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VI-1 SECTION VI Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Outline for a Model Implementation Process Exhibit VI-1 gives an overview of an 11-step model process for implementing a program of strategies for any given emphasis area of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. After a short introduction, each of the steps is outlined in further detail.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN VI-2 Purpose of the Model Process The process described in this section is provided as a model rather than a standard. Many users of this guide will already be working within a process established by their agency or working group.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN • Emergency medical systems, and • System management. With the establishment of a working group, it is then possible to finalize an understanding of the nature and limitations of what needs to be done in the form of a set of program policies, guidelines, and specifications (Steps 3 and 4)
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• Endorsement and chartering of the team and project (Steps 1 through 4) , • Project planning (Steps 5 through 8)
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN Implementation Step 1: Identify and Define the Problem General Description Program development begins with gathering data and creating and analyzing information. The implementation process being described in this guide is one that will be done in the context of a larger strategic process.
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It is useful to draw upon local knowledge to supplement data, including • Local law enforcement, • State district and maintenance engineers, • Local engineering staff, and • Local residents and road users. These sources of information may provide useful insights for identifying hazardous locations.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN VI-7 should be presented in a manner to allow top management to quickly grasp the key findings and help them decide which of the emphasis areas should be pursued further, and at what level of funding. However, the report must also document the detailed work that has been done, so that those who do the later stages of work will have the necessary background.
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5.3. Use expertise, through road safety audits or program assessment teams 5.4.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN VI-9 Implementation Step 2: Recruit Appropriate Participants for the Program General Description A critical early step in the implementation process is to engage all the stakeholders that may be encompassed within the scope of the planned program. The stakeholders may be from outside agencies (e.g., state patrol, county governments, or citizen groups)
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN VI-10 3.5. Outlining the organizational framework for the working group and other stakeholders cooperating on this effort 3.6.
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For example, Pennsylvania adopted a goal of 10 percent reduction in fatalities by 2002,1 while California established a goal of 40 percent reduction in fatalities and 15 percent reduction in injury crashes, as well as a 10 percent reduction in work zone crashes, in 1 year.2 At the municipal level, Toledo, Ohio, is cited by the U.S. Conference of Mayors as having an exemplary program.
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Implementation Step 4: Develop Program Policies, Guidelines, and Specifications General Description A foundation and framework are needed for solving the identified safety problems. The implementation process will need to be guided and evaluated according to a set of goals, objectives, and related performance measures.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN Implementation Step 5: Develop Alternative Approaches to Addressing the Problem General Description Having defined the problem and established a foundation, the next step is to find ways to address the identified problems. If the problem identification stage has been done effectively (see Appendix D for further details on identifying road safety problems)
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Review problem characteristics and compare them with individual strategies, considering both their objectives and their attributes 1.1. Road-user behavior (law enforcement, licensing, adjudication)
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN Implementation Step 6: Evaluate Alternatives and Select a Plan General Description This step is needed to arrive at a logical basis for prioritizing and selecting among the alternative strategies or program packages that have been developed. There are several activities that need to be performed.
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Specific Elements 1. Assess feasibility 1.1.
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As a result, the plan will not only be considered on the basis of its merits for solving the particular problems identified in this emphasis area (say, vis-à-vis other approaches that could be taken to deal with the specific problems identified) , but also its relative value in relation to investments in other aspects of the road safety program.
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Implementation Step 8: Develop a Plan of Action General Description At this stage, the working group will usually detail the program that has been selected for implementation. This step translates the program into an action plan, with all the details needed by both decision makers, who will have to commit to the investment of resources, and those charged with carrying it out.
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Goals and objectives 3.2. Process measures 3.3.
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6. Set up program assessment system 6.1.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN Implementation Step 10: Carry Out the Action Plan General Description Conditions have been established to allow the program to be started. The activities of implementation may be divided into activities associated with field preparation for whatever actions are planned and the actual field implementation of the plan.
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Implementation Step 11: Assess and Transition the Program General Description The AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan includes improvement in highway safety management. A key element of that is the conduct of properly designed program evaluations.
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SECTION VI -- GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AASHTO STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN 1.3. Evaluate the degree to which goals and objectives were achieved (using performance measures)
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