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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-06-099
Date: September 2006 |
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Traffic Safety Information Systems International Scan: Strategy Implementation White PaperPDF Version (352 KB)
PDF files can be viewed with the Acrobat® Reader® U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Research, Development, and Technology Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101-2296 FOREWORDIn October 2003, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sponsored an international scanning study to visit and learn from the Netherlands, Germany, and Australia. The scanning study's objective was to understand how these countries built and used traffic safety information systems and to learn what brought success at reducing the level of harm on their roadways. The goals of this white paper are to build on that study's final report and the implementation plan developed by the scanning team; and to support critical strategies with action-related details as well as to add new strategies toward the team's goals. Furthermore, this white paper discusses the critical element of access to complete, accurate, and timely data. It is our hope that this effort will expand the national discussion of improving safety data. Additionally, we hope that some of the suggested solutions, once implemented, and the resulting improvements in data, will lead to decisions that will help solve one of the largest public health problems faced by the United States—highway crashes. Mike Trentacoste, Director Office of Safety Research and Development Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. Quality Assurance Statement The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement. Technical Report Documentation Page
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AcronymsAAA - American Automobile Association AADTs - annual average daily traffic flows AASHTO - Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ADT - average daily traffic ATSIP - Association of Traffic Safety Information Professionals DHM - Digital Highway Measurement DOT - department of transportation EuroNCAP - European New Car Assessment Program EuroRAP - European Road Assessment Program FARS - Fatality Analysis Reporting System FHWA - Federal Highway Administration FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration GIS - Geographic Information System GPS - global positioning system HPMS - Highway Performance Monitoring System HSIS - Highway Safety Information System HSM - Highway Safety Manual IACP - International Association of Chiefs of Police IHSDM - Interactive Highway Safety Design Model ITE - Institute of Transportation Engineers MMIRE - Model Minimum Inventory of Roadway Elements MMUCC - Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria MPO - metropolitan planning organization NCHRP - National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration SAFETEA-LU - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SPR - State planning and research STRCC - State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee TraCs - Traffic and Criminal Software TRB - Transportation Research Board TSIMS - Transportation Safety Information Management System TSSMU - Traffic Safety Systems Management Unit USRAP - United States Road Assessment Program XML - eXtensible Markup Language |
Topics: research, safety, operations, design, data and analysis tools Keywords: research, safety, Safety data, Traffic safety information systems, Road inventory data, Crash data, Data collection, Data storage, Safety analysis tools TRT Terms: traffic safety, communication systems Updated: 04/12/2012
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