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Importance of Safety
Annually:• Over 42,000 traffic fatalities occur on our highways
•Approximately 35 fatalities occur on National Forest System Roads
Strategic Highway Safety Plan• States must work in conjunction with all States must work in conjunction with all
stakeholders
– FHWAFHWA
– Forest ServiceForest Service
– National Park ServiceNational Park Service
– Bureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management
Coordinate the 4 “Es”
• Engineering
• Education
• Enforcement
• Emergency Response
Coordinate the 4 “Es”Coordinate the 4 “Es”
• EngineeringEngineering
• EducationEducation
• EnforcementEnforcement
• Emergency ResponseEmergency Response
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• Must consider all public roads which Must consider all public roads which includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 National Forest System RoadsNational Forest System Roads
• Repository of crash dataRepository of crash data
• Analysis toolsAnalysis tools
High Risk Rural Road• Rural low volume roads have highest fatality
rates of all roads
• Projects must be submitted through the individual state processes
• States will prioritize based on need
• Proposals must be backed by engineering analysis and crash data
Mixed Use• Travel Management Rule Implementation
– Restricts Use to designated roads, trails and areas– Highway Legal & non-Highway Legal vehicles will use
• Some mixed use may be designated only after certain safety measures are taken
• Both the Recreational Trails Program and High Risk Rural Roads should be considered