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usRAP
United States Road
Assessment
Program
Risk Mapping
+ Star Ratings
January 29, 2009
Imagine a day when…
• State and local authorities allocate
resources based on real world risks
• Safety conscious consumers who
purchase 5-star cars can identify and
choose to drive on 5-star roads
• A motorist will get a map or program their
in-vehicle navigation system that shows
the safest route from A to B
usRAP Advisory Board
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AASHTO
AHU and RSF
ATSSA
Auto Clubs
FHWA
ITE
NACE
State and local highway agencies
EuroRAP
developed by European motoring clubs to
evaluate the safety of roads using two
methods:
a synthesis of available crash
statistics
summarized by crash location
a road safety review based on the
features of specific roadway
design
AusRAP
sections.
Australia. The results of both EuroRAP and
AusRAP have been presented in the form
of
risk raps and star rating maps of the
roadway
system.
usRAP Pilots
• Initiated in 2004
• Phase I – published in 2006; Iowa and
Michigan
• Phase II – Florida and New Jersey
• Phase III – Utah, Illinois, New Mexico,
Kentucky, plus RPS validation
• Pilot budget – about $1.4 million spent
or budgeted – majority from AAA
usRAP Objectives
• Cut death and serious injury rates
through systematic risk assessment
• Ensure that strategic decisions are
based on risk assessment
• Forge partnerships among those
responsible for a safe road system
usRAP Objectives
• Better information and guidance for
motorists
• Improve crash data record systems
• Increase investment in road safety
Applications for Risk Maps
• Effective safety management by
highway agencies
• Better public understanding of
highway safety needs
• Influence motorist route choice
• Influence motorist behavior on higher
risk roads
What’s in it for road agencies?
• Support statewide highway safety plans
• Implement and supplement ongoing
road safety programs
• New analysis tools
• New perspectives on road safety
problems
• Assist w/performance metrics
Thank you for your attention!
Now we’ll get to the part of the program
you are probably most interested in…