Training Program to Apply Quantitative Highway Safety Analysis Methods

NCHRP Project 17-71A, "Proposed AASHTO Highway Safety Manual, Second Edition" (HSM2) has developed proposed materials in a format suitable for consideration by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). HSM2 is expected to incorporate updates from several associated research projects, as well as other relevant highway safety guidance documents and publications. While the HSM2 was not intended to be a complete rewrite, it underwent significant changes in content and organization (see Special Note A). This presents a major opportunity to advance highway safety practices through its application and integration into engineering practices. As the proposed HSM2 material is provided to AASHTO for consideration, a concurrent effort is needed to create guidelines on the appropriate application of HSM2 for transportation agencies. Research is needed to develop training materials and tools that support state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other practitioners in adopting and applying the new HSM2 materials. The resources will facilitate the implementation of the HSM2 materials throughout the full project life-cycle, from programming and planning to design and operation, by focusing on typical HSM2 applications and incorporating the NCHRP Project 17-127, "Guide for Applying Quantitative Highway Safety Analysis Methods" for non-traditional cases. The objective of this research is to develop a comprehensive training program to support understanding why and how to apply HSM2. The training program, with a minimum of 40 hours of training modules, shall be developed with a focus on being customizable, interactive, engaging, and incorporating real-world examples. The training program must be developed to: (1) Include a target audience that encompasses, but is not limited to, those involved in research, planning, project development, and operations. (2) Assume that the targeted audience may have limited or no previous experience in applying quantitative highway safety analysis methods.

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $400,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 17-130

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Zhao, Yi

• Start Date: 20241223
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highway safety; State departments of transportation; Training
• Identifier Terms: Highway Safety Manual
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01919497
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 17-130
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 23 2024 10:14AM