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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

Appendix A: List of Acronyms

AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic
ARC Atlanta Regional Commission
CAT Collision Assessment Tool
CMF Crash Modification Factors
CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration
CPM Crash Prediction Module
DOT Department of Transportation
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FI Fatality and Injury
GIS Geographic Information System
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System
HSEC Highway Safety Executive Committee
HSIG Highway Safety Issue Group
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSM Highway Safety Manual
IHSDM Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
ISAT Interchange Safety Analysis Tool
KTT Knowledge and Technology Transfer
MS Microsoft
NCDOT North Carolina Department of Transportation
NHI National Highway Institute
NHS National Highway System
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PBCAT Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool
PDO Property-Damage Only
RCW Revised Code of Washington
RPS Road Protection Score
RTP Regional Transportation Plans
SHSP Strategic Highway Safety Plans
SSAM Surrogate Safety Assessment Model
STIP State Transportation Improvement Plan
TIP Transportation Improvement Program
TOT Total
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation