关键词: |
countermeasures, transportation planning, human performance, state highway departments, traffic volume, highway design, safety analysis, motor vehicle accidents, data compilation, motor vehicle drivers, traffic operations, surveys |
摘要: |
With an increased focus on safety, the U.S. DOT, specifically FHWA, has developed new safety analysis tools to help state departments of transportation identify safety problems and potential countermeasures to increase the safety of their highways. Consequently, the development of the safety analysis tools has introduced a new set of requirements for safety data, such as detailed road design data and comprehensive traffic volume data. Safety data are no longer merely crash data, but rather a system of interconnected databases featuring roadway characteristics, roadside features, traffic operations, and driver and vehicle history in addition to crash data. Unfortunately, many states currently lack the database elements and linkages between databases to compile the data sets required by the new analysis tools, which can limit the states' ability to make informed decisions regarding allocation of scarce safety funds. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. National Cooperative Highway Research Program., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC. and Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |