Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide For State Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition, 2017
The guide is a basic reference to assist State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in selecting effective, evidence-based countermeasures for traffic safety problem areas. These areas include: Alcohol- and Drug-Impaired Driving; Seat Belts and Child Restraints; Speeding and Speed Management; Distracted and Drowsy Driving; Motorcycle Safety; Young Drivers; Older Drivers; Pedestrian Safety; and Bicycle Safety. The guide: describes major strategies and countermeasures that are relevant to SHSOs; summarizes strategy/countermeasure use, effectiveness, costs, and implementation time; and provides references to the most important research summaries and individual studies.
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Corporate Authors:
Battelle Memorial Institute
1100 Dexter Avenue N, Suite #400
Seattle, WA United States 98109National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Behavioral Safety Research
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Richard, Christian M
- Magee, Kelly
- Bacon-Abdelmoteleb, Paige
- Brown, James L
- Publication Date: 2018-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 567p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Child restraint systems; Costs; Countermeasures; Distraction; Drowsiness; Drugged drivers; Drunk driving; Guidelines; Highway safety; Implementation; Pedestrian safety; Research; Seat belts; Speed control; Speeding; Strategic planning; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety
- Identifier Terms: State Highway Safety Offices
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety; Motorcycle safety
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01675028
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 812 478
- Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 16 2018 12:52PM