INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING FOR CONCENTRATED IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES. FINAL REPORT

ALTHOUGH THE 16 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STANDARDS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR SOME TIME, THEIR ADOPTION BY THE INDIVIDUAL STATES HAS BEEN LESS THAN COMPLETE. TO CONVINCE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THESE STANDARDS ARE WELL WORTH THEIR COST IN IMPROVED SAFETY BENEFITS, A NEED EXISTS FOR DETERMINING AND RANKING THE EFFICACY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES. THE RESULTS OF A ONE-YEAR STUDY TO DETERMINE A PROGRAM PLANNING METHODOLOGY FOR THE EVALUATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES ARE COVERED. THE MISCONCEPTIONS, PITFALLS, AND POTENTIAL SUCCESS THAT ABOUND IN THE EVALUATION OF SOCIAL SYSTEM CHANGES CONSTITUTE THE INITIAL SUBJECT. IT IS ARGUED THAT THE CAREFUL, BUT EXTENSIVE, MEASUREMENT OF ALL PERTINENT FACTORS IN THE ACTION OF A HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURE IS A NECESSARY APPROACH TO DETERMINING EFFICACY. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • O'Day, J
  • Creswell, J S
  • GREEN, J A
  • Lee, M E
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Highway safety; Methodology; Safety; Social factors; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221756
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM