%0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %T Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement, Workshop Summary -- Special Report 287 %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11647/improving-road-safety-in-developing-countries-opportunities-for-us-cooperation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11647/improving-road-safety-in-developing-countries-opportunities-for-us-cooperation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 84 %X TRB, the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have released TRB Special Report 287, Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement. The report summarizes presentations and discussions at a workshop held on January 26-27, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The workshop focused on the sharp increases in road traffic-related deaths and injuries in developing countries with a goal of providing a view of the diversity of U.S. interests, the scope of activities of U.S. agencies addressing this problem, and prospects for further U.S. engagement. The workshop discussions were intended to help the responsible government agencies gauge whether the U.S. response is proportional to the interests at stake and to identify next steps toward a more effective response. PGA and IOM, like TRB, are part of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Core Competencies for Highway Safety Professionals %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23252/core-competencies-for-highway-safety-professionals %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23252/core-competencies-for-highway-safety-professionals %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 22 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 302 examines to what extent core competencies for highway safety professionals are incorporated into existing safety curricula and suggests strategies to expand their application to a broader audience. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %T Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits -- Special Report 254 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11387/managing-speed-review-of-current-practices-for-setting-and-enforcing %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11387/managing-speed-review-of-current-practices-for-setting-and-enforcing %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 440 %X TRB Special Report 254 - Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits reviews practices for setting and enforcing speed limits on all types of roads and provides guidance to state and local governments on appropriate methods of setting speed limits and related enforcement strategies. Following an executive summary, the report is presented in six chapters and five appendices. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Safety Research for a Changing Highway Environment: Special Report 229 %D 1990 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11411/safety-research-for-a-changing-highway-environment-special-report-229 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11411/safety-research-for-a-changing-highway-environment-special-report-229 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 166 %X TRB Special Report 229 - Safety Research for a Changing Highway Environment examines how well the highway safety research community is prepared to address emerging safety problems and to capitalize on opportunities for their solution.The committee that produced this report was particularly interested in how the research process could be better managed to encourage innovation and more effective use of resources. Specifically, the study committee (a) reviewed the characteristics and scale of existing highway safety problems and research, (b) identified promising areas for research that merit more attention or that warrant continuing study, and (c) examined the financial and institutional arrangements that may be needed to refocus research on these priorities. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Safety Impacts and Other Implications of Raised Speed Limits on High-Speed Roads %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22048/safety-impacts-and-other-implications-of-raised-speed-limits-on-high-speed-roads %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22048/safety-impacts-and-other-implications-of-raised-speed-limits-on-high-speed-roads %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 90: Safety Impacts and Other Implications of Raised Speed Limits on High-Speed Roads examines how safety, economic, environmental, and commercial conditions on high-speed roadway may be impacted by a change in the speed limit. Safety-related analyses included in the report were based on a comprehensive framework of the disaggregate relationships between speed limits, driver speed choices, crash occurrence, and crash severity. An expanded summary of the report has been published as NCHRP Research Results Digest 303. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Walsh, Ryan %T Local Policies and Practices That Support Safe Pedestrian Environments %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22739/local-policies-and-practices-that-support-safe-pedestrian-environments %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22739/local-policies-and-practices-that-support-safe-pedestrian-environments %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 85 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 436: Local Policies and Practices That Support Safe Pedestrian Environments documents various tools and strategies used by municipalities to improve the safety, convenience, and accessibility of the pedestrian experience. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T State Highway Cost Allocation Studies %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14178/state-highway-cost-allocation-studies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14178/state-highway-cost-allocation-studies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 65 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 378: State Highway Cost Allocation Studies examines the history and evolution of highway cost allocation study practice and explores the current state of the practice. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13897/a-guide-for-reducing-collisions-involving-bicycles %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13897/a-guide-for-reducing-collisions-involving-bicycles %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 173 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 18, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles provides strategies that can be employed to reduce collisions involving bicycles.In 1998, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which was developed by the AASHTO Standing Committee for Highway Traffic Safety with the assistance of the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation Safety Management. The plan includes strategies in 22 key emphasis areas that affect highway safety. The plan's goal is to reduce the annual number of highway deaths by 5,000 to 7,000. Each of the 22 emphasis areas includes strategies and an outline of what is needed to implement each strategy.Over the next few years the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) will be developing a series of guides, several of which are already available, to assist state and local agencies in reducing injuries and fatalities in targeted areas. The guides correspond to the emphasis areas outlined in the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Each guide includes a brief introduction, a general description of the problem, the strategies/countermeasures to address the problem, and a model implementation process. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves %D 2024 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27521/ensuring-timely-pipeline-shutdowns-in-emergencies-when-to-install-rupture-mitigation-valves %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27521/ensuring-timely-pipeline-shutdowns-in-emergencies-when-to-install-rupture-mitigation-valves %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 145 %X Since 2022, automatic or remote-control shutoff valves have been required on new hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines located in or near populated and environmentally sensitive areas. They are intended to enable faster shutdowns of ruptured pipe segments. However, the requirement for “rupture mitigation valves” does not apply to pipelines installed prior to 2022. This report examines the regulatory requirements that apply and recommends options for making sounder decisions about when to install these valves.TRB Special Report 349: Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is the product of an expert committee convened to assess regulatory standards and criteria for deciding when the valves should be installed on pipelines. This review, which was mandated by Congress, issues a series of recommendations designed with pipeline safety in mind. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Hydroacoustic Impacts on Fish from Pile Installation %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14596/hydroacoustic-impacts-on-fish-from-pile-installation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14596/hydroacoustic-impacts-on-fish-from-pile-installation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 25 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 363: Hydroacoustic Impacts on Fish from Pile Installation explores the prediction and mitigation of the negative impacts on fish from underwater sound pressure during pile and casing installation and removal. Appendices A through H for RRD 363 are available online. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Research on Women's Issues in Transportation - Volume 2: Technical Papers %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23299/research-on-womens-issues-in-transportation-volume-2-technical-papers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23299/research-on-womens-issues-in-transportation-volume-2-technical-papers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 210 %X TRB’s Conference Proceedings 35: Research on Women’s Issues in Transportation – Volume 2: Technical Papers contains peer-reviewed breakout and poster papers and several abstracts of papers presented at the November 18–20, 2004, conference in Chicago, Illinois. The conference was designed to identify and explore additional research and data needed to inform transportation policy decisions that address women’s mobility, safety, and security needs and to encourage research by young researchers. Volume 1, which will be released this winter, will include the conference summary, the four peer-reviewed overview papers presented by the topic leaders, and a list of conference participants. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Research on Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23274/research-on-womens-issues-in-transportation-volume-1-conference-overview-and-plenary-papers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23274/research-on-womens-issues-in-transportation-volume-1-conference-overview-and-plenary-papers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 65 %X TRB's Conference Proceedings 35, Research on Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers contains the conference summary, the four peer-reviewed overview papers presented by the topic leaders, and a list of conference participants from a November 18-20, 2004, conference held in Chicago, Illinois. The conference was designed to identify and explore additional research and data needed to inform transportation policy decisions that address women's mobility, safety, and security needs and to encourage research by young researchers. Volume 2 contains 22 full papers from the breakout and poster sessions and 9 abstracts of papers on subjects of particular interest to the committee that were selected for publication through the committee's peer review process. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Drivers %D 2007 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23161/health-and-wellness-programs-for-commercial-drivers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23161/health-and-wellness-programs-for-commercial-drivers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 80 %X TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 15: Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Drivers explores health risks facing commercial truck and motorcoach drivers. The report examines the association between crash causation and functional impairments, elements of employee health and wellness programs that could be applied to commercial drivers, and existing trucking and motor coach employee health and wellness programs. In addition, the report includes several case studies on employee health and wellness programs in the truck and motorbus industries, focusing on the elements that appear to work effectively. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Sanquist, Thomas %E Jackson, J. Elizabeth %E Campbell, John L. %E McCallum, Marvin C. %E Lee, E.B. %E Van Dongen, Hans P.A. %E McCauley, Peter %E Minor, Hollis %T Identifying and Reducing Workforce Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Projects %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22610/identifying-and-reducing-workforce-fatigue-in-rapid-renewal-projects %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22610/identifying-and-reducing-workforce-fatigue-in-rapid-renewal-projects %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R03-RW-1: Identifying and Reducing Workforce Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Projects documents worker fatigue impacts during rapid renewal operations in the highway construction industry; and describes development of an integrated fatigue management toolkit.SHRP 2 Report S2-R03-RW-1 is only available electronically.The same project that developed SHRP 2 Report S2-R03-RW-1 also produced a Guide to Identifying and Reducing Workforce Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Projects designed to help in the development and implementation of fatigue risk management in rapid renewal highway construction environments.In addition, SHRP 2 Renewal project R03 created two slide presentations on fatigue risk management--one for general highway workers and the other is for managers.Slide Presentations Disclaimer: These training materials are offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind, either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively “TRB”) be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of these materials. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Gillespie, Robin Mary %E Wang, Xinge %E Brown, Tia %T Developing Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Bus Operator Health and Retention %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22322/developing-best-practice-guidelines-for-improving-bus-operator-health-and-retention %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22322/developing-best-practice-guidelines-for-improving-bus-operator-health-and-retention %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 322 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 169: Developing Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Bus Operator Health and Retention addresses some of the health and safety issues common throughout the transit industry, and describes approaches that transit organizations in the United States and Canada have taken to address health problems faced by transit employees.The report is supplemented by a presentation, Making the Case for Transit Workplace Health Protection and Promotion, and an Excel worksheet, Transit Operator Workplace Health Protection and Promotion Planning, Evaluation, and ROI Template, that may assist transit agencies with implementing and carrying out transit-specific programs to protect the health of bus operators and other employees. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Flannagan, Carol A. %E Rupp, Jonathan D. %E Mann, N. Clay %T Development of a Comprehensive Approach for Serious Traffic Crash Injury Measurement and Reporting Systems %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26305/development-of-a-comprehensive-approach-for-serious-traffic-crash-injury-measurement-and-reporting-systems %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26305/development-of-a-comprehensive-approach-for-serious-traffic-crash-injury-measurement-and-reporting-systems %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 80 %X The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) requires a set of performance metrics to include assessment of serious injuries in crashes.The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 302: Development of a Comprehensive Approach for Serious Traffic Crash Injury Measurement and Reporting Systems presents a roadmap for states to develop comprehensive crash-related data linkage systems, with special attention to measuring serious injuries in crashes. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Meyer, Michael %E Flood, Michael %E Keller, Jake %E Lennon, Justin %E McVoy, Gary %E Dorney, Chris %E Leonard, Ken %E Hyman, Robert %E Smith, Joel %T Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 2: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22473/strategic-issues-facing-transportation-volume-2-climate-change-extreme-weather-events-and-the-highway-system-practitioners-guide-and-research-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22473/strategic-issues-facing-transportation-volume-2-climate-change-extreme-weather-events-and-the-highway-system-practitioners-guide-and-research-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 204 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 2: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report provides guidance on adaptation strategies to the likely impacts of climate change through 2050 in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure assets in the United States (and through 2100 for sea-level rise).In addition to the practitioner’s guide and research report, this project also developed the following items:• A software tool that runs in common web browsers and provides specific, region-based information on incorporating climate change adaptation into the planning and design of bridges, culverts, stormwater infrastructure, slopes, walls, and pavements.• Tables that provide the same information as the previously mentioned software tool, but in a spreadsheet format that can be printed.• Two spreadsheets that illustrate examples of the benefit-cost analysis of adaptation strategies discussed in Appendix B of Part I of NCHRP Report 750, Volume 2.These three items are available on a CD-ROM that is included with a print version of the report. The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.• Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM Image.• Download the .ISO CD-ROM Image(Warning: This is a large file and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection.)NCHRP Report 750, Volume 2 is the second in a series of reports being produced by NCHRP Project 20-83: Long-Range Strategic Issues Facing the Transportation Industry. Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) established the NCHRP Project 20-83 research series to examine global and domestic long-range strategic issues and their implications for state departments of transportation (DOTs); AASHTO's aim for the research series is to help prepare the DOTs for the challenges and benefits created by these trends.Other volumes in this series currently available include:• NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 1: Scenario Planning for Freight Transportation Infrastructure Investment• NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 3: Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing Transportation System Performance• NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies• NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future• NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 6: The Effects of Socio-Demographics on Future Travel DemandCD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Alipour, Alice %T Post-Extreme Event Damage Assessment and Response for Highway Bridges %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24647/post-extreme-event-damage-assessment-and-response-for-highway-bridges %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24647/post-extreme-event-damage-assessment-and-response-for-highway-bridges %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 91 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 497: Post-Extreme Event Damage Assessment and Response for Highway Bridges reviews the procedures that state departments of transportation and two local authorities, New York City and Los Angeles County, use to assess the damage in bridges in response to extreme events and conduct emergency response activities. Extreme events include those with geological sources (such as earthquakes and landslides), from hydro-meteorological sources (such as hurricanes and floods), or those of man-made origin, either accidental (such as truck crashes) or malicious (such as terrorist attacks). %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Pratt, Richard H. %E Evans, John E., IV %E Levinson, Herbert S. %E Turner, Shawn M. %E Jeng, Chawn Yaw %E Nabors, Daniel %E Institute, Texas Transportation %T Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook, Third Edition: Chapter 16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22791/traveler-response-to-transportation-system-changes-handbook-third-edition-chapter-16-pedestrian-and-bicycle-facilities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22791/traveler-response-to-transportation-system-changes-handbook-third-edition-chapter-16-pedestrian-and-bicycle-facilities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 490 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 95: Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook, Third Edition; Chapter 16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities examines pedestrian and bicyclist behavior and travel demand outcomes in a relatively broad sense.The report covers traveler response to non-motorized transportation (NMT) facilities both in isolation and as part of the total urban fabric, along with the effects of associated programs and promotion. The report looks not only at transportation outcomes, but also recreational and public health outcomes.TCRP Report 95, Chapter 16 focuses on the travel behavior and public health implications of pedestrian/bicycle area-wide systems; NMT-link facilities such as sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and on-transit accommodation of bicycles; and node-specific facilities such as street-crossing treatments, bicycle parking, and showers.The report also includes discussion of the implications of pedestrian and bicycle “friendly” neighborhoods, policies, programs, and promotion.The report is complemented by illustrative photographs provided as a “Photo Gallery” at the conclusion of the report. In addition, PowerPoint slides of the photographs are available for download..The Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook consists of these Chapter 1 introductory materials and 15 stand-alone published topic area chapters. Each topic area chapter provides traveler response findings including supportive information and interpretation, and also includes case studies and a bibliography consisting of the references utilized as sources. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %T Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector: Special Report 289 %D 2007 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12019/building-the-road-safety-profession-in-the-public-sector-special %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12019/building-the-road-safety-profession-in-the-public-sector-special %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %K Industry and Labor %P 114 %X TRB Special Report 289: Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector examines the growing need for experts at all levels of government to develop and implement systems- and science-based approaches to road safety management. According to the committee that authored the report, the lack of professional recognition and comprehensive road safety education and training opportunities is threatening the ability of public agencies to build the knowledgeable and skilled road safety workforce that is needed to make safety advances. To address this need, the report recommends that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Governors Highway Safety Association forge a broad-based alliance of public, private, and educational organizations to champion the road safety profession. The report recommends that the alliance encourage states to take advantage of federal workforce training funds for the purpose of developing road safety professionals and to advocate comprehensive road safety education and training by universities, including the many publicly funded transportation and safety research centers. In addition, the report urges the alliance to explore the creation of one or more specialized institutes to provide comprehensive instruction and training for road safety professionals.