Road Safety Fundamentals: Concepts, Strategies, and Practices that Reduce Fatalities and Injuries on the Road

Federal Highway Administration2017PDFTech ReportCarter, DanielGelinne, DanKirley, BevanSundstrom, CarlSrinivasan, RaghavanPalcher-Silliman, JenniferUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of SafetyUniversity of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research CenterDelgado, Felix H.United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of SafetyUnited StatesHighway safetySafety managementBehaviorSystem designTraffic dataRoad safetyRoad safety management processSite-level managementSystem level managementHuman behaviorSafety performance measuresRoad safety dataMultidisciplinary approachesFHWA-SA-18-003Delgado, Felix H.This book provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of road safety. The book\u2019s goal is to equip the reader with a broad base of knowledge about road safety. Thus, the focus is in communicating concepts rather than providing instruction in detailed analysis procedures. The audience for this book is two-fold. First, this is intended for those whose job addresses some aspect of road safety, particularly in a public agency setting. Second, this book is intended for professors and students in a university setting. This book seeks to lay the foundation of road safety knowledge regardless of a particular discipline. Professionals with a background in engineering, planning, public health, law enforcement, and other disciplines will benefit from the concepts presented here.95