TRB SAFETY ACTIVITIES

1. TRB SAFETY ACTIVITIES A BRIEF SUMMARY

2. HSM CONTENT • Part I Introduction and Fundamentals -2 • Part II Knowledge -5 • Part III Predictive Models -3 • Part IV Safety Management of a Roadway System – 4 • Part V Safety Evaluation -1 • Glossary

3. HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL • Excellent research and production support through NCHRP • Task Force fully functional with six subcommittees • 5 Part review sub-committees established, each reviews chapter in that Part • First edition target late ’08? • Independent Review Process-2 of 3 done

4. HSM CONT. • Formation of AASHTO HSM Task Force complete – Don Vaughn, ALA DOT, Chair. They are reviewing materials. • Mid-year meeting in August with HSM Task Force and AASHTO HSM Task Force

5. DATA SHARING - 409 • Final report completed and published as Research Results Digest 306: Identification of Liability-Related Impediments to Sharing 409 Safety Data Among Transportation Agencies and a Synthesis of Best Practices • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_306.pdf • Appendices as NCHRP Web Document 89

6. ROUNDABOUTS • Task Force on Roundabouts fully functional • National Roundabout Conference May 18-21, 2008 in Kansas City, MO • Call for papers is out • http://trb.org/conferences/2008/Roundabout/Call.pdf

7. ROUNDABOUTS in the United States --- NCHRP 572 (online) • Summary • Chapter 1 Introduction and Research Approach • Chapter 2 Data Characteristics • Chapter 3 Safety Findings • Chapter 4 Operational Findings • Chapter 5 Design Findings • Chapter 6 Interpretation, Appraisal, and Applications • Chapter 7 Conclusions and Suggested Research

8. SAFETY WORKFORCE • Safety Workforce now a fully functioning Task Force • Core Competencies for Highway Safety Professionals published as Research Results Digest (RRD) 302 -- full text online • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_302.pdf

9. Safety Workforce Development (cont) Policy study on state of safety professional development • Document nature and extent of problem • First draft completed Task Force mid-year meeting July 18 in D.C.

10. Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program • Effective Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Management Techniques • Security Measures in the Commercial Trucking and Bus Industries Highway/Heavy Vehicle Interaction • Individual Differences and the “High-Risk” Commercial Driver • Training of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers • Operational Differences and Similarities Among the Motorcoach, School Bus, and Trucking Industries

11. Truck and Bus Synthesis Titles • Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage • Literature Motorcoach Industry Hours of Service and Fatigue Management Techniques • Review on Health and Fatigue Issues Associated with Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Hours of Work • Alternative Truck and Bus Inspection Strategies

12. 2007 Titles • Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Training Curricula and Delivery Methods and Their Effectiveness • Commercial Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Management Certification • The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes • The Impact of Behavior-Based Safety Techniques on Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

13. TSP WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES • Developing safety guides for planners –based on NCHRP 500 series – initial set are completed and online at: http://TSP.TRB.ORG Also includes: Resources, references, calendar, case studies (20), and champions corner

14. VISUALIZATION • Now a fully functioning Committee on Visualization in Transportation • 5th conference in 2006 • Proceedings DVD available (free) from TRB or online at: • www.teachamerica.com

15. Accelerating solutions for highway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity Strategic Highway Research Program 2

16. SHRP 2 • Targeted, short-term program of strategic highway research modeled on the first SHRP • Authorized by Congress in 2005 • Administered by TRB in cooperation with AASHTO and FHWA • Integrates multiple fields of study to address critical needs

17. Research Focus Areas • Accelerating the Renewal of America’s Highways (Renewal) • Making a Significant Improvement in Highway Safety (Safety) • Providing a Highway System with Reliable Travel Times (Reliability) • Providing Highway Capacity in Support of the Nation’s Economic, Environmental, and Social Goals (Capacity)

18. Funding • $150 million, authorized over 4 years • $108 million of research contracts: • Safety: $43.2 million • Renewal: $28.8 million • Reliability: $18 million • Capacity: $18 million

19. Safety • Goal: to prevent or reduce the severity of highway crashes by understanding driver behavior. • Use of vehicle-based and site-based technologies to gather pre-crash, crash, and exposure data.

20. Two Research "Tracks” • Vehicle-based Risk Study – instrument 2,000-3,000 vehicles and observe and record driver behavior, roadway, surrounding traffic, environment, etc. • Site-based Risk Study – instrument series of locations (e.g., intersections, curves) and observe and record vehicle interactions under different roadway, traffic, and traffic control/warning conditions

21. Safety 2006 Projects

22. Safety Projects to be Advertised in July 2007

23. Web site www.TRB.org/SHRP2

24. Contact SHRP 2 • By email SHRP2@nas.edu • By telephone at 202-334-1430 • Visit www.TRB.org/SHRP2

25. Safety Research Indicators in TRB • 416 papers submitted to TRB (375 in ’06, 310 in ’05 and 275 in ’04) • 85 sessions safety related (out of 820) (80 out of 820 in ‘06) • Now 23 safety committees and task forces • Subcommittees in emerging areas, e.g. EMS, emergency evacuation, medical advisory boards, driver modeling