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List of Acronyms

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
BAC Blood Alcohol Concentration
CMF Crash Modification Factors
CRF Crash Reduction Factors
CV Connected Vehicle
FARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
GES General Estimation System
HAWK High Intensity Crosswalk
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSM Highway Safety Manual
ICWS Intersection Collision Warning System
IHSDM Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NDS Naturalistic Driving Study
NHS National Highway System
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PEDSAFE Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
RCUT Restricted Crossing U-turn Intersectio
RRFB Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon
RSAP Roadside Safety Analysis Program
SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program
SHSP State Highway Safety Plan
TZD Towards Zero Deaths
USDOT United States Department of Transportation
V2I Vehicle to Infrastructure
V2P Vehicle to Pedestrian