Highway Safety Behavioral Strategies for Rural and Tribal Areas: A Guide (2023)

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44 Proven Engineering Safety Countermeasures The following are engineering countermeasures and strategies referenced in Proven Safety Countermeasures (https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/), all of which have evidence of effectiveness. A P P E N D I X D

Proven Engineering Safety Countermeasures 45   Countermeasure Issue Approach Variable speed limit signs Speeding Roadway design Wider edge lines Roadway departure Roadway treatment SafetyEdge™ Roadway departure Roadway treatment Enhanced delineation for horizontal curves Roadway departure Roadway treatment Longitudinal rumble strips and stripes Roadway departure Roadway treatment Roadside design improvements at curves Roadway departure Roadway treatment Managing energy Median barriers Roadway departure Managing energy Backplates with reflective borders Intersections Roadway treatment Corridor access management Intersections Roadway design Left- and right-turn lanes at two-way stop- controlled intersections Intersections Roadway design Reduced left-turn conflict intersections Intersections Roadway design Roundabouts Intersections Roadway design Systemic application of multiple low-cost countermeasures at stop-controlled intersections Intersections Roadway treatment Yellow change intervals Intersections Roadway treatment Crosswalk visibility enhancements Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway treatment Bicycle lanes Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway design Rectangular rapid flashing beacons Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway treatment Leading pedestrian interval Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway treatment Medians and pedestrian refuge islands in urban and suburban areas Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway design Pedestrian hybrid beacons Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway treatment Road diets (roadway reconfiguration) Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway design Walkways Pedestrian/bicyclist Roadway design Pavement friction management Crosscutting Roadway treatment Lighting Crosscutting Roadway treatment Source: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/. Table D-1. Proven safety countermeasures with evidence of effectiveness.

Abbreviations and acronyms used without denitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation

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