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Technical Assistance Available

We need data to make decisions about the effectiveness and efficiency of safety and other infrastructure improvement programs based on data. But we are consistently confronted by questions about data, such as:

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Highway Safety Manual

The Highway Safety Manual (HSM), published by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the recognized source of information and methods for quantitatively evaluating traffic safety performance on existing or proposed roadways. The HSM provides a science-...

Transportation Safety Planning (TSP)

The mission of TSP is to reduce transportation fatalities and serious injuries by supporting comprehensive, system-wide, multimodal, data-driven, and proactive regional and statewide transportation planning processes that integrate safety into surface transportation decision-making....

Nighttime Visibility

Welcome to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Nighttime Visibility website. This site contains information about three important areas that impact nighttime visibility. Adequately maintained ...

Demonstrations

Demonstrations continue to effectively communicate the benefits of SafetyEdge℠ to transportation agencies. These in-person events provide answers to questions and alleviate concerns regarding this new paving technique.

DEMONSTRATIONS and OPEN HOUSES

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Multimedia

As SafetyEdge℠ implementations across the nation advance, success stories of cost- and time-effectiveness shared with agencies considering the treatment can help address challenges or issues. The articles below capture the real-world process of implementing SafetyEdge℠ and improving safety....

Policies and Practices

More than forty (40) DOTs have made SafetyEdge℠ a standard practice by incorporating its use into policies and practices. The policies and practices below provide examples for how agencies are advancing the implementation of SafetyEdge℠.

 

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