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Sponsored by ASCE Continuing Education and the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI).
INSTRUCTOR: Nazir Lalani, P.E., M.ASCE
Purpose and Background
Traffic crashes that cause injury, death, and property damage can be reduced by improving local education efforts, increased enforcement and implementing engineering measures. A comprehensive program to reduce crashes by implementing engineering measures should find ways to improve safety and traffic operations at high crash intersections and at mid-block locations. It should also look at collisions involving pedestrians, bicyclists, vehicles running off the road or colliding with parked vehicle and collisions occurring in the dark
This webinar will discuss the best approach to identifying high collision locations and mitigation measures which can be successful in reducing collisions. It will identify the various publications and websites which provided information about the crash modifications factors which will allow participants to make more informed decisions about implementing the most appropriate mitigation measures. The highly interactive webinar explores measures to reduce collision at known high crash location. The webinar audience will be asked to participate in identifying appropriate measures to reduce collisions at known high crash locations.
A case study will be included on how one City used a Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) project funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program to identify safety improvements throughout the entire roadway system.
Primary Discussion Topics
- Identifying ways to identify high collision locations
- Best ways to analyze crash patterns
- The effectiveness of various types of crash reduction strategies
- Examples of locations with known patterns of collisions
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Learn how to identify crash rates at intersections using FHWA approved methodologies
- Learn to compare these rates to average rates for similar locations to determine whether the crash patterns need to be analyzed to reduce the frequency of crashes
- Learn about examples of locations where deficiencies have been identified and the recommended mitigation implemented to improve safety
- Become familiar with addressing collision hot spots in both urban and rural locations
Webinar Benefits
- Gain a better understanding of engineering in the occurrence of crashes
- Learn how to identify high crash locations that can be mitigated
- Learn by participating in an interactive discussion with the instructor about possible solutions at locations with a high incidence of collisions
- Learn how to conduct collision analysis and implement economic counter measures using the SSARP process
Intended Audience
This webinar will benefit transportation professionals, engineers and planners who work for consultants, cities, counties, and state agencies involved in operating roadway facilities. This course is designed for individuals with some background and training in designing streets and intersections who would be interested in improving the safety of these types of locations by implementing the most effective crash reduction strategies.
Webinar Outline
- Crash reports and statistics
- Methods for identifying high crash locations
- Discussing and analyzing crash patterns at known high crash locations
- Identifying the most appropriate mitigation measures
- Why some mitigation measures can proved to be ineffective
- Effectiveness of various types of crash reduction strategies
- Experience of local agencies with reducing collisions at high crash locations
- Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program
- Conducting before and after studies
- Coordinating efforts with law enforcement
- What a good program can accomplish
- Effect on tort liability exposure