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The Highway Safety Manual (HSM), published by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the recognized source of information and methods for quantitatively evaluating traffic safety performance on existing or proposed roadways. The HSM provides a science-based, technical approach that helps State and local agencies take the guesswork out of safety analysis. FHWA has developed supporting implementation tools including the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM), the Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse, and the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool. These tools will greatly advance state and local highway agencies' ability to incorporate explicit, quantitative consideration of safety into their planning and project development decision making.
The HSM provides a science-based, technical approach to facilitate consideration of safety in roadway planning, design, operations, and maintenance decisions. This allows safety to be quantitatively evaluated alongside other transportation performance measures such as traffic operations, environmental impacts, pavement durability, and construction costs.
Visit AASHTO's Highway Safety Manual Webpage at highwaysafetymanual.org.
This serves as the official HSM website where you can find the most up-to-date information and new developments on the HSM.
You can find additional FHWA information resources to help implement the HSM at the Roadway Safety Data Program. FHWA's Every Day Counts Data-Driven Safety Analysis Initiative offers State and local agencies technical assistance and training in implementing the HSM; for additional information.
FHWA is promoting tools such as the HSM as part of its Every Day Counts Initiative: Data-Driven Safety Analysis.
*Disclaimer: FHWA cities specific tools as examples, not as an endorsement of these tools over others.
Resource | Contact Info |
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AASHTO HSM Information http://www.highwaysafetymanual.org |
Kelly Hardy, AASHTO khardy@aashto.org 202-624-5868 |
FHWA Information, Support, and Technical Assistance http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsdp/hsm.aspx |
Esther Strawder, |
FHWA Resource Center Safety and Design Team |
Hillary Isebrands Hillary.Isebrands@dot.gov +1-720-545-4367 |
NHI Training Information http://nhi.fhwa.dot.gov |
Tom Elliott, FHWA-NHI thomas.elliott@dot.gov 703-235-0544 |
AASHTOWare Safety Analyst™ Information http://www.safetyanalyst.org |
Vicki Schofield, AASHTO vschofield@aashto.org 202-624-3640 |
IHSDM Information http://www.ihsdm.org |
Abdul Zineddin |
CMF Clearinghouse Information http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org |
Karen Scurry, FHWA - Office of Safety karen.scurry@dot.gov 609-637-4207 |
Future HSM Development and Feedback http://safetyperformance.org |
Mark Bush, TRB mbush@nas.edu 202-334-1646 |