Reference Materials
- NEW - Key Intersection Safety Resources
- NEW - Field Inspection Form
- Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras
- Making Intersections Safer: A Toolbox of Engineering Countermeasures to Reduce Red-Light Running provides a background of the characteristics of the red-light running problem; identifies how various engineering measures can be implemented to address this problem; suggests a procedure for selecting the appropriate engineering measures and provides guidance on when enforcement, including red light cameras, may be appropriate.
- Guidance for Using Red Light Cameras can be used by State and local agency managers, transportation engineers, and law enforcement officials to identify and properly address safety problems resulting from red light running within their jurisdiction. This guidance outlines proven and effective practices implemented in the United States, and generally provides guidance that can be followed to ensure that cost-effective solutions are implemented by State and local agencies.
- The National Agenda for Intersection Safety was developed as a result of the information, data and discussions that occurred at the National Intersection Safety Workshop held in Milwaukee, WI on November 14-16, 2001. Readers are encouraged to provide comments on the Agenda to Office of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590. The national agenda for intersection safety should be viewed as a "living document," and as such, will be modified periodically based on comments received and actions implemented by transportation and safety agencies. [HTML, PDF 6.28 Mb]
- Intersection Safety Briefing Sheets contain a series of briefing sheets on various intersection safety-related topics. The purpose of this toolkit is to enhance communication with the media, decision-makers, the general public and others about intersection safety.
- AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan
- ITE Safety Plan [PDF 41KB]
- NCHRP 457 [PDF 3.4MB]:
- Accident Models for Two-Lane Rural Roads: Segments and Intersections - FHWA-RD-98-133, October 1998
- Crash Models for Rural Intersections - FHWA-RD-99-128, October 1999
- Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)
- Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - FHWA-RD-00-067, June 2000
- Association of Selected Intersection Factors with Red-Light-Running Crashes - FHWA-RD-00-112, May 2000 [PDF 467KB]
- Statistical Models of At-Grade Intersection Accidents--Addendum - FHWA-RD-99-094, March 2000 [PDF 343KB]
FHWA Report Summaries
- Roundabouts: An Informational Guide (2000) [Word 44KB]
- Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide (2004) [Word 44KB]
- Innovative Intersection Safety Improvement Strategies and Management Practices - A Domestic Scan (2006) [Word 47KB]
- Making Intersections Safer: A Toolbox of Engineering Countermeasures to Reduce Red-Light Running, An Informational Report (2003) [Word 46KB]
- Field Guide for Inspecting Signalized Intersections to Reduce Red-Light Running (2005) [Word 46KB]
- Red Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines (2005) [Word 44KB]
- Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras (2005) [Word 44KB]
- Toolbox on Intersection Safety and Design (2004) [Word 44KB]
- Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook (2007) [Word 44KB]
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