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Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP)

Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP). SCOHTS Meeting April 29, 2010. RESEARCH PLANS. “Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads”. Road Assessment Programs. 2000 - EuroRAP 2003 - AusRAP 2004 - usRAP 2005 - iRAP future - CanRAP. usRAP Objectives.

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Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP)

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  1. Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP) SCOHTS Meeting April 29, 2010

  2. RESEARCH PLANS

  3. “Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads”

  4. Road Assessment Programs • 2000 - EuroRAP • 2003 - AusRAP • 2004 - usRAP • 2005 - iRAP • future - CanRAP

  5. usRAP Objectives • Benchmark safety of road segments • Allocate resources based on risks • Infrastructure • Enforcement • Inform and provide guidance to motorists • Foster collaboration

  6. Ongoing Tenets • Assist, as needed • Complement and supplement • Collaborate fully • Remain sensitive to liability and media issues • Free

  7. usRAP Advisory Panel • AASHTO • AHUA & RSF • ATSSA • Auto Clubs • FHWA • ITE • NACE • Local/State Highway Agencies • Research Team • Midwest Research Institute • Iowa State University

  8. usRAP Protocols • Risk Mapping – Fatals and Serious Injuries • Road Protection Score • Performance Tracking

  9. usRAP Phase I Phase II Phase III RPS Validation – Washington, Iowa Public Awareness Campaigns – Utah, Michigan

  10. Applications of usRAP • Highway safety improvement plans • Performance “metrics” • 5% reports • High risk rural road grants • Guide resource allocation • Infrastructure • Enforcement • Support asset management

  11. Current Plans • Expand Risk Mapping Pilots • Demonstrate utility of RPS in collaboration with NAVTEQ • Expand Utah RSF outreach project • Expand collaboration with ISU • Explore collaboration with CERS • Raise funds for expansion

  12. Navteq Collaboration • Navteq will provide video-logs • Joint project to reduce data and produce RPS maps • Navteq – In vehicle navigation • AAAFTS – Free maps & countermeasure options to public agencies • AAA – Triptiks

  13. Possible Resolutions • Integrate into state highway safety plans • Highway safety manual • Safety analyst • Promote usRAP RPS • Explore collaboration with Navteq • Consider usRAP mapping to generate grass roots support for increased investments

  14. One Death Is Unacceptable, One Death Every Thirteen Minutes Is An Outrage

  15. National Rural Summit On Traffic Safety Culture • Where: Big Sky, Montana • When: July 11-13, 2010 • Who: Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Montana DOT, and AAAFTS • www.ruraltscsummit.org

  16. For more information, go to: • AAAFoundation.org • www.usrap.us

  17. Core Maps Specialty Maps • Crash density • Crash rate • Crash rate ratio • Potential crash savings • Intersections • Older drivers • Novice drivers • Alcohol • Speed Fatals and Serious Injuries

  18. Risk Map-West of Orlando

  19. Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score • Provide star ratings based on safety features of specific sites • Crash Likelihood • Crash protection • Can supplement and explain risk maps • Useful when crash data are limited • Identifies countermeasure options

  20. Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score • Star rating based on features related to: • head-on crashes • run-off-road crashes • intersection crashes • Pilot tested in Phase I • Validated in Phase III

  21. Typical Inspection Vehicle

  22. Hawkeye Processing Toolkit

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