More Countermeasures and Safety Effectiveness Resources



Evaluation of Lane Reduction "Road Diet" Measures on Crashes

Source: Highway Safety Information System (HSIS)
The objective of this reanalysis was to estimate the change in total crashes resulting from the conversions in two databases and to combine these estimates into a crash modification factor(CMF).
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Pedestrian Safety Guidelines

Source: Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)
The primary goal of these guidelines is to offer recommendations on how to enhance the pedestrian safety within the CAMPO area.
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Cycling in New York: Policy Innovations at the Urban Frontier

Source: World Transport Policy and Practice (Vol. 16, Summer 2010)
While New York City has made significant improvements for bicycling, much still needs to be done. This paper explores opportunities for expanding infrastructure and improving policy.
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Shoulder Rumble Strips and Bicyclists

Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This report provides a comprehensive review of existing research on the safety impacts of rumble strips to bicycles.
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Evaluation of a Green Bike Lane Weaving Area in St. Petersburg, Florida

Source: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, FDOT
This report focuses on colored (green) pavement and accompanying signing used in St. Petersburg, Florida in a bike lane weaving area, where motor vehicles cross the bike lane, near an intersection.
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Cycle Safety: Reducing the Crash Risk

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The crash benefits to cyclists of reducing traffic volumes and speeds, and constructing cycle lanes and intersection treatments have been investigated and quantified based on overseas research and data.
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Pedestrian Safety Report to Congress

Source: Federal Highway Administration
This report was a response to the SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59, Section 2003(e), which requires the Secretary of Transportation to produce a comprehensive report on pedestrian safety.
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Child Pedestrian Safety Education

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
This report scientifically reviews the literature on child pedestrian education and discusses possible child pedestrian safety programs that could be more effective in keeping child pedestrians safe.
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Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: an international review

Source: Preventive Medicine
The objective of this paper is to assess existing research on the effects of various interventions on levels of bicycling.
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Methods of Increasing Pedestrian Safety at Right-Turn-On-Red Intersections (User's Manual)

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This study sought to determine current motorist compliance to RTOR regulations, develop and test countermeasures for RTOR pedestrian crashes, and develop improved guidelines for prohibition of RTOR.
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