FHWA units will proactively assert leadership with transportation stakeholders to establish, enhance, and nurture collaborative local partnerships that champion implementation of strategies to mitigate the impacts of congestion.
Vital Few Strategies
Increase the quality of strategic safety programs at State, MPO, and local levels;
including the degree to which safety consciousness is a part of planning, project
development, and operations.
Support NHTSA in efforts to raise seat belt use to 90 percent nationwide by
2008.
Enhance the ability of drivers to remain on the roadway by assuring greater
visibility and providing effective warning systems, such as rumble strips.
Implement Statewide programs which reduce the consequences of roadway departure
through removal or shielding of hazardous roadside conditions.
Conduct comprehensive intersection analysis program to determine safety problems
and opportunities, and implement cost-effective countermeasures.
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