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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-17-106    Date:  April 2018
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-17-106
Date: April 2018

 

Guidebook on Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Locations

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Foreword

The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administration’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Program is to improve safety and mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists. The program strives to make it safer and easier for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers to share roadways through the development of safer crosswalks, sidewalks, and pedestrian technologies as well as through the expansion of educational and safety programs.

This report documents a five-step, data-driven process to identify high pedestrian crash locations and to anticipate the locations where pedestrians are most at risk. The output of applying the process is a prioritized list of potential locations on the roadway system where safety countermeasures can have the greatest impact. The research that led to this guidebook is documented in the report Development of Guidebook on Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Locations.(1)

This report should be of value to engineers, planners, and other community authorities who share an interest in safeguarding the lives of roadway users, especially pedestrians.

Monique R. Evans, P.E., CPM
Director, Office of Safety
Research and Development

Notice

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Technical Report Documentation Page
1. Report No.
FHWA-HRT-17-106
2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
Guidebook on Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Locations
5. Report Date
April 2018
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)
Kay Fitzpatrick, Raul Avelar, and Shawn Turner
8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, TX 77843-3135
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-13-D-00024, Task Order #9
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Safety Research and Development
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101-2296
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Technical Report; November 2015–November 2017
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
HRDS-30
15. Supplementary Notes
The Contracting Officer’s Representative was Ann Do (HRDS-30).
16. Abstract
One of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s top priorities is the improvement of pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The Federal Highway Administration promotes safe, comfortable, and convenient walking for people of all ages and abilities. Part of this effort has been to encourage a data-driven approach to identifying and mitigating safety problems. An initial step in reducing the frequency of pedestrian crashes is identifying where they are occurring or where there is a concern that they are likely to occur. This guidebook documents methods and examples used to identify or prioritize high pedestrian crash sites to assist State and local agencies in identifying high pedestrian crash locations such as intersections (points), segments, facilities, and areas. The process of identifying high pedestrian crash locations results in a prioritized list of potential locations on the roadway system that could benefit from safety improvement projects.
17. Key Words
Pedestrian, crashes, locations, safety process
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.
http://www.ntis.gov
19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified
20. Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified
21. No. of Pages
69
22. Price
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized.

 

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AADT average annual daily traffic
APT ActiveTrans Priority Tool
DOT department of transportation
EB empirical Bayes
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FDOT Florida Department of Transportation
GIS geographic information system
HCM Highway Capacity Manual
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSM Highway Safety Manual
I Interstate
ISI Intersection Safety Indices
MassDOT Massachusetts Department of Transportation
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
RSA road safety audit
RTM regression to the mean
SHSP Strategic Highway Safety Plan
SPF safety performance function
SRTS Safe Routes to School
VMT vehicle miles traveled
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