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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 5. Implementing Road Safety Efforts

Table 5-1: Transportation Agencies by Focus Area
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Table 5-1: Data and Analysis Quality Comparison; description of the table in the image follows.

Table 5-1: Transportation Agencies by Focus Area
FOCUS AREA FEDERAL STATE LOCAL
Road Design / Environment Federal Highway Administration Departments of transportation

City public works

Metropolitan / rural planning organizations

Road User Behavior National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Highway safety offices

Departments of motor vehicles

Health departments

No specific agency
Vehicle Design / Technology Departments of motor vehicles No specific agency
Law Enforcement No specific agency State police/highway patrol Police departments
Transit Safety Federal Transit Administration No specific agency

Metropolitan planning organization

municipal transit agencies

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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