Highway Safety Manual The purpose of the HSM is to provide the best factual information and tools, in a useful and widely accepted form to facilitate roadway design and operational decisions based upon explicit consideration of their safety consequences.
HSM Structure Part Title Chapters I Introduction & Fundamentals 1-2 II Knowledge 3-7 III Predictive Models 8-10 IV Safety Management of a Roadway System 11-15 V Safety Evaluation 16
Outline, Chapter 8 & Work Plan NCHRP Projects 17-18(04) Outline, Chapter 8 & Work Plan Completed 17-26 Chapter 10 October 2005 17-27 Chapters 1-7 May 2006 17-29 Chapter 9 June 2006 17-34 Chapters 11-16 August 2006 2006-G-31 1st Edition
NCHRP Funding (1,000s) 17-18(04) 200* 17-26 696 17-27 250 17-29 500 17-34 200 2006-G-31 600 Total 2446 * Includes 100K from FHWA
2006-G-31 Production of the First Edition of the HSM Prepare draft manual Fill in gaps in HSM material Prepare of update computational examples Develop CD-ROM Format