“Houston, the HSM Has Landed . . .”

1. “Houston, the HSM Has Landed . . .” HSM Keith J. Harrison, PE Safety & Design Engineer

2. A Decade of Effort • Millions of dollars invested • Thousands of hours expended • A clear and ambitious Vision • Steady progress;Occasional setbacks • A Historical First

3. Now Arriving at a Crater Near You Opportunities And Challenges

4. Opportunity “What gets measured gets done” Costs Environment Right-of-Way Safety Operations

5. Opportunity Evaluate Risks Among Design Choices http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/geometric/mitigationstrategies/

6. Opportunity Facilitate Safety Sensitive Solutions

7. Opportunity Help Achieve More “Sustainable” Safety Prioritization of Improvement Projects Countermeasure Selection Network Screening 6 7 9 5 8 4 Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Diagnosis Economic Appraisal

8. Challenges Lie Ahead • “[Endorsement/Acceptance by the Highway Safety Community] is one of the potentially biggest issues that will need to be considered if the HSM is to achieve its intended objective..” HSM NCHRP Web Document 62 Development of a Highway Safety Manual March 2004

9. Challenge: My Safety Manual is Green “There is risk in all highway transportation.” HSM, p. xxviii

10. Challenge: TORT is a Four Letter Word! • Not a legal standard of care • Does not supersede other policies • “May” be protected under 23 USC 409 • Not (yet)* incorporated into 23 CFR 625

11. Challenge: If It’s Good Enough for CR . . . • The new techniques and knowledge in the HSM reflect the evolution in safety analysis from descriptive methods to quantitative, predictive analyses. • (What’s wrong with continuing to rely solely on historical data as a gauge of future performance?) Brand “A” Brand “Z”

12. Challenge: This Will Fix Everything • This won’t replace your existing tools • Choose the right tool for the job • Be careful when combining tools • Avoid serious injury >>> RTFM For the designer who has everything . . . The Highway Safety Multi-function tool

13. Challenge: Liars Figure and . . . Misapplication or misinterpretation of HSM methods (unintentional or otherwise) can have far-reaching implications • Out of context? • Out of bounds? • Out of your mind?

14. Challenge: 6 + 5 = 13 “The HSM is not intended to be a substitute for the exercise of sound engineering judgment.”

15. So, What Is FHWA Doing to Help? • Raise Awareness • Articles, Newsletters, Brochures • Briefings (incl non-traditional audiences) • Promote Understanding • Distance learning • Instructor-led training • Provide Tools • Computational aides • Online resources

16. Distance Learning

17. Instructor-Led Training

18. Computational Aids • HCM has many sophisticated software apps • What about HSM? • Safety Analyst • IHSDM • Spreadsheet

19. Safety Analyst

20. Interactive Highway Safety Design Model www.ihsdm.org

21. Simple Spreadsheet

22. Some URLs of Wisdom for the HSM • www.highwaysafetymanual.org • www.cmfclearinghouse.org • safety.fhwa.dot.gov • www.tfhrc.gov • www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov • www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter

23. A Vision for the Future(?) Brilliant feat of engineering genius !!! . . . designing this road using the HSM Now, if I could just figure out how to STOP this thing!

24. Thank You!