| Title | Systemic Safety Implementation Peer Exchange: September 15 and 16, 2015, Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Record ID | 74604 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publication Date | 20160601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The systemic approach to safety involves the use of countermeasures that are widely implemented based on high-risk roadway features correlated with particular severe crash types. Data shows that a majority of fatal crashes occur on rural roads. However, these crashes are scattered across the many miles of rural roadways, making it difficult to isolate high-crash locations for safety improvements. The systemic approach is a proactive technique that helps agencies broaden their safety efforts and consider risk as well as crash history when identifying where to implement low-cost safety improvements. To assist agencies with advancing the implementation of the systemic approach, especially at the local level, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety hosted a Systemic Safety Implementation Peer Exchange on September 15 and 16, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee. The peer exchange provided a forum for participants to discuss and exchange ideas on applying systemic safety analyses, how their agencies are implementing a systemic safety program, and on the systemic safety countermeasures being used. Fifty-six attendees participated in the peer exchange, including Federal, State, and local representatives from Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Tennessee. The peer exchange was formatted to provide a mix of presentations, facilitated roundtable discussions, and breakout sessions. This structure provided attendees with several opportunities to collect information from their peers and to examine different ways to advance the implementation of systemic safety. Representatives from each State shared their noteworthy practices and strategies as well as the challenges and barriers they experienced in applying the systemic approach to safety. Each State delegation spent time developing Action Plans at the end of the peer exchange. A virtual peer exchange will be coordinated in approximately 2 years to follow up with attendees on their progress. |
| Rosap ID | dot:50461 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50461 |
| TRT Terms | Highway safety; Traffic safety; Implementation; Peer groups |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1748408 |
| Report Number | FHWA-SA-16-071 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/74000/74600/74604/FHWA-SA-16-071.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |