Evaluation of FHWA Highway Safety Information Systems (HSIS)
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) is a roadway-based data system that provides quality data on several crash, roadway, and traffic variables. It is composed of data already being collected by states and one urban center (California, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington, and Charlotte, North Carolina) for managing the highway system and studying highway safety. HSIS can be used to analyze many safety problems, including basic "problem identification" issues, identifying the size and extent of a safety problem, modeling efforts that attempt to predict future crashes from roadway characteristics and traffic factors, and evaluating the safety effectiveness of interventions. HSIS is used in support of the FHWA safety research program and provides input to program policy decisions. HSIS is available to professionals conducting research under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, universities, and others studying highway safety. The FHWA Research & Technology (R&T) evaluation program was initiated in 2013 to assess and communicate the value and effectiveness of FHWA R&T investment. The objective of the R&T evaluation program is to document the impact of the projects, demonstrate accountability to funders and policymakers, and identify lessons learned and best practices that can be applied to future projects/programs, thus completing the innovation lifecycle. The Transportation Research Board (TRB), in collaboration with the FHWA, is overseeing the TRB/FHWA Program Evaluation (TFPE) to evaluate such programs. The objective of this research is to develop and execute an evaluation plan for the FHWA HSIS to answer these fundamental questions: (1) Efficiency: Are the HSIS activities conducted with an appropriate use of resources, such as budget and staff time (e.g., research and implementation approach, funding level)? (2) Implementation: Is the HSIS being applied and/or adopted by the users? If yes, how is it being applied or adopted? How is HSIS different from other safety databases, such as Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), General Estimates System (GES), and National Park Service Service-wide Traffic Accident Reporting System (STARS)? (3) Effectiveness: Is HSIS achieving the intended goals and objectives (e.g., impact)? What datasets will be used to measure effectiveness? (4) Cost-effectiveness: Does the value or benefit of achieving the HSIS goals and objectives exceed the cost of producing them (e.g., return on investment and cost-benefit ratio)? (5) Attribution: Is the HSIS addressing the following FHWA Strategic Goals? (a) Safety: Make the transportation system safer for all people. Advance a future without transportation-related serious injuries and fatalities. (b) Economic strength and global competitiveness: Grow a sustainable economy. Invest in the transportation system to provide reliable and efficient access to resources, markets, and good-paying jobs to American workers and businesses. (c) Transformation: Design for the future. Invest in purpose-driven research and innovation to meet the challenges of the present and modernize a transportation system of the future that serves everyone today and in the future. (d) Organizational excellence: Strengthen this world-class organization. Advance FHWA's mission by establishing policies, processes, and an innovative culture to serve communities effectively and steward the public’s resources responsibly.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Proposed
- Funding: $300,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 08
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Sponsor Organizations:
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Zelinski, Patrick
- Start Date: 20250708
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Data management; Evaluation and assessment; Highway safety; Information systems
- Identifier Terms: Highway Safety Information System
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01927529
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 08
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Aug 20 2024 9:41AM