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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

ACRONYMS

ACRONYMS

AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic
ADT Average Daily Traffic
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CMF Crash Modification Factor
DOT Department of Transportation
FARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FLH Federal Lands Highway
HFST High Friction Surface Treatment
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSM Highway Safety Manual
ICWS Intersection Conflict Warning System
IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation
INDOT Indiana Department of Transportation
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
KYTC Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
LED Light-Emitting Diode
LON Length of Need
MnDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation
MoDOT Missouri Department of Transportation
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NJDOT New Jersey Department of Transportation
NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation
PC Point of Curvature
PDO Property Damage Only
PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
ROR Run-Off-Road
RPM Raised Pavement Marker
RSA Road Safety Audit
SEAHC Surface Enhancements at Horizontal Curves
SSP Safety Strategic Plan
SV Superelevation Variance
usRAP The United States Road Assessment Program