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