PROGRAMMING HAZARD-REDUCING IMPROVEMENTS

GUIDELINES DEVELOPED FOR PROGRAMMING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS REPRESENT A SYNTHESIS OF EXISTING PRACTICES' ACCIDENT REPORTING AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION, ACCIDENT ANALYSES, SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, SAFETY VALUES IN REGULAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, AND MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY SEVERAL STATES TO IMPROVE ACCIDENT REPORTING BY GETTING BOTH MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE AND MORE PRECISE DEFINITION OF THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCUR. USES OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SHOW REAL PROMISE FOR MUCH WIDER APPLICATION IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS. SPOT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ARE BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION THROUGH LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1965/79/79-006.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 79, pp 51-52. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Jorgensen, Roy E
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 51-52
• Monograph Title: Highway safety: 1963 and 1964
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 79
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Hazards; Highway safety; Highways; Improvements; Information processing; Location; Reports; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hazard perception; Highway location; Reporting
• Old TRIS Terms: Spot safety improvement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219555
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM