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Update on United States Road
Assessment Program (usRAP)
SCOHTS MeetingMay 1, 2009
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RESEARCH PLANS
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“Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads”
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Road Assessment Programs
• 2000 - EuroRAP• 2003 - AusRAP• 2004 - usRAP• 2005 - iRAP• 2008 - CanRAP
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usRAP Background
• Unacceptably high socio-economic toll from traffic crashes
• Culture of complacency• Under-investment in safety• No national system to assess road
safety exists• Politics vs. evidence-based decisions• Little transparency
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usRAP Objectives
• Benchmark safety of road segments• Allocate resources based on risks
InfrastructureEnforcement
• Inform and provide guidance to motorists
• Foster Collaboration
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Phase IPhase IIPhase III
usRAP Pilot States
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Research Team Midwest Research Institute Iowa State University
usRAP Advisory Panel• AASHTO•AHUA & RSF•ATSSA•Auto Clubs•FHWA•ITE•NACE•Local/State Highway Agencies
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usRAP Protocols
• Risk Mapping
• Road Protection Score
• Performance Tracking
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Specialty Maps• Intersections• Older drivers• Novice drivers• Alcohol• Speed
Core Maps• Crash density• Crash rate• Crash rate
ratio• Potential
crash savings
Fatals and Serious Injuries
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Risk Map-West of Orlando
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Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score
• Provide star ratings based on safety features of specific sitesCrash LikelihoodCrash protection
• Can supplement and explain risk maps• Useful when crash data are limited • Identifies countermeasure options
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Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score
• Star rating based on features related to:– head-on crashes– run-off-road crashes– intersection crashes
• Pilot tested in Phase I• Completing validation
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Typical Inspection Vehicle
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Hawkeye Processing Toolkit
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Navteq Collaboration
• Navteq will provide video-logs• Joint project to reduce data and
produce RPS maps• Navteq – In vehicle navigation• AAAFTS – Free maps & countermeasure
options to public agencies• AAA – Triptiks
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Outreach ProjectsUtah – • Multi-media campaign in collaboration with RSF & UDOT• Can a Public Information & Education program increase public support for road safety
investments?• usRAP maps used to explain risks
Genesse County – • Town hall meetings• Gauge consumer feedback on usRAP maps• Discuss road safety efforts
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Applications of usRAP• Highway safety improvement plans• Performance “metrics”• 5% reports• High risk rural road grants• Guide resource allocation
InfrastructureEnforcement• Support asset management
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One Death Is Unacceptable, One Death Every Thirteen Minutes Is An Outrage
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• Compendium and synthesis available
• Ignited new national dialogue on issue
• National survey of knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors
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In- House Projects
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National Rural Summit On Traffic Safety Culture
Where: Big Sky, MontanaWhen: Monday June 22, 2009Who: Western Transportation Institute,
Montana State University, Montana DOT, and AAAFTS
Why: Discuss role of Traffic Safety Culture in our society
http://www.meetingsnorthwest.com/TSCsummit.html
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For more information, go to:
AAAFoundation.orgwww.usrap.us