| Title | Road Safety Audits (RSA) |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 66393 |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Ward, Louisa; Allred, Craig; Michel, Carin; McCrae, TaMara |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20060101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | There is a need for an independent, multidisciplinary process for identifying and documenting safety issues on new and existing roadways. The toll from traffic crashes remains an important health and economic issue in the United States. Each year nearly 43,000 people are killed and 3 million people are injured in crashes. The estimated societal cost of these crashes is more than $230 billion annually. While there are many causes of vehicle crashes, research from the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates that approximately one-third of these fatalities could be avoided if poor road conditions or outdated geometry and road hardware were improved. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40059 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40059 |
| TRT Terms | Highway safety; Safety audits; Traffic safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-06-046 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66300/66393/FHWA-HRT-06-046.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |