Safety and Design

Highway Design (General)

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

Intersection Safety

• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 5: A Guide for Addressing Unsignalized Intersection Collisions
• NCHRP Report 500 – Volume 12: A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections

Tribal, Local and Rural Road Safety Programs

• Local Road Safety Plans
• National Center for Rural Road Safety
• Transportation Safety for Tribal Governments

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
• Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
• Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
• 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 21: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans
  • NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts

Various Other Safety Programs & Initiatives

• Safe System Approach

• 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
• 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