Update on United States Road Assessment Program (usRAP) SCOHTS Meeting April 29, 2010

RESEARCH PLANS

“Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads”

Road Assessment Programs 2000 - EuroRAP 2003 - AusRAP 2004 - usRAP 2005 - iRAP future - CanRAP

usRAP Objectives Benchmark safety of road segments Allocate resources based on risks Infrastructure Enforcement Inform and provide guidance to motorists Foster collaboration

Ongoing Tenets Assist, as needed Complement and supplement Collaborate fully Remain sensitive to liability and media issues Free

Research Team usRAP Advisory Panel Midwest Research Institute Iowa State University usRAP Advisory Panel AASHTO AHUA & RSF ATSSA Auto Clubs FHWA ITE NACE Local/State Highway Agencies

usRAP Protocols Risk Mapping – Fatals and Serious Injuries Road Protection Score Performance Tracking

usRAP Phase I Phase II Phase III RPS Validation – Washington, Iowa Within the next month we will have completed work in 8 pilot states and demonstrated that we can overcome the technical and political challenges associated with this program. RPS Validation – Washington, Iowa Public Awareness Campaigns – Utah, Michigan 9

Applications of usRAP Highway safety improvement plans Performance “metrics” 5% reports High risk rural road grants Guide resource allocation Infrastructure Enforcement Support asset management

Current Plans Expand Risk Mapping Pilots Demonstrate utility of RPS in collaboration with NAVTEQ Expand Utah RSF outreach project Expand collaboration with ISU Explore collaboration with CERS Raise funds for expansion

Navteq Collaboration Navteq will provide video-logs Joint project to reduce data and produce RPS maps Navteq – In vehicle navigation AAAFTS – Free maps & countermeasure options to public agencies AAA – Triptiks

Possible Resolutions Integrate into state highway safety plans Highway safety manual Safety analyst Promote usRAP RPS Explore collaboration with Navteq Consider usRAP mapping to generate grass roots support for increased investments

One Death Is Unacceptable, One Death Every Thirteen Minutes Is An Outrage

National Rural Summit On Traffic Safety Culture Where: Big Sky, Montana When: July 11-13, 2010 Who: Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Montana DOT, and AAAFTS www.ruraltscsummit.org

For more information, go to: AAAFoundation.org www.usrap.us

Core Maps Specialty Maps Crash density Crash rate Crash rate ratio Potential crash savings Intersections Older drivers Novice drivers Alcohol Speed Fatals and Serious Injuries

Risk Map-West of Orlando

Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score Provide star ratings based on safety features of specific sites Crash Likelihood Crash protection Can supplement and explain risk maps Useful when crash data are limited Identifies countermeasure options

Star Ratings based on Road Protection Score Star rating based on features related to: head-on crashes run-off-road crashes intersection crashes Pilot tested in Phase I Validated in Phase III

Typical Inspection Vehicle 24

Hawkeye Processing Toolkit