Making Our Roads Safer One Countermeasure at a Time

20 Proven Safety Countermeasures that offer significant and measurable impacts to improving safety

FHWA-SA-18-029

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Table of Contents

ROADWAY DEPARTURE
	1. Enhanced Delineation and Friction for Horizontal Curves
	2. Longitudinal Rumble Strips and Stripes
	3. SafetyEdgeSM
	4. Roadside Design Improvements at Curves
	5. Median Barriers
INTERSECTIONS
	6. Backplates with Retroreflective Borders
	7. Corridor Access Management
	8. Left-and Right-Turn Lanes at Two-Way Stop-Controlled Intersections
	9. Reduced Left-Turn Conflict Intersections
	10. Roundabouts
	11. Systemic Application of Multiple Low-Cost Countermeasures at Stop-Controlled Intersections
	12. Yellow Change Intervals
PEDESTRIANS/BICYCLES
	13. Leading Pedestrian Intervals
	14. Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban Areas
	15. Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
	16. Road Diets/Reconfigurations
	17. Walkways
CROSSCUTTING
	18. Local Road Safety Plans
	19. Road Safety Audits
	20. USLIMITS2

For information on this and other FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, please visit https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures.

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