Development of a highway safety fundamental course.

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• Creators:
  Sun, Xiaoduan
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dept. of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; Mississippi State University. National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway safety
  • Traffic safety education
  • Safety education
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/LA.14/524
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
• Abstract:
  Although the need for road safety education was first recognized in the 1960s, it has become an increasingly urgent issue ; in recent years. To fulfill the hefty goal set up by the AASHTO Highway Safety Strategy and by state DOTS, it is critical ; to have a workforce that fully understands the fundamentals of highway safety. One way to ensure such an adequate ; workforce is to develop a college level course to educate students. Although the NCHRP Project 17-40, “Model ; Curriculum for Highway Safety Core Competencies,” has produced training materials on highway safety, it targets a broad ; audience “that consists of road safety professionals at all levels of government, as well as representatives of the private ; sector and non-profits, from the fields of: traffic engineering, highway safety, public health, psychology, statistics, law ; enforcement, economics, planning, public policy, and education.” The course title “Road Safety 101” clearly shows that it ; is not intended for a systematic safety education in the field of engineering. ; This project developed a teaching package for safety fundamentals for undergraduate students and graduate students in ; civil engineering. The course covers seven topics: introduction to highway safety, basic safety concepts, safety related ; data, fundamental statistics, development of safety models, safety predictive models in HSM, and safety evaluation. ; Accordingly, seven lecture notes were developed along with homework assignments, quizzes, and exams. ; The developed course materials can also be used in the engineering continuing education on the topic of roadway safety ; and in roadway safety training workshops for a broad audience who are involved in highway safety from not just ; engineering, but also education and enforcement.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  LTRC Project Number: 13-2SA;State Project Number: 30000761
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30719/dot_30719_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 24.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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