TRB SAFETY ACTIVITIES

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TRB SAFETY ACTIVITIES

• A BRIEF SUMMARY

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HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL

• Excellent research and production support through
  NCHRP
• Task Force fully functional with six
  subcommittees, e.g. content, planning, policy,
  implementation, communication, research
• First edition target late 08
• Independent Review Process initiated

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HSM CONT.

• Chapter review sub-committees established, e.g.
  2-lane rural roads model
• Guiding principles finalized
• Mid-year meeting in June
• Relation of AASHTO and HSM explained later in
  Tonys comments

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DATA SHARING - GUILLEN DECISION

• ID by SCPWG from state forums
• Initial SCOHTS discussion in 2002
• Re-cast and request for funding in 2003
• Funding not available in 2003
• Sent to SCOR

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SCOR FUNDED REQUEST

• NCHRP 8-54
• Best Methods and Practices of Data Integration
  for Transportation Depts.
• Source SCOP
• Funds 50,000
• Project completed and final draft report due
  later this month. Published report early fall

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ROUNDABOUTS

• Joint Subcommittee on Roundabouts to become a
  task force
• May conference, 325 attended
• CD-rom-1,000 copies distributed
• Available on-line as e-circular E-C083
• Planning for 08 in Kansas City

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SAFETY WORKFORCE

• Joint Subcommittee on Safety Workforce becoming a
  task force
• Scan of available training (degree, certificate,
  short course or singe courses) in highway/traffic
  safety done.
• Core Competencies for safety professionals
  completed.

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Safety Workforce Development (cont)

• Published as Research Results Digest (RRD) 302.
  Will be sent to SCHOTS.
• Policy study on state of safety professional
  development funded
• Document nature and extent of problem
• Information gathering workshop in Aug.
• Next steps creating pull, e.g. SC DOT

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More Safety Activities

• Truck and Bus Safety Research Future
  Opportunities Conference completed.
• Report available online as Conference Proceedings
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TRANSPORATION SAFETY PLANNING

• SCP was renewed in SAFETY-LU
• SHSP a new requirement
• The SCP Working Group recognizing the very close
  and beneficial relationship between the two
  transformed into the TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
  PLANNING WORKING GROUP

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TSP WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES

• Developing safety guides for planners based on
  NCHRP 500 series
• Created website WWW.TSP.TRB.ORG
• E-newsletter on-line, notify 1600
• Workshop held on Safety Data Analysis and Tools.
  Highlighted recent and under development
  techniques.
• 26 Forums held, highlight was Tribal Forum in
  Montana
• Next emphasis on decision makers

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VISUALIZATION

• Software and hardware developing rapidly
• Genesis in safety/human factors uses
• Use expanding, e.g. design, maintenance,
  construction, project management, planning/public
  involvement
• 5th conference in Denver, October, 2006
• Website at www.trbvis.org

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ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

• Mid-year workshop in 05 on all aspects of
  illegal drugs and traffic safety.
• Explores problem ID, testing, enforcement,
  adjudication, countermeasures, and sucess/failure
• Later this month will be e-circular, DRUGS and
  TRAFFIC, on TRB website.

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TEEN DRIVING

• Continuing high crash risk
• First 1200-1800 hours or six months
• IOM/TRB study and workshop convened
• Adolescent and brain development research show
  underpinnings for success of GDL.
• Continued expansion of GDL, particularly with
  night, peer riders, and cell phone restrictions
• Use new knowledge in recreating DE

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R T COORDINATION

• Follow-up to the R T Forum Partnership Highway
  Safety Agenda
• Study committee formed, met, held workshop
• Developed process for updating national agenda
  and coordinating between, federal, state, private
  and academic funders. Limited to infrastructure
  safety.

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Safety Research Indicators in TRB

• 375 papers submitted to TRB (310 in 05 and 275
  in 04)
• 80 sessions safety related (out of 820) (75 out
  of 841 in 05)
• Now 20 safety committees and task forces
• 5 subcommittees in emerging areas, e.g. accident
  reconstruction, EMS, emergency evacuation
• Conclusion interest growing