Citation

Mason JMJ, Fitzpatrick K, Kilareski WP. Transp. Res. Rec. 1991; 1291: 156-162.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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Abstract

A project to encourage the establishment of a viable safety program at the local agency level, rather than to identify and correct site-specific problems, is described. Specific project objectives were (a) to develop and present a 1 1/2-day short course that emphasized the benefits of a local road and street safety improvement program; and (b) to conduct on-site visits to assist local agencies in developing, implementing, and maintaining a local road and street safety program. The developmental tasks and specific contents of the short course are summarized and the accomplishments of the on-site visits are described. The contents of the overall program address low-volume, local road and street safety programming; specific safety improvement considerations; elements of a comprehensive local safety program; identification and implementation of feasible countermeasures; economic evaluation of alternative actions; and risk management techniques to reduce roadway tort liability.

Language: en

Keywords

Conferences; Countermeasures; Local government agencies; Safety programs; Risk management; Alternatives analysis; Streets; Development; Economic analysis; Low volume roads; Local street; Courses; Local agencies