Safety and Design

Highway Design (General)

• Technology Development Reports on Project Development issues by Central Federal Lands:
  • Bridge Rails Guide (on the FHWA Website) 2005
  • Simple Design Visualization Guide (on the Eastern Federal Lands Website) 2005
• Technology Development Reports on Design Visualization issues by Eastern Federal Lands:
  • Design Examples
  • See it Before it's Built

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

• FHWA Office of Safety HSIP Web Page

Intersection Safety

• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 5: A Guide for Addressing Unsignalized Intersection Collisions - http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=26
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 12: A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections - http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=33

Local Rural and Tribal Rural Road Safety

• National Center for Rural Road Safety

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
• Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
• Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Right-of-Ways
• Institute of Transportation Engineers Traffic Calming Resources
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 10: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 18: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• Pedestrian Forum
• Perils for Pedestrians
• The Access Board

Roadway Departure Safety

• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 3: A Guide for Addressing Collisions with Trees in Hazardous Locations
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 4: A Guide for Addressing Head-On Collisions
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 6: A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 7: A Guide for Reducing Collisions on Horizontal Curves
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 8: A Guide for Reducing Collisions with Utility Poles
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 20: A Guide for Reducing Head-On Crashes on Freeways

Safety Performance

• Crash Data
  • Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
  • FHWA Highway Statistics
  • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 19: A Guide for Collecting and Analyzing Highway Safety Data
  • NCHRP Report 500 - Volume 21: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans
  • NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts

Various Other Safety Programs & Initiatives

• Aggressive Driving
  • NCHRP Report 500 - Volume 1: A Guide for Addressing Aggressive-Driving Collisions
• Older Drivers
  • NCHRP Report 500: Volume 9: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers
• RSA Newsletter
• Safety Compass
• Speed Management
  • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 23: A Guide for Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes
• Strategic Highway Safety Plan
  • AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• Other NCHRP Report 500 Volumes Related to the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan:
  • Alcohol
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 16: A Guide for Reducing Crashes Involving Alcohol
  • Drowsy and Distracted Drivers
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 14: Reducing Crashes Involving Drowsy and Distracted Drivers
  • Emergency Medical Services
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 15: A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services
  • Heavy Trucks
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 13: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks
  • Motorcycles
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 22: A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Motorcycles
  • Unlicensed Drivers
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 2: A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Unlicensed Drivers with Suspended or Revoked Licenses
  • Work Zones
    • NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 17: A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions