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From page 4... ... iv Contents Summary ..................................................................................................................................... vi Introduction ....................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ...........................................................................................................1 1.2 Summary of Primary Safety Management Approaches ........................................3 1.3 Research Objective and Scope ..............................................................................9 1.4 Overview of Research Methodology ...................................................................11 Summary of Literature Review ....................................................................................13 2.1 Domestic Applications of Systemic Safety Analyses .........................................13 2.2 International Applications of Systemic Safety Analyses ....................................26 Agency Survey of Practice...........................................................................................31 Summary of Agency Site Visits ...................................................................................45 4.1 Washington State Department of Transportation ................................................47 4.2 Thurston County Public Works (Washington State) Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... v Figures Figure 1. Sample Safety Priority Evaluation Matrix for an Intersection ....................................23 Figure 2. Function to Determine Level of Funding for Proactive Projects ................................29 Tables Table 1. Systemic Segment Scoring Worksheet for Pedestrian Crash Contributing Factors ....19 Table 2. Systemic Segment Scoring Worksheet for BIcycle Crash Contributing Factors ........20 Table 3. CMFs of Systemic Safety Improvements at Intersections in South Carolina ..............21 Table 4. Safety Questions Considered During Site Visits .........................................................22 Table 5. Safety Items for Quantifying the RRSI ........................................................................24 Table 6. Evaluation of Probability Component of Road Safety Risk ........................................28 Table 7. Spatial Database for Road Safety Diagnosis ...............................................................30 Table 8. Summary of Systemic Safety Programs by Highway Agency ....................................69 Read the entire page →

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... iv Contents Summary ..................................................................................................................................... vi Introduction ....................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ...........................................................................................................1 1.2 Summary of Primary Safety Management Approaches ........................................3 1.3 Research Objective and Scope ..............................................................................9 1.4 Overview of Research Methodology ...................................................................11 Summary of Literature Review ....................................................................................13 2.1 Domestic Applications of Systemic Safety Analyses .........................................13 2.2 International Applications of Systemic Safety Analyses ....................................26 Agency Survey of Practice...........................................................................................31 Summary of Agency Site Visits ...................................................................................45 4.1 Washington State Department of Transportation ................................................47 4.2 Thurston County Public Works (Washington State)

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... v Figures Figure 1. Sample Safety Priority Evaluation Matrix for an Intersection ....................................23 Figure 2. Function to Determine Level of Funding for Proactive Projects ................................29 Tables Table 1. Systemic Segment Scoring Worksheet for Pedestrian Crash Contributing Factors ....19 Table 2. Systemic Segment Scoring Worksheet for BIcycle Crash Contributing Factors ........20 Table 3. CMFs of Systemic Safety Improvements at Intersections in South Carolina ..............21 Table 4. Safety Questions Considered During Site Visits .........................................................22 Table 5. Safety Items for Quantifying the RRSI ........................................................................24 Table 6. Evaluation of Probability Component of Road Safety Risk ........................................28 Table 7. Spatial Database for Road Safety Diagnosis ...............................................................30 Table 8. Summary of Systemic Safety Programs by Highway Agency ....................................69

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