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                Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
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Developing Safety Plans:
A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners

**March 2012
FHWA-SA-12-017**

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1. Report No. FHWA

			FHWA-SA-12-017
			2. Government Accession No.
			3. Recipient’s Catalog No.4. Title and Subtitle

			Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
			5. Report Date

			March 20126. Performing Organization Code7. Authors

			Andrew H. Ceifetz, P.E.; Jeffrey Bagdade, P.E.; Dan Nabors, P.E., Michael Sawyer, P.E., Kim Eccles, P.E.
			8. Performing Organization Report No.9. Performing Organization Name and Address

			Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)
			8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700
			Vienna, VA 22182-2626
			10. Work Unit No.11. Contract or Grant No.

			DTFH61-10-D-00022, T-10-00212. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

			Office of Safety
			Federal Highway Administration
			1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
			Washington, D.C. 20590-9898
			13. Type of Report and Period Covered14. Sponsoring Agency Code

			HSST15. Supplementary Notes:

			The Task Manager for this document was Rosemarie Anderson, FHWA Office of Safety.
			The Technical Oversight Working Group included Kaye Bieniek (Olmsted County, Minnesota), Michael Briggs (Planning Department, City of Nashville, Tennessee), Mike Castellano (FHWA), Pam Fischer (independent consultant), Hillary Isebrands (FHWA), Lance Johnson (FHWA), Kelly Larosa (FHWA), Pete McGeshick (Sokaogon Chippewa of Mole Lake, WI), Jana R. Simpler (Office of Highway Safety, Delaware), Kimberly Vachal (Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University), and Jennifer Warren (FHWA).16. Abstract

			Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique conditions that contribute to crashes within their jurisdictions. The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) offers a foundation for consensus and focus. It defines key emphasis areas and strategies that impact local rural roads and provides a framework to accomplish safety enhancements at the local level. The LRSP helps communities take a proactive stance in reducing and preventing local road fatalities and injuries. This document guides the development of an LRSP.17. Key Words

			Safety Plan, Local, Rural, Implementation, Emphasis Areas, Vision, Mission Statement, Goals, Local Road, Safety.
			18. Distribution Statement

			No restrictions.19. Security Classif. (of this report)

			Unclassified
			20. Security Classif. (of this page)

			Unclassified
			21. No. of Pages:

			66
			22. PriceForm DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) - Reproduction of completed pages authorized



Acronyms

Term
			DefinitionAAA
			American Automobile AssociationAASHTO
			American Association of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsATSSA
			American Traffic Safety Services AssociationATV
			All-Terrain VehiclesBIA
			Bureau of Indian AffairsBOTS
			Bureau of Transportation SafetyCATS
			Campus Area Transportation StudyCERS
			Center for Excellence in Rural SafetyCUUATS
			Champaign-Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation StudyDOT
			Department of TransportationEMS
			Emergency Medical ServicesESSI
			State Farm Embedded Safety Specialist Pilot InitiativeFARS
			Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemFHWA
			Federal Highway AdministrationFour (4) E’s
			Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency ServicesFTA
			Federal Transit AdministrationHSIP
			Highway Safety Improvement ProgramIDOT
			Illinois Department of TransportationLRSAG
			Local Road Safety Advisory GroupLRSP
			Local Road Safety PlanLTAP
			Local Technical Assistance ProgramMPO
			Metropolitan Planning OrganizationMUTCD
			Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesNACE
			National Association of County EngineersNCHRP
			National Cooperative Highway Research ProgramNHI
			National Highway InstituteNHTSA
			National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationRPO
			Regional Planning OrganizationSAFER
			Safety Evaluation for Roadways ManualSAFETEA-LU
			The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for UsersSCIL
			Selected Crash Intersection LocationsSHSP
			Strategic Highway Safety PlanTIC
			Transportation Information CenterTTAP
			Tribal Technical Assistance ProgramusRAP
			United States Road Assessment ProgramWACERS
			Wyoming Association of County Engineers and Road SupervisorsWAM
			Wyoming Association of MunicipalitiesWisDOT
			Wisconsin Department of TransportationWRRSP
			Wyoming Association of County Engineers and Road SupervisorsWYDOT
			Wyoming Department of Transportation
      
  Executive Summary
                Introduction
                1. The Importance of Developing a Local Road Safety Plan
                2. Understanding the Process of Developing a Local Road Safety Plan
                3. Common Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges
                4. Case Studies
                5. Summary
                Appendix A: Template for Kickoff Meeting Agenda
                Appendix B: Sample Emphasis Areas
                Appendix C: Emphasis Area Table
                Appendix D: Template for an LRSP
                Appendix E: ResourcesBook traversal links for Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
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