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

2. RESEARCH PLANS

3. “Safer drivers in safer vehicles on safer roads”

4. Road Assessment Programs
EuroRAP
AusRAP
usRAP
iRAP
future - CanRAP

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. For more information, go to:
AAAFoundation.org

19. 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

21. Risk Map-West of Orlando

22. 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

23. 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

24. Typical Inspection Vehicle24

25. Hawkeye Processing Toolkit