usRAP: An Innovation in Data-Driven Safety Analysis Presented by: Bruce Hamilton, Roadway Safety Foundation Doug Harwood, MRIGlobal Est. Dec. 2014
Once you have completed this webinar, you will: Goals of this Webinar Have an understanding of the U.S. Road Assessment Program (usRAP) including the core protocols and how these apply to improving safety on rural roadways.
To achieve the webinar goal, you will learn to: Learning Outcomes 3 Identify usRAP’s function and unique value in safety analysis Understand the application of the ViDA software in generating star ratings & safer road investment plans Use the ViDA software through a demonstration Pursue a usRAP project in order to meet data-driven safety analysis needs in rural areas
Poll Question True or False: usRAP is the first road assessment program created (false, EuroRAP and AusRAP came first) 4
Poll Question Which of the following is/are true about star ratings? They are assigned based on presence or absence of road design and traffic control features related to safety Star ratings consider over 50 safety-related design and traffic control features Star ratings are assigned on a 1 to 5 scale A star rating is provided for each user type Requires a 30-minute investment in input data coding per mile of road All of the above None of the above I don’t know/I don’t remember (all of the above) 5
Poll Question Which of the following is not true about the ViDA software? The user inputs star ratings The output is a safer roads investment plan The software is free to highway agencies and their consultants It is web-based and easily accessed online The software is only for use in urban environments Results are provided in Microsoft Excel files The user does not need detailed site-specific crash data (the software is only for use in urban environments) 6
Poll Question Do you feel that the usRAP program/ViDA software would be useful for your organization? Yes No Not Applicable I Don’t Know/I Don’t Remember 7