1. TRB SAFETY ACTIVITIES 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/nchr p_rrd_306.pdf http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchr p_rrd_306.pdf http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchr p_rrd_306.pdf  Appendices as NCHRP Web Document 89

6.  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/Round about/Call.pdf ROUNDABOUTS

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. 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. Safety Workforce Development (cont)

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 http://TSP.TRB.ORGhttp://TSP.TRB.ORG Also includes: Also includes: Resources, references, calendar, case studies (20), and champions corner

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

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

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. Vehicle-based Risk Study – instrument 2,000-3,000 vehicles and observe and record driver behavior, roadway, surrounding traffic, environment, etc.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 conditionsSite-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 Two Research "Tracks”

21. Safety 2006 Projects

22. Safety Projects to be Advertised in July 2007 S03 Specification and Acquisition of Roadway Measurement Van $1.5M S02 Integrate Analysis Methods and Develop Analysis Plan $0.5M

23. Web site www.TRB.org/SHRP2

24. Contact SHRP 2 By email SHRP2@nas.eduBy email SHRP2@nas.edu By telephone at 202-334-1430By telephone at 202-334-1430 Visit www.TRB.org/SHRP2Visit 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