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The focus of this paper is the detailed analysis of specific highway locations that have been identified as hazardous in the framework of a state Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). A methodology is proposed for implementing a microcomputer-based prototype expert system that would perform the location analyses described here. A prototype system would be used to assess the feasibility of building usable microcomputer-based expert systems for this application and to make recommendations for the design and implementation of such systems. By automating these activities with low-cost, easy-to-use-computer technology, it is hoped that the effectiveness of state highway transportation agency operations will be enhanced and that the provision of consistent and comprehensive analysis procedures will improve the overall safety and efficiency of the highway network. For automation to be feasible, certain minimum requirements must be met. With those in mind, a review of current state HSIPs was conducted. It was concluded that computerization of these analyses by using expert systems concepts on a microcomputer is technically feasible. A methodology to develop such a system for a state highway agency is proposed.

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Expert systems; Feasibility analysis; High risk locations; Highway safety; Improvements; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Microcomputers; Safety

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

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