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Road Safety Fundamentals
Concepts, Strategies, and Practices that Reduce Fatalities and Injuries on the Road

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

UNIT 4. Solving Safety Problems

Table 4-5: Differences between Road Safety Audit and Traditional Road Safety Review (Source: FHWA)


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TABLE 4-5. Differences between Road Safety Audit and Traditional Road Safety Review (Source: FHWA)
Road Safety Audit Traditional Safety Review
Independent, multi-disciplinary team Safety review team within the project team with only safety and/or design experience
Considers all potential road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicles, transit users) Often concentrates only on motor vehicles
Accounts for road user capabilities and limitations Safety reviews do not normally consider human factor issues
Always generates a formal report Often does not generate a formal report
Always generates a formal response report Often does not generate a formal response report

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Contacts

RSPCB Program Point of Contact
Felix Delgado, FHWA Office of Safety
Felix.Delgado@dot.gov
FHWA Office of Safety

Staff and Primary Work Responsibilities
FHWA Office of Safety

Safety and Design Team
FHWA Resource Center