Rosemarie Anderson, Federal Highway Administration, at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference.

1. National Rural Transportation
Conference
Safety Initiatives
April 25, 2012

2. FHWA
Strategic Goals are:
• National Leadership - FHWA leads in developing and advocating
solutions to national transportation needs.
• System Performance - The Nation’s highway system provides
safe, reliable, effective, and sustainable mobility for all users.
• Program Delivery - Federal Highway Programs are effectively
and consistently delivered through successful
partnerships, value-added stewardship, and risk-based
oversight.
• Corporate Capacity - Organizational resources are optimally
deployed to meet today and tomorrow’s mission.
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3. FHWA Safety
Strategic Objective 2 – Performance Improvements -
Make significant improvements to critical aspects of
highway system performance and condition.
• Continue to improve system performance in safety
and travel time reliability for the movement of people
and freight, while reducing harmful emissions and
fostering livable communities
• NPM: Fatality Rate (2013 Target: 1.03 fatalities per
hundred million vehicle miles traveled).
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4. FHWA Safety
National Initiatives:
• Promote and measure the use of data-driven approaches and resources
(e.g., Highway Safety Manual, Crash Modification Factors clearinghouse,
Systemic Safety Management selection tool) to identify and prioritize
safety projects. Integrate data-driven approaches and resources into
project selection, design, and construction processes
• Expand implementation of proven safety countermeasures, with an
emphasis on those States and Federal lands with a relevant safety
challenge
• Evaluate and enhance the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
and Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) processes using tools and
techniques appropriate to State needs
• Implement the newly enhanced focused approach for the safety programs
(e.g., Intersections, Pedestrians, and Roadway Departure) by delivering
training and technical assistance to Divisions, State DOTs, and other
partners.
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5. FHWA Safety
Data and Analysis Tools
• http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tools/data_tools/
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6. FHWA Safety
Proven safety countermeasures includes:
• Safety Edge
• Roundabouts
• Corridor Access Management
• Backplates with Retroreflective Borders
• Longitudinal Rumble Strips and Stripes on 2-Lane Roads
• Enhanced Delineation and Friction for Horizontal Curves
• Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban
Areas
• Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon
• "Road Diets" (Roadway Reconfiguration)
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/
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7. FHWA Safety
HSIP & SHSP
• HSIP - to achieve a significant reduction in traffic
fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
through the implementation of infrastructure-
related highway safety improvements.
• SHSP - a statewide-coordinated safety plan that
provides a comprehensive framework for reducing
highway fatalities and serious injuries on all public
roads.
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/
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8. FHWA Safety
The Focused Approach to Safety
• Additional resources to eligible high priority
States such as people, time, tools and training
• Roadway Departure, Intersection
Crashes, Pedestrian Crashes
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fas/
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