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| 1. Report No. FHWA
FHWA-SA-12-037 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient's Catalog No. | |||
| 4. Title and Subtitle
Road Safety Audits: An Evaluation of RSA Programs and Projects |
5. Report Date
October 2012 |
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| 6. Performing Organization Code | |||||
| 7. Authors
Dan Nabors, Frank Gross, Kevin Moriarty, Mike Sawyer, and Craig Lyon |
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| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |
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| 11. Contract or Grant No.
DTF61-05-D-00024 |
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| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report, September 2009 – October 2012 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code |
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| 15. Supplementary Notes:
The Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety sponsored the study of the Road Safety Audits reported in this document. The FHWA Office of Safety Contract Task Order Manager was Becky Crowe. |
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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 an evaluation of RSAs at the program and project levels. The aim of these evaluations is to provide State, local, Federal, and Tribal agencies with examples of RSA programs and quantifiable results from specific RSA projects that can help in implementing RSAs and further their growth and success. Nine jurisdictions were reviewed for their unique ability to sustain an RSA program at the State, regional, or local level. Key strategies underpinning the success of these RSA programs are described in this document. At the project level, five RSAs were evaluated to quantify the safety benefit of specific improvements that were implemented as a result of the RSAs. Statistical analyses were conducted using observational before-after methods. Costs of conducting the RSA and of implementing countermeasures are also presented and used in conjunction with the before-after analysis to determine the benefit/cost (B/C) ratio of each project. |
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| 17. Key Words
Safety, Road Safety Audit, Road Safety Assessment, Evaluation, Benefit/Cost |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 2216 |
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| 19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages:
84 |
22. Price | ||
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