COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

IMPLEMENTATION BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES OF VARIOUS TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY RELATED FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS REQUIRES A FORMALIZED METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTING FROM AMONG AVAILABLE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. A METHODOLOGY WAS DEVELOPED IN WHICH THE COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS HIGHWAY SAFETY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS MAY BE COMPARED SO THAT THE RELATIVE DESIRABILITY OF MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATIVES MAY BE ESTABLISHED. THE DESIGN-SELECTION METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED IS SUFFICIENTLY GENERAL FOR APPLICATION TO A WIDE VARIETY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES, IS EXPLICIT IN ITS APPLICATION, COMPREHENSIBLE TO OPERATING PERSONNEL, AND REALIZABLE IN TERMS OF AVAILABLE DATA BASES. THE METHODOLOGY IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR USE BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, BUT IT MAY ALSO BE USED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THOSE AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH APPEAR MOST PROMISING IN TERMS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 3715 McClintock Avenue
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90089-0193
• Authors:
  • Fleischer, G A
• Publication Date: 1969-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Clearinghouse Fed Sci & Tech Info
  • Publisher: National Association of Housing & Redeve

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Design; Economic efficiency; Facilities; Highway safety; Methodology; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Programs; Selecting
• Old TRIS Terms: Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220614
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: USCISE Rept. 100
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 12 1970 12:00AM