PROGRAM PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE 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. SIX PROGRAM CATEGORIES ARE DEFINED COVERING THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STANDARDS. FOR EACH OF THESE PROGRAM CATEGORIES, AN EVALUATION EXPERIMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED THAT IS INTENDED AS A VEHICLE TO DEMONSTRATE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM EVALUATION METHODOLOGY AS WELL AS A MEANS OF OBTAINING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR RATING THE FEASIBLE COUNTERMEASURES IN TERMS OF THEIR SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS. /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: 94 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221757
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-800 592
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM