Safety Resources & References

Resources

• The California Office of Traffic Safety offers information about grants, training events, publications, reports, and statistics online
• California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
• SafeTREC, the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley, maintains a comprehensive list of resources relating to traffic safety
• FHWA Safety programs aims to make roadways safer. To that end, they maintain a comprehensive safety website with news, tools, policies, and more
• AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: a Comprehensive Plan to Substantially Reduce Vehicle-Related Fatalities and Injuries on the Nation's Highways. Washington, D.C.: AASHTO, 2005. 38 pages
• American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety
• American Traffic Safety Services Association

Access Management

• Access Management Manual
  Transportation Research Board, National ResearchCouncil, Washington, DC, May 2003

Bicycles and Pedestrians

• A Technical Guide for Conducting Pedestrian Safety Assessments for California Cities
• Guidelines for the Installation of Crosswalk Markings
  Smith, S A., Knoblauch, R L, Transportation Research Record No. 1141
• Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings
  TCRP Report 112/NCHRP Report 562, TRB 2006
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in California
  Caltrans, July 2005
• How to Develop a "Pedestrian Safety Action Plan"
• Template for creating a "Pedestrian Safety Action Plan"
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians (NCHRP Report 500)
• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Safety Effects of Marked Versus Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations (HRT-04-100)
• How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (FHWA-SA-05-12)
• Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings (NCHRP Report 562)
• Road Safety Audits: Case Studies (FHWA-SA-06-17)
• Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists
• PEDSAFE: The Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (FHWA-SA-04-003)
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
• FHWA, A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities
• FHWA, Pedestrian Safety Guide for Transit Agencies (FHWA-SA-07-017)

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Intersections

• AASHTO Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety
• A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2004, 5th Edition
  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, 2004
• Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, 16th Edition
  Homburger, Wolfgang et. al, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley, 2007
• Guidelines for Actuated Controllers in Coordinated Systems
  Chang, Edmond Chin-Ping, Transportation Research Record No 1554, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC., USA 1996
• Intersection Channelization Guide
  NCHRP Report 279, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC. 1985

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Planning

• Transportation and Land Development, 2nd Edition
  Stover, V.G. and Koepke, F. J., Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 2002
• Transportation Planning Handbook
  Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 1999

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Railroad Grade Crossings

• Guidance on Traffic Control Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
  Institute of Transportation Engineers RP-025A,Washington, DC, U.S.A., Sep. 2000
• FHWA Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook - Revised Second Edition August 2007

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Roundabouts

• Roundabouts, An Informational Guide
  FHWA RD-00-067, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, U.S.A., June 2000

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School Zones

• FHWA Safety Program, Safe-Routes-to-School
• California Safe-Routes-to-School Programs
• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Auto Advice for Schools: School Bus Safety

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Signs and Markings

• Also see "Intersections" for additional references.
• Field Evaluation of Two-Way Versus Four-Way Stop Sign Control at Low-Volume Intersections in Residential Areas
  Ronald W. Eck & James A. Biega
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD)
  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC
• California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (CA MUTCD), 2010 Edition
• Standard Highway Signs Manual
  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC
• Standard Highway Signs and Markings (SHSM) Book

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Roadside Safety

• Road Side Design Guide, 2002 Edition
  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, USA, 2002

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Work Zones

• California Code Publications and California Law
• California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
• California Department of Transportation Flagger Handbook 2007
• California Department of Transportation Signs, and Work Zones Branch
• California Vehicle Code
• Federal Highway Administration, Operations Knowledge Communities
• Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians
• National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances (NCUTLO)
• Pocket Guide to Improve Traffic Control and Mobility for our Older Population
• Reducing Tort Liability Exposure in California Work Zones
  Technology Transfer Program, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Richard A. Wehe, March 2004
• International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
• Taking Proper Care of Pedestrians in Work Zones
  The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse (webinar)
• United States Access Board
  The U.S. Access Board for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance resources
• Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCH Manual)
• Streets and Highways Code

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