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                        Speed Management: 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
                
                References
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	Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2010 Data.
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	Unless otherwise noted, CMFs in this document were obtained from the CMF Clearinghouse and are assumed to apply to all crash types. Available at: http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/
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                Book:Speed Management: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
              1. Introduction
                2. IDENTIFY SPEEDING ISSUES
                3. IDENTIFYING COUNTERMEASURES
                4. IMPLEMENTING COUNTERMEASURES
                5. SUMMARY
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