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HRSO - Roadside Safety
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety Research and Development Roadside Safety Research Program primarily supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) strategic goal to reduce fatalities and injuries on the Nation’s roadways. The program also serves to enhance efforts to improve safety worldwide. The mission of the Roadside Safety Research program includes the following:
HRSO - Connected Vehicles
The Connected Vehicle (CV) Safety Research program focuses on CV technology, emphasizing safety, coordinated research, development, testing, and deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) components, hardware, and applications under the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office’s (ITS JPO’s) CV program. Efforts are directed toward producing products and reports that can be used to develop countermeasures for reducing the number of crashes and improving highway safety.
Research Program Content
Human Factors Laboratory Overview
Source: FHWA
Geometric Design Laboratory Overview
Purpose
The mission of the Geometric Design Laboratory (GDL) is to support the Office of Safety Research and Development in research related to the geometric design of roadways and the impacts on safety. The GDL provides technical support to develop, maintain, and enhance tools for the safety evaluation of highway geometric design alternatives. This includes coordination of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) with related tools, e.g., the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM).
Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory Overview
Purpose
The Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) is an ISO17025-accredited (Cert. # AT-1565) research facility used to support the Federal Highway Administration's Safety Research and Development programs and other Federal security initiatives.
Structures Laboratory Overview
Source: FHWA
