highway Safety Improvement Program |
| IDOT | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| LRSAG | Local Road Safety Advisory Group |
| LRSP | Local Road Safety Plan |
| LTAP | Local Technical Assistance Program |
| MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MUTCD | Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| NACE | National Association of County Engineers |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NHI | National Highway Institute |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| RPO | Regional Planning Organization |
| SAFER | Safety Evaluation for Roadways Manual |
| SAFETEA-LU | The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
| SCIL | Selected Crash Intersection Locations |
| SHSP | Strategic Highway Safety Plan |
| TIC | Transportation Information Center |
| TTAP | Tribal Technical Assistance Program |
| usRAP | United States Road Assessment Program |
| WACERS | Wyoming Association of County Engineers and Road Supervisors |
| WAM | Wyoming Association of Municipalities |
| WisDOT | Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
| WRRSP | Wyoming Association of County Engineers and Road Supervisors |
| WYDOT | Wyoming Department of Transportation |