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                        Non-Motorized User Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners


            
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        Local and Rural Road Safety Program
                Training, Tools, Guidance and Countermeasures for Locals Practitioners
                Crash Facts
                
                Appendix B: Tools & Resources
Standards/Guidelines to Address Safety on Local Roads

*A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book),*American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: https://bookstore.transportation.org/item_details.aspx?ID=110
	*ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG),*United States Access Board: https://www.access-board.gov/ada/
	*Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)*, Federal Highway Administration: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/ser-pubs.htm**Resources to Address Safety on Rural Roads**

*Local Rural Road Owner's Manual*, Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/local-rural/training-tools-guidance-and-countermeasures-locals-practitioners
	*Peer-to-Peer Program*: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/about-safety/local-and-rural-roads-safety-peer-peer-program
	*Safety Resource CD:*https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/other/local-rural/local-roads-safety-resource-cd
	Federal Highway Administration, *Road Safety Audits* *Guidelines (FHWA-SA-06-06):*https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/data-analysis-tools/rsa/fhwa-road-safety-audit-guidelines
	*RSA Toolkit DVD*: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa/resources/toolkitcd/
	*CMF Clearinghouse,* Federal Highway Administration: http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org
	*Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies, A Synthesis of Highway Practice (NCHRP Synthesis 321)*, National Cooperative Highway Research Program: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_321.pdf
	*Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse*, University of Minnesota: http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/clearinghouse/topics/planning/
	*Rural Areas and Small Towns*, National Complete Streets Coalition: https://smartgrowthamerica.org/implementing-complete-streets-small-towns-rural-communities/**Resources to Address Safety of Pedestrians and Bicyclists on Rural Roads**

*Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center - Pedestrian and Bicyclists Crash Analysis Tool:*http://www.walkinginfo.org/facts/pbcat/
	*Bicyclinginfo.org:*http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/
	*Bikeability Checklist:*http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=3
	*BIKESAFE Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System:*http://www.pedbikesafe.org/bikesafe/
	*Walkinginfo.org:*http://www.walkinginfo.org/
	*Walkability Checklist*: http://www.walkinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=12
	*PEDSAFE Pedestrian Countermeasure Selection System*: http://www.walkinginfo.org/pedsafe/FHWA

*Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety:*https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/pedestrian-bicyclist
	*A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities (FHWA-SA-07-016),* Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/pedestrian-bicyclist/residents-guide-creating-safer-communities-walking-and-biking
	*How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (FHWA-SA-05-12),*Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/fhwasa0512.pdf
	*Pedestrian and Bicycle Program,*Federal Highway Administration: https://wwww.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
	*Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part I, A Review of Existing Guidelines,* Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/sidewalks/
	*Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II, Best Practices Guide,* Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/sidewalk2/
	*Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists (FHWA-SA-07-007)**,*Federal Highway Administration: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42593
	*Accessible Sidewalks and Street Crossings - An Informational Guide (FHWA-SA-03-019),* Federal Highway Administration: http://www.bikewalk.org/pdfs/sopada_fhwa.pdf
	*Safety Effects of Marked Versus Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations (FHWA-HRT-04-100),*Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/04100/
	*Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices (FHWA-HRT-06-125),*Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/06125/06125.pdf**AASHTO**

*Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities,*American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: https://bookstore.transportation.org/Item_details.aspx?id=104
	*Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities,*American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: https://bookstore.transportation.org/item_details.aspx?id=119NCHRP

*A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles (NCHRP Report 500)*, National Cooperative Highway Research Program: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_500v18.pdf
	*Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings (NCHRP Report 562),*National Cooperative Highway Research Program: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_562.pdfOther Sources

*Bicycle Level of Service/Bicycle Compatibility Index Online Calculator*, League of Illinois Bicyclists: https://rideillinois.org/advocacy/bikeped-level-of-service-measures-and-calculators/
	*Smart Cycling: Traffic Skills 101,*League of American Bicyclists: https://bikeleague.org/ridesmart/find-take-class/
	*Worksite walkability: audit tool.* Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/walkability/audit_tool.htm
	*Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual,*Vermont Agency of Transportation: https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/doc_library/VTrains-Pedestrian-and-Bicycle-Facility-Design-Manual.pdf**Resources to Address Speed on Rural Roads**

The Massachusetts DOT's Project Development and Design Guide: http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/designguide&sid=about
	*When Main Street is a State Highway*, Maryland State Highway Administration: http://www.sha.maryland.gov/ohd/MainStreet.pdf
	Pennsylvania's Traffic Calming Handbook:http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/pdHwyIntHS.nsf/HomePageTrafficCalming?OpenForm&BaseTarget=main
	Evaluation of Gateway and Low-Cost Traffic-Calming Treatments for Major Routes in Small, Rural Communities: http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/reports/traffic-calming-rural.pdf
	Gorrill, Darlene. *Traffic Calming for High-Speed Rural Roadways*. Minnesota Department of Transportation, June 2008.: http://www.lrrb.org/pdf/TRS0801.pdf
	*Tech Brief: Traffic Calming on Main Roads Through Rural Communities (FHWA-HRT-08-067),*Federal Highway Administration: http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/08067/08067.pdf**Resources to Address Road User Behaviors on Rural Roads**

*Effectiveness of Behavioral Highway Safety Countermeasures (NCHRP Report 622),*National Cooperative Highway Research Program: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_622.pdfResources to Address the Safety of Horse-drawn Vehicles

*Horse and Buggy Driver's Manual*, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation: ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/PubsForms/Publications/PUB%20632.pdf
	*Amish Buggy Safety Program,*Ohio Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/ProgramMgt/CapitalPrograms/Pages/AmishBuggy.aspx
      
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                Book:Non-Motorized User Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
              Introduction
                1: Identifying Factors Affecting Non-Motorized Safety
                2: Assessing Factors Affecting Non-Motorized Safety
                3: Selecting and Implementing Countermeasures
                4: Follow-up and Evaluation
                5: Summary
                Appendix B: Tools & Resources
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