Policy & Guidelines

Guidance Memorandum on Consideration and Implementation of Proven Safety Countermeasures (July 10, 2008)
Section 402 Highway Safety Funds
MUTCD - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, 3rd Edition, with the 2006 Chapter 6 Update
NCHRP Report 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features

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Local and Rural Road Safety Program
Highway Safety Improvement Program
Pedestrian & Bicyclist
Road Safety Audits (RSA)
Roadside Hardware
Rumble Strips
Safe Routes To School
SAFETEA-LU
Speed Management Safety
Work Zones

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Highlights

Nine Life-Saving Strategies
The FHWA Safety Program urges State and local roadway officials to consider implementation of nine safety countermeasures that show great potential to reduce highway fatalities and injuries. As State highway agencies develop plans to address the safety challenges identified in their strategic highway safety plans, they are urged to consider the benefits of investments in these proven roadway safety tools and techniques. read more

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Safety Compass Newsletter (Fall 2009, Vol. 3, Issue 2)
This issue dedicated to the Nine Proven Crash Countermeasures.