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Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP) SCOHTS Meeting April 29, 2010 RESEARCH PLANS “Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads” Road Assessment Programs • • • • • 2000 2003 2004 2005 future - EuroRAP - AusRAP - usRAP - iRAP - CanRAP usRAP Objectives • Benchmark safety of road segments • Allocate resources based on risks Infrastructure Enforcement • Inform and provide guidance to motorists • Foster collaboration Ongoing Tenets • • • • Assist, as needed Complement and supplement Collaborate fully Remain sensitive to liability and media issues • Free Research Team Midwest Research Institute Iowa State University usRAP Advisory Panel • AASHTO •AHUA & RSF •ATSSA •Auto Clubs •FHWA •ITE •NACE •Local/State Highway Agencies usRAP Protocols • Risk Mapping – Fatals and Serious Injuries • Road Protection Score • Performance Tracking usRAP Phase I Phase II Phase III RPS Validation – Washington, Iowa Public Awareness Campaigns – Utah, Michigan Applications of usRAP • • • • • Highway safety improvement plans Performance “metrics” 5% reports High risk rural road grants Guide resource allocation Infrastructure Enforcement • Support asset management Current Plans • Expand Risk Mapping Pilots • Demonstrate utility of RPS in collaboration with NAVTEQ • Expand Utah RSF outreach project • Expand collaboration with ISU • Explore collaboration with CERS • Raise funds for expansion Navteq Collaboration • Navteq will provide video-logs • Joint project to reduce data and produce RPS maps • Navteq – In vehicle navigation • AAAFTS – Free maps & countermeasure options to public agencies • AAA – Triptiks Possible Resolutions • Integrate into state highway safety plans Highway safety manual Safety analyst • Promote usRAP RPS • Explore collaboration with Navteq • Consider usRAP mapping to generate grass roots support for increased investments One Death Is Unacceptable, One Death Every Thirteen Minutes Is An Outrage National Rural Summit On Traffic Safety Culture Where: Big Sky, Montana When: July 11-13, 2010 Who: Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Montana DOT, and AAAFTS www.ruraltscsummit.org For more information, go to: AAAFoundation.org www.usrap.us Core Maps • • • • Crash density Crash rate Crash rate ratio Potential crash savings Specialty Maps • • • • • Intersections Older drivers Novice drivers Alcohol Speed Fatals and Serious Injuries Risk Map-West of Orlando Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score • Provide star ratings based on safety features of specific sites Crash Likelihood Crash protection • Can supplement and explain risk maps • Useful when crash data are limited • Identifies countermeasure options Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score • Star rating based on features related to: – head-on crashes – run-off-road crashes – intersection crashes • Pilot tested in Phase I • Validated in Phase III Typical Inspection Vehicle Hawkeye Processing Toolkit