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| 1. Report No. FHWA-SA-06-17 | 2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient's Catalog No. | ||||
| 4. Title and Subtitle Road Safety Audits: Case Studies | 5. Report Date December 2006 |
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| 6. Performing Organization Code |
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| 7. Authors Margaret Gibbs; Sany R. Zein; Dan Nabors; Hugh McGee; Kim Eccles |
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| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address | 10. Work Unit No. | |||||
| Opus Hamilton Consultants Ltd 900 – 1199 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6E 3T5 |
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc 700 – 8300 Boone Boulevard Vienna, VA 22182-2626 |
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-03-D-00105 |
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| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street SW, HSA-20 Washington, D.C. 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report Dec 2004 – April 2006 |
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| 15. Supplementary Notes: The Federal Highway Administration (Office of Safety) sponsored the RSAs reported in this document. The FHWA Office of Safety Contract Task Order Manager was Louisa Ward. | ||||||
| 16. Abstract Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design stages, and for identifying safety issues in existing transportation facilities. To demonstrate the effectiveness of RSAs, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety sponsored a series of ten RSAs. The aim of these case studies was to demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of RSAs for a variety of projects and project stages, and in a variety of agencies throughout the United States. The results of the RSAs have been compiled in this case studies document. Each case study includes photographs, a project description, a summary of key findings, and the lessons learned. The aim of this document is to provide state and local agencies and Tribal governments with examples and advice that can assist them in implementing RSAs in their own jurisdictions. | ||||||
| 17. Key Words Safety, Road Safety Audit |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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| 19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages: 64 | 22. Price | |||
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized
Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design stages, and for identifying safety issues in existing transportation facilities. Additional information on RSAs is available on the web at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa.
Information for the case studies reported in this document was gathered during a series of ten RSAs conducted throughout the United States during 2004-2006, involving transportation agencies at the city, county, state, federal, and tribal levels, and examining roadway projects at all stages of design and operation. FHWA and the authors greatly appreciate the cooperation of the following agencies for their willing and enthusiastic participation in the FHWA-sponsored RSA series: Illinois DOT, Oklahoma DOT, Oregon DOT, Wisconsin DOT, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the City of Cincinnati, the City of Tucson, Clark County (WA), Collier County (FL), and the National Park Service.
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