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Chapter: Section IV - Index of Strategies by Implementation Timeframe and Relative Cost

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Suggested Citation:"Section IV - Index of Strategies by Implementation Timeframe and Relative Cost." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2008. A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13897.
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SECTION IV Index of Strategies by Implementation Timeframe and Relative Cost Exhibit IV-1 classifies strategies according to the expected timeframe and relative cost for this emphasis area. The implementation time will be dependent upon such factors as the agency’s procedures, the extent of the education and enforcement program, roadway-section length, street width, and other factors. The range of costs may also vary for some of these strategies due to many of these same factors. Cost ranges are given in the detailed description of each strategy. A strategy may include several treatments, with different costs and timeframes. The table is meant to reflect the most common application of each strategy. IV-1 EXHIBIT IV-1 Implementation Classification of Strategies Timeframe for Relative Cost to Implement and Operate Implementation Low Moderate Moderate to High High Short (less than a year) Medium (1-2 years) A3. Improve signing A6. Restrict right turn on red (RTOR) movements B4. Improve roadway signage C2. Implement speed enforcement E1. Provide bicyclist skill education F2. Increase rider and bicycle conspicuity A1. Improve visibility at intersections B2. Provide contraflow bicycle lanes B3. Improve bicyclists’ visibility A4. Improve pavement markings at intersections E2. Improve enforcement of bicycle-related laws F1. Increase use of bicycle helmets G1. Fix or remove surface irregularities G2. Provide routine maintenance of bicycle facilities A2. Improve signal timing and detection A7. Accommodate bicyclists through roundabouts B1. Provide safe roadway facilities for parallel travel

SECTION IV—INDEX OF STRATEGIES BY IMPLEMENTATION TIMEFRAME AND RELATIVE COST IV-2 EXHIBIT IV-1 (Continued) Implementation Classification of Strategies Timeframe for Relative Cost to Implement and Operate Implementation Low Moderate Moderate to High High Long (more than 2 years) D1. Improve driveway intersections A5. Improve intersection geometry D2. Implement access management B5. Provide bicycle- tolerable shoulder rumble strips C1. Implement traffic calming techniques A8. Provide an overpass or underpass

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 18, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles provides strategies that can be employed to reduce collisions involving bicycles.

In 1998, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which was developed by the AASHTO Standing Committee for Highway Traffic Safety with the assistance of the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation Safety Management. The plan includes strategies in 22 key emphasis areas that affect highway safety. The plan's goal is to reduce the annual number of highway deaths by 5,000 to 7,000. Each of the 22 emphasis areas includes strategies and an outline of what is needed to implement each strategy.

Over the next few years the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) will be developing a series of guides, several of which are already available, to assist state and local agencies in reducing injuries and fatalities in targeted areas. The guides correspond to the emphasis areas outlined in the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Each guide includes a brief introduction, a general description of the problem, the strategies/countermeasures to address the problem, and a model implementation process.

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