Resource Library: Safety

Safety Planning Resources

Transportation Planner's Safety Desk Reference (January 2007) (PDF)
Prepared by Cambridge Systematics for USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Transportation Safety Planning Working Group Web Site and Newsletter

American Traffic Safety Services Association Web site on Strategic Highway Safety Plans

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Maps Google Mashup Pilot Site
Southwestern Wisconsin RPC, Midwest Regional University Transporation Center, Wisconsin DOT

Addressing Safety Planning Issues in Rural America (PDF)
Rick Drumm, FHWA Indiana Division

Addressing Safety Issues in Rural Kentucky: A Study of Two Programs (PDF)
Eric Walsh, Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington, KY

Development of a Strategic Highway Safety Plan for Vermont (PDF)
Kevin Marshia, Vermont Agency on Transportation

Safety Conscious Planning: An Update (PDF)
Craig Larson, Federal Highway Administration Colorado Division

Optimizing the system: Saving Lives, Saving Time (2004) (PDF)

Behavioral and Cultural Factors in Safety

Rural and Urban Safety Cultures : Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural Minnesota
Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

Public Information and Education in the Promotion of Highway Safety
Transportation Research Board National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Improving Traffic Safety Culture in the United States: The Journey Forward
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, April 2007

Other Resources

Roundabouts and Centerline Rumble Strips: What the Research Shows (PDF)
Richard Retting, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, VA

Setting the Stage: What is the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety? (PDF)
Lee Munnich, Jr., Center for Excellence in Rural Safety Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota's Center for Rural Safety Web site

Traffic Crashes Take Their Toll on America’s Rural Roads (PDF)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 2006

Contrasting Rural and Urban Fatal Crashes: 1994 - 2003

Two New Safety Programs Counties Can Use in SAFETEA-LU (PDF)
By Robert Fogel, Senior Legislative Director, National Association of Counties

Highway Safety: Federal and State Efforts to Address Rural Road Safety Challenges (2004) (PDF)
GAO Report

Federal Highway Funding by Program and Type of Roadway, With Related Safety Data (2001) (PDF)
GAO Report

County Officials Hold Open Dialogue on Road Safety

Strategic Highway Safety Plans: A Champion's Guide to Saving Lives Preview Document (2005) (PDF)

A Guide For Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services