Toolkit to Support Implementation of the Safe System Approach

The Safe System Approach (SSA) is a comprehensive approach to road safety that works by building and reinforcing multiple layers of protection to prevent crashes and minimize harm when crashes occur. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), and others are working to increase awareness and adoption of SSA. The U.S. DOT has developed numerous resources to support state implementation of SSA. State DOTs and AASHTO are working to complement those efforts. Guides and other resources under development will address some needs but not all of them. Research is needed to develop tools to support state DOTs and other transportation agencies in adopting SSA, recognizing that deployment often occurs through changes in individual principles or activities. Tools to support implementation will allow state DOTs and other transportation agencies to begin incorporating SSA concepts to facilitate the elimination of traffic deaths and serious injuries. International experience shows SSA will be applied somewhat differently based on the culture, context, and needs of individual agencies and communities. The objective of this project is to develop a toolkit with tools, methods, and process models to support decision-making in implementing SSA throughout the transportation project life cycle and across project types and functional disciplines (e.g., designers, planners, maintenance, and operations staff) as a complement to higher-level guidance and practices.  

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5680
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $850,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 17-132

• 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:

  Retting, Richard

• Start Date: 20241209
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Highway safety; State departments of transportation; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: Safe System Approach
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01919455
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 17-132
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 23 2024 9:57AM