Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Volume 21: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans

摘要

In 1996, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB), convened a meeting of safety experts and highway safety stakeholders to develop a comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The plan developed by the team focused not only on engineering strategies for roadway improvement, but also incorporated education, enforcement and emergency response in order to reduce injuries and fatalities on the highways. The committee identified 22 emphasis areas in these 6 categories: Drivers, Vehicles, Special Users, Highways, Emergency Medical Services and Management. In 2003, AASHTO's Board of Directors, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Governors Highway Safety Association and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators set a goal to reduce annual highway fatalities by 5,000 to 7,000 by 2008. In order to meet this goal and help state and local jurisdictions implement the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a series of implementation guides were developed under NCHRP Project 17-18(3), each focusing on one of the 22 emphasis areas outlined in the SHSP.