An introduction to the Highway Safety Manual

Published: Washington, D.C. : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, [2010]
Physical Description: 13 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Additional Creators: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

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www.highwaysafetymanual.org

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Contents

Section 1. HSM Overview -- Section 2. Hsm Contents -- Section 3. Integrating the HSM with the Project Development Process -- Section 4. Data Needs -- Section 5. Example Applications -- Section 6. Getting Started -- Section 7. Resources

Summary

The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) introduces a science-based technical approach that takes the guesswork out of safety analysis. The HSM provides tools to conduct quantitative safety analyses, allowing for safety to be quantitatively evaluated alongside other transportation performance measures such as traffic operations, environmental impacts, and construction costs.

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Cover title.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

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Source of Acquisition

Engineering copy: Purchased with funds from the J. Harvey Fahnestock Endowment for Scientific, Engineering and Rare Books; 2010.

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