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Module 2-1The Foundation For Road Safety Management Policy
History and Institutional Structures of Road Safety Management
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Tracking your way through Road Safety 101
Core Competency 2: The History and Institutional Structures of Road Safety Management
Module 1: The Foundation for Road Safety Management Policy
Module 2: Safety Management Roles and Responsibilities
Module 3: Road Safety Education Opportunities
Module 4: Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities
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The Foundation for Road Safety Management Policy
Identify the legislative initiatives, program development and delivery structures, research initiatives, and other factors that have shaped road safety management practices.
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Major Topics
Key Events and Legislation
Federal Programs Established in the 70’s and 80’s
Current Structure and Priorities
Road Safety Research Initiatives
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A History Lesson Think about it
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Road Safety in the 1960s
“…Gravest problem before the nation.”
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Key Events and Legislation Think about it
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Road Safety Legislation – 1960s
1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
• Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Research and development
• National Driver Register
1966 Highway Safety Act
• Highway safety grant program
• Uniform standards
• Road user behavior
• Governor’s Representatives
Federal/State Partnership
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Road Safety -- ’70s and ’80s
1973 Highway Safety Act• Conduct a survey of all hazardous locations.
• Study the causes of crashes at those locations.
• Conduct a benefit/cost analysis of proposed mitigation strategies at those locations.
• Prioritize improvements based on the results of the benefit/cost ratio analysis.
Categorical Funding• Highway-rail grade crossings;
• High hazard locations;
• Pavement marking demonstration programs;
• Elimination of roadside obstacles; and
• Federal-aid safer roads demonstration.
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’70s and ’80s (cont.)
Commercial Motor Vehicles
Crash number and severity
Hazardous materials incidents
FMCSA
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1990s Legislation
1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
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TEA-21
Safety Conscious Planning
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Where we are today
2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users
Highway Safety Improvement Program
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
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Today (cont.)
High-Risk Rural Roads
Highway Rail Grade Crossing
Other Features of SAFETEA-LU
• Safe Routes to School
• Traffic Records Systems Improvements (Section 408)
• Incentive Grants and Transfer Programs (continued from TEA-21)
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Road Safety Research Initiatives
1972 – 1977 Indiana Tri-Level Study
Crash Factors
Human 93%
Environmental 34%
Vehicle 13%
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Thinking about Human Factors
Chevrons
Flashing beacons
Rumble strips and stripes
Ambulance service
Trauma centers
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Road Safety Research Initiatives
National Academies of Science
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
• AASHTO
• FHWA
• TRBThink
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University Research
University Research
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina
Iowa State University
Texas A&M University
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Private Sector Research
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• vehicle
• road user
• roadway factors
Vehicle Research Center
Highway Loss Data Institute
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Federal Research
FHWA
NHTSA
FMCSA
FTA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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Review
Key Events and Legislation
Federal Programs Established in the 70’s and 80’s
Current Structure and Priorities
Road Safety Research Initiatives