Events and Training
The 2003 public release of the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) is now available for testing and evaluation purposes. Distribution is via download through the IHSDM web site, http://www.ihsdm.org.. The download is free–of–charge. The IHSDM web site also contains information on technical support for users of the software, a newly released update to the IHSDM Preview CD–ROM, and an electronic library of the research reports underlying IHSDM development. Contact IHSDM Help Desk (IHSDM.Support@fhwa.dot.gov) for further assistance.
Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) Training Course is now available (NHI Course Number: 380071A). The Federal Highway Administration is offering a two-day IHSDM training course after the completion of a series of pilot courses through the National Highway Institute. Participants in this training will learn how to use IHSDM software to analyze existing or proposed two-lane rural highway alignments; to interpret IHSDM output to assist in making project design decisions; and to recognize how IHSDM capabilities can be applied throughout the highway design process.
This course includes instructor presentation and "hands-on" practice with the IHSDM software using sample roadway created for training purpose. The course is available to federal, state, and local transportation personnel, as well as consultants involved in the planning and design of rural two-lane highway.
For information on scheduling a speaker, contact Clayton Chen (Office of Safety at 202-366-4656 or clayton.chen@fhwa.dot.gov). For information on scheduling this NHI course, contact Danielle Mathis-Lee at 703-235-0528 or Danielle.mathis-lee@fhwa.dot.gov.
Safety Effects of Highway Design Features on Two-Lane Rural Highways Training Course is now available (NHI Course Number: 380070A). The National Highway Institute, the training arm of the Federal Highway Administration, has updated the " Safety Effects of Highway Design Features on Two-Lane Rural Highways" course. This course discusses the presumed versus actual linkage between design standards and safety. It introduces the concept of nominal versus substantive safety, and covers methods of quantifying highway safety on rural, two-lane highways. For information on scheduling this NHI course, contact Danielle Mathis-Lee at 703-235-0528 or Danielle.mathis-lee@fhwa.dot.gov.
Resurfacing Safety Resource Allocation Program (RSRAP) is available. Distribution is via download through the RSRAP web site, www.rsrap.org, which is maintained by the Midwest Research Institute (MRI). The download is free-of-charge. The RSRAP web site also contains information on technical support for users of the software. Contact RSRAP Help Desk (support@rsrap.org) for further assistance.
"Exploring the Green Book" workshop by the Resource Center Safety & Design Team: This two-day workshop is intended to help participants achieve a basic understanding of geometric design criteria. It includes facilitated discussions and questioning with practical work problems and exercises based on actual case studies. The workshop will present a variety of key principles in highway design. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will:
- Have a basic familiarity with the content of the AASHTO Greenbook
- Understand the background and nature of key design criteria
- Be aware of the flexibility within the AASHTO Greenbook
- Be able to assess the relative risk of applying design solutions outside the typical ranges
"Roundabouts" workshop by the Resource Center Safety & Design Team: This one-day workshop is intended to help participants better understand the FHWA's publication entitled "Roundabouts: An Informational Guide". It includes facilitated discussions of issues including safety, planning and policy considerations, operations, geometric design, signing and marking, lighting and landscaping, and system considerations. It also provides sample discussions of design errors of roundabouts and top ten list of "no-to-dos" for roundabouts.
"Interchange Design and Evaluation" workshop by the Resource Center Safety & Design Team: This two-day workshop is intended to help participants to acquire basic knowledge of freeway systems and interchange types, to review FHWA policy on justification for interchange access approval, and to apply technical knowledge of planning, operations, diagnosis skills and policy understanding to interchange projects in their jurisdictions.
