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Articles in this issue describe new tools and initiatives for evidence-based decision making about road safety. The author of this introductory article, a distinguished highway safety researcher, notes, however, that professional training and accreditation are needed for engineers and planners to deliver evidence-based measures.

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p 3

2012-9

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Decision making; Evidence; Highway engineers; Highway safety; Professional personnel; Safety engineering; Training

Accreditation

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Nov 28 2012 9:17AM

• Changing the “Do As I Say, Not As I Do” Safety Culture
• NCHRP Develops Manual on Chip Seals
• Point of View: Road Safety Capacity Building: Working Toward Comprehensive Certification
• Rapid Renewal, Accelerated Construction Schedules, and Worker Fatigue
• Reaching Greater Heights: Improving Roadway Data Practices for Enhanced Safety Decisions
• Research Pays Off: Chip Seals for Improved Pavement Preservation: North Carolina’s Approach
• Road Safety Management Tool Assists State and Local Engineers
• Roadside Safety Analysis Program, Version 3: Upgrading a Tool for Roadside Safety Design
• Safety Analyst: Software Tools for Safety Analysis of Specific Highway Sites
• The "Highway Safety Manual": Improving Methods and Results
• The Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
• The SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study: Addressing Driver Performance and Behavior in Traffic Safety
• The Strategic Approach to Traffic Safety: Evolution and Synergies
• Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy for Highway Safety