Factors Influencing Operating Speeds and Safety on Rural and Suburban Roads

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors thank the following agencies that volunteered and participated as pilot study locations for the HFST and OSB evaluations, as well as agency staff for their helpful input and support of the project:

SRPEDD

• Jim Hadfield, Transportation Planning Manager
• Lisa Estrela-Pedro, Principal Transportation Planner
• Jackie Schmidt, Senior Transportation Planner

MCPW

• Steven P. Latoski, Professional Engineer (P.E.), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), Director
• J.T. Casanova, Traffic Control

ALDOT

• Timothy E. Barnett, P.E., PTOE, State Safety Operations Engineer
• Stuart Manson, P.E., Safety Engineering Analyst

WVDOT

• Donna J Hardy, P.E., Safety Programs Engineer
• Tom Hammonds, HSIP Coordinator
• Kyle B. Hall, P.E., Construction Engineer, District 8

The authors also thank Yusuf Mohamedshah for providing crash data through the HSIS and for efficiently addressing a number of follow-up questions and requests related to the data.