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SESSION 356 Road Assessment Programs: New Approaches to Highway Safety Programs January 22, 2007

SESSION 356 Road Assessment Programs: New Approaches to Highway Safety Programs January 22, 2007. Imagine a Day When …. Road authorities can benchmark the relative risk of road segment in their jurisdiction Resources are allocated based on those risks

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SESSION 356 Road Assessment Programs: New Approaches to Highway Safety Programs January 22, 2007

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  1. SESSION 356Road Assessment Programs:New Approaches to Highway Safety ProgramsJanuary 22, 2007

  2. Imagine a Day When… • Road authorities can benchmark the relative risk of road segment in their jurisdiction • Resources are allocated based on those risks • Motorists can take these risks into account

  3. John Dawson – iRAP • Peter Kissinger – AAA Foundation • Doug Harwood – MRI • Larry Tibbits - MDOT

  4. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety • Established in 1947 • 501 (c) 3 Not-For-Profit • Research Affiliate of AAA and AAA Motor Clubs • North American Focus

  5. Funded through the generosity of and its members

  6. Mission • Identify traffic safety problems • Foster research that seeks solutions • Disseminate information and educational materials

  7. usRAP Background • Unacceptably high socio-economic toll from traffic crashes • Culture of complacency • Under-investment in safety • Road safety management can be enhanced with more money & new tools • Politics vs. evidence-based decisions

  8. usRAP Background • Data limitations in many agencies • Variation in analysis & evaluation tools • Insufficient appreciation of relative contribution of vehicle, operator & road factors • No system to assess road safety risks • Little transparency

  9. usRAP • Inspired by EuroRAP • Collaborate with EuroRAP and AusRAP through iRAP

  10. usRAP Objectives • Help cut death and serious injury rates through systematic risk assessment • Ensure that strategic decisions are linked to risk assessment • Forge partnerships among those responsible for a safe road system

  11. usRAP Objectives(continued) • Better information and guidance to motorists • Improved crash data record systems

  12. usRAP Pilot • Initiated in 2004 • Phase I pilot report (IA & MI) released 2006 • Phase II (FL & NJ) ongoing • Phase III to be initiated in 2007 • Continued expansion • RPS development • Risk communication

  13. usRAP Team • Sponsor: • AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety • FIA Foundation for the Automobile & Society • iRAP • Research Team: • Midwest Research Institute • Iowa State University

  14. usRAP Advisory Panel • AASHTO • AHU & RSF • ATSSA • Auto clubs • FHWA • ITE • NACE • Local highway agencies • State highway agencies

  15. usRAP Protocols • Risk Mapping • Maps of death and serious injury risk for road users • Road Protection Score • Star rating based on inspecting road features that protect users from serious injury or death • Performance Tracking • Comparisons of safety performance for roadway sections over time

  16. Opportunities for Collaboration • AAAFTS partnerships with AASHTO, State DOTs, and FHWA • Periodic benchmarking • Internal • Public • AAAFTS funding assistance to enhance road safety • AAA support in state legislatures

  17. For more information, please go to:www.usrap.us

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