Road Safety Fundamentals

Source: FHWA

Here is a great FHWA resource for local agencies to introduce new hires to Road Safety. You can download it for free at https://rspcb.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/RSF/docs/Road_Safety_Fundamentals.pdf

This book provides an introduction to many of the fundamental concepts of road safety. These concepts cover areas such as the nature of road safety issues, human behavior in the road environment, and identifying and solving road safety problems. The goal of this book is to equip the reader with a broad base of knowledge about road safety. Thus, the focus of the text is in communicating concepts rather than providing instruction in detailed analysis procedures. This book is intended for those whose job addresses some aspect of road safety, particularly in a public agency setting. This is especially relevant for individuals who have been tasked with managing road safety but who do not have formal training in road safety management. In order to show practical applications of each road safety concept, this book contains many examples that demonstrate the concepts in realworld settings. There are 5 different learning units with a total of 16 chapters and several sample exercises: Foundations of Road Safety, Human Behavior and Road Safety, Measuring Safety, Solving Safety Problems and Implementing Road Safety Efforts. As a final note, this book is intended to lay the foundation of road safety knowledge regardless of a particular discipline. Professionals with a background in engineering, planning, public health, law enforcement, and other disciplines will benefit from the concepts presented here.

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