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Enhancing Road Safety: Understanding RSA and GORE

Learn about RSA, tools for improving road safety, GORE's role, and identifying safety issues. Discover RSA steps and the importance of strategic safety plans in achieving goals.

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Enhancing Road Safety: Understanding RSA and GORE

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  1. Lesson 2 | Road Safety Issues 2-1

  2. Learning Outcomes • Define RSA. • Explain the need for tools to improve road safety. • Explain the role of GORE. • Identify road safety issues. 2-2

  3. RSA Definition A formal safety performance examinationof an existing or future roador intersection by an independent, multi-disciplinary RSA team. 2-3

  4. RSA Steps RSA Team Design Team / Project Owner 7 Prepare formal response 6 Present findings to Project Owner 1 Identify project 5 Conduct analysis and prepare report 2 Select RSA team 4 Perform field reviews 8 Incorporate findings 3 Conduct start-up meeting 2-4

  5. Concerns about RSAs Time Cost Liability 2-5

  6. The Need for Improved Safety The Stakes Video 2-6

  7. State Strategic Highway Safety Plan Thirty states already recognize RSAs as a tool to help achieve strategic safety goals. What does your State Strategic Highway Safety Plan say about safety goals? 2-7

  8. 67% 24% 4% Road Safety: Crash Factors Human Factors (95%) Road Factors (28%) Vehicle Factors (8%) 2-9

  9. Road Safety: Crash Factors Human Factors (95%) Road Factors (28%) 67% 4% 24% 4% 4% Vehicle Factors (8%) 2-8

  10. Road Safety: GORE Geometry Operations Road Users Environment G O R E 2-10

  11. Road Safety: Geometry • Curve • Gradient • Cross section • Clearance • Sight distance • Clear zone G 2-11

  12. Road Safety: Operations • Congestion • Signal operation • Speed management • Queuing • Turning movements O 2-12

  13. Road Safety: Road Users/Human Factors • Motorists • Bicyclists • Pedestrians • Other users R 2-13

  14. Road Safety: Environment • Weather • Lighting • Road conditions E 2-14

  15. Road Safety: Geometry 2-15

  16. Road Safety: Operations 2-16

  17. Road Safety: Road Users / Human Factors 2-17

  18. Road Safety: Motorists 2-18

  19. Road Safety: Environment Weather Lighting Conditions 2-19

  20. The Driver, the Vehicle, and the Road 2-20

  21. Road Safety: Local Issues What types of safety issues do you have? 2-21

  22. Review: Learning Outcomes • Define RSA. • Explain the need for tools to improve road safety. • Explain the role of GORE. • Identify road safety issues. 2-22

  23. Road Safety Questions? 2-23

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