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About UsMission of the Office of SafetyTogether with our customers, stakeholders, partners, and other Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies, the Office of Safety works to reduce the number of crashes on U.S. roadways and the severity of crash impacts. Within the broad highway safety mission, the Office of Safety's mission is to reduce highway fatalities by making our roads safer through a data-driven, systematic approach to putting safety first when applying engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical services. Focus areas include: Comprehensive Strategic Planning, Roadway Departure, Intersections, and Pedestrians Safety. Our safety awareness and education programs focus on teaching users how to gain maximum benefit from the safety features of their roadway infrastructure. We work with highway safety advocacy groups, State and local highway agencies, and other partners and stakeholders to identify safety needs, and to deliver highway user safety awareness and education programs that will make a difference. In 2010, 32,885 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States. Improving roadway safety and mobility is a top priority at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). As the lead safety champions within the FHWA, we advocate the integration of safety into the entire life cycle of a roadway—planning, design, engineering, environmental management, construction, and operations and maintenance. We coordinate with other DOT agencies (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA], and the Federal Railroad Administration [FRA]) to develop and implement multi-faceted, intermodal safety programs. How is the Office of Safety Organized?The Office of Safety staff at the FHWA Headquarters in Washington DC is organized into two program area units. All programs and initiatives are linked directly from the Website Homepage or individual program Webpages.
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HighlightsNew Safety Compass Newsletter - Winter 2012 (Vol 6, Issue 3) New Guidance memorandum on the Roadside Design Guide - 4th Edition Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists Web-based HSIP Courses Pedestrian Forum - Spring 2012 Integrating Road Safety into NEPA Analysis: A Primer for Safety and Environmental Professionals: Procedures for Setting Advisory Speeds on Curves FHWA is introducing the HSM case study series that highlights noteworthy implementation of HSM methodology. 2010 Transparency Reports (5 Percent) Pedestrian Safety Strategic Plan FHWA Nine Proven Crash Countermeasures - Addressing Critical Safety Concerns SHSP Implementation Process Model Interactive CD P2P - Integrating Local Planning Organizations into a State HSIP Press ReleasesU.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Lowest Traffic Fatalities in Six Decades more... |