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Safe Systems in the U.S. - Developing a Roadmap for Transportation Road Designers, Planners, and Engineers

项目名称：	Safe Systems in the U.S. - Developing a Roadmap for Transportation Road Designers, Planners, and Engineers
摘要：	The proposed research is focused on providing data driven support to the transportation engineering, design, and planning communities to ensure all road user mistakes encounter “error tolerance” on the roadways and do not result in serious injury or death. The research will identify tools, countermeasures, model policies, methods, etc., for beginning and accelerating implementation of a Safe Systems approach tailored to the U.S. environment for smaller and larger transportation agencies. At the same time, it will be forward thinking when evaluating current approaches in anticipation of technological advances, such as connected and autonomous vehicles, and the use of automated speed enforcement. In addition, it will identify and document implementation challenges inherent in the transportation safety culture and practice, but also seek remedies to overcome the challenges and barriers. To achieve the goal of zero deaths and serious injuries in the United States, agencies will need to modify their processes for identifying, developing and completing roadway projects. This research supports the AASHTO Strategic Plan for the Committee on Safety Goal 1, Strategy 1.1, “Lead in the Implementation of Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy on Highway Safety. In an ideal world, any project concept would include elements related to context, evaluation of operations, safety, human factors, and public health as part of a safe transportation system. Each iteration of the project from planning through final design, and operation would depend on this multiple lens approach. The following Safe Systems approach questions will be investigated: (1) What is a Safe Systems approach in the context of developing a transportation project and how does it differ from the current project development process? (2) What Safe Systems countries (e.g. Sweden, Norway, and Australia) use in terms of plans and planning processes, guidelines and policy constraints on roadway designers and operators, approaches to design standards, and how can they be mapped to current U.S. standards? (3) How can the U.S. planning process more effectively implement a Safe Systems approach, and how adaptable it will be to future technologies (e,g. autonomous/connected vehicles, transportation-as-a-service, or micromobility)? (4) What are the differences in various contexts (e.g. urban core, general urban, suburban, rural, etc.)? (5) What tools (major design guides, NACTO, guidelines, context sensitive solutions, human factors, PIARC Road Safety Manual) exists today for a Safe Systems approach in the U.S., what are the gaps, and what tools are needed in the various processes including concept, planning, data, analysis, design, and construction? (6) How do the Human Factors, Safety Culture, and Public Health sectors fit in the Safe Systems approach? (7) What public agency policies may need to be changed and what legal challenges exist? (8) What are the research needs associated with a transition? (9) What is the effect of a Safe Systems approach on freight transit and economic development? (10) What role does mass public transit plays in a Safe Systems approach?
状态：	Proposed
资金：	450000
资助组织：	National Cooperative Highway Research Program<==>American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)<==>Federal Highway Administration
项目负责人：	Jared, David M
开始时间：	20211018
主题领域：	Administration and Management；Design；Highways；Operations and Traffic Management；Policy；Safety and Human Factors