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FOREWORD

This document summarizes perspectives of the project team and the State representatives that participated in the Roadway Safety Data Capabilities Assessment and Peer Exchanges on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Roadway Safety Data Program. It offers input on roles FHWA could play in improving state and local safety data systems and safety analysis capabilities. The FHWA will consider these perspectives as it further develops and implements the Roadway Safety Data Program.

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1. Report No.
			FHWA-SA-13-028
			2. Government Accession
			No.
			3. Recipient's Catalog No.4. Title and Subtitle
			Perspectives for the Development of the Roadway Safety Data Program
			5. Report Date
			July 20136. Performing Organization Code7.Author(s)
			Michael Sawyer, Robert Scopatz, Barbara Hilger DeLucia, and Kimberly Eccles
			8. Performing Organization Report No.9. Performing Organization Name and Address
			Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)
			8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 700
			Vienna, VA 22182-2626
			10. Work Unit No.11. Contract or Grant No.
			DTFH61-10-D-00022 (VHB)12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
			Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety
			1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
			Washington, DC 20590
			13. Type of Report and Period
			Final Report, July 201314. Sponsoring Agency Code
			FHWA15. Supplementary Notes
			The contract manager for this report was Ms. Esther Strawder. A special note to all the States participating in the assessment process and the four national peer exchanges: your time and contributions were extremely valuable to the project team as we tried to present a wide range of perspectives on the future of the Roadway Safety Data Program.16. Abstract
			FHWA developed the Roadway Safety Data Program (RSDP) as a collaborative effort between FHWA and States to ensure that they are best able to develop robust data-driven safety capabilities. The RSDP included an assessment of all fifty States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to determine each State's roadway safety data capabilities. FHWA also held a series of four peer exchanges to garner additional State input. This document follows the assessment process and and summarizes the project team's and State participants' perspectives, organized into four areas: data collection, data analysis, data management, and data expansion. For each goal area and proposed action item the document includes discussion on motivation, priority, delivery methods, and recommendations.17. Key Words:
			Roadway safety data program, data collection, data management, data analysis, data expansion, roadway inventory.
			18. Distribution Statement
			No restrictions.19. Security Classif. (of this report)
			Unclassified
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			Unclassified
			21. No. of Pages
			59
			22. Price**Form DOT F 1700.7** (8-72) Reproduction of completed pages authorized

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