Managing highway tort liability
By: Russell M. Lewis.
Contributors: United States. Federal Highway Administration.; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Series: Synthesis of highway practice,; 206
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Tort liability of highway departments -- United States.; Tort liability for traffic accidents -- United States.; Highway law -- United States.
Description: This synthesis will be of interest to highway agency administrative and executive officers, risk managers, legal officials, as well as to highway design, traffic, and safety engineers, enforcement agency personnel, claims managers, and others concerned with managing tort liability programs in state transportation agencies. It describes the state of the practice with respect to the manner in which these agencies manage highway tort liability programs. Management of claims associated with highways, streets, and pedestrian facilities is the focus of this synthesis, which describes program elements, costs, staffing, risk avoidance, and management requirements. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes the design and implementation of procedures and techniques to manage tort liability programs. Much of the material in this synthesis is also applicable to managing risks associated with modes other than highways within the state transportation agency. There is also applicability to local highway agencies, toll authorities, and public transit agencies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-35).
"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."
"National Cooperative Highway Research Program."
"Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."