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THE HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL

THE HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL. Michael S. Griffith June 12, 2003. What is the Highway Safety Manual (or HSM)?.

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THE HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL

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  1. THE HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL Michael S. Griffith June 12, 2003 Conference or Meeting Name

  2. What is the Highway Safety Manual (or HSM)? • Purpose: to provide the best factual information and tools in a useful form to facilitate roadway planning, design, operational, and maintenance decisions based on explicit consideration of their safety consequences Conference or Meeting Name

  3. Targeted Users • Primarily, professionals studying the impact of actions on roadway users • Planning, design, and operational studies • Secondary users • Management • Educational Institutions Conference or Meeting Name

  4. Outline for Initial Version of the HSM Part I – Introduction and Fundamentals Part II – Knowledge Part III – Predictive Methods Part IV – Safety Management of a Roadway System Part V – Safety Evaluation Glossary Conference or Meeting Name

  5. Part III - Chapter 8Rural, Two-Lane Roads 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Methodology 8.3. Applications 8.4. Example Problems 8.5. References Appendices Conference or Meeting Name

  6. Prototype Chapter 8 - Overview • Scope: Estimates the safety performance of a rural two-lane highway segments and at-grade intersections • Applications • Individual segments and intersections • Overall project Conference or Meeting Name

  7. Available in …. 2007, but you don’t have to wait until then to take advantage of ….. Conference or Meeting Name

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