Under the newly approved organization structure, the Safety CBU will be composed of three Offices - an Office of Safety Design, Office of Safety Programs, and an Office of Program Integration and Delivery. Night Lights takes a non-technical look at how retroreflectivity saves lives. The broadcast will also address immediate concerns from viewers across the country by enabling them to speak directly with the FHWA panel live during the broadcast via toll-free telephone numbers. Across America Kiosks have been delivered to each Resource Center. Display and handouts included.
Several initiatives are underway to incorporate safety into the transportation planning process.
In conjunction with TRB, a series of Safety in Planning forums are being held in several States to discuss strategies for sharing resources. A Safety Analysis Guidebook for Transportation Planning is being developed to provide DOT and MPO planners with case studies. Ken Epstein 202.366.2157. U. S. fatality rate at all-time low of 1.54 deaths per 100 million miles of travel down from 2.17 in 1989. Iowa has created a model public safety information system for data collection and management.