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Video Sharing Enhances Safety Across Texas

Texas
TxDOT's video sharing platform streams real-time video from 3,000 traffic cameras to department staff, first responders, and other partners, allowing them to respond to emergency events while minimizing congestion and secondary crashes.
TXDOT TSMO Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

A Machine Learning Approach to Systemic Safety Project Location Identification

Ohio
ODOT used machine learning to identify locations for systemic safety projects, focusing on pedestrian and roadway departure crashes.
Ohio DOT Story Map - Safety2023 Safety Summit Poster

Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Project Planning and Scoping

Nebraska
Nebraska DOT uses a variety of data analysis and screening methods during project planning and scoping to select countermeasures. Methods are also applied to systemic safety projects.
2023 Safety Summit Poster

A Practical Framework for Safety Analysis in GIS

FHWA
FHWA offers a framework for how GIS methods can help practitioners assess safety risk in areas with limited data.
2023 Safety Summit Poster

Improving Safety and Mobility at Traffic Signals

Utah
UDOT is addressing safety and mobility at traffic signals for all road users, including snow buildup in traffic signal LEDs, wrong-way driving countermeasures, and accessible pedestrian signals. Automated performance measures allow for full situational awareness, even for vulnerable road users.
Traffic Signals WebpageLocal News Video-LIDARATSPM Webpage2024 Safety Summit Poster

Wrong-Way Driver Action Plan

New Hampshire
The NHDOT Wrong-Way Driver Action Plan aims to address the increasing threat of wrong-way drivers by identifying risk factors and guiding systemic deployment of countermeasures.
Local News Article2024 Safety Summit Poster

Safe Truck Mobility for North Dakota Winter Roads

North Dakota
North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota DOT studied crash risk and travel disruption due to severe winter storms through a Safe System lens. They found several proactive opportunities for safe truck mobility during winter storm events.
Research ReportResearch BriefTRID Record2024 Safety Summit Poster

Data-Driven Strategies Using Predictive Modeling and Interactive Dashboards

Iowa
Since traffic safety projects often yield varying impacts on safety performance, Iowa DOT established a robust system to track crash histories related to safety projects, which is essential to assess project effectiveness, efficiency, and return on investment. The system is helpful to site identification, safety issue diagnosis, and countermeasure evaluation.
Traffic Safety Dashboards2024 Safety Summit Poster

Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity

FHWA
The Final Rule on maintaining pavement marking retroreflectivity goes into effect September 6, 2026. Agencies can use recommended methodologies to better prioritize budgets, maximize the life of pavement markings, and improve roadway safety.
Methods ReportMUTCD 11th EditionMethodology Videos2024 Safety Summit Poster
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