An Introduction to the Highway Safety Manual

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An Introduction to theHigHwaySafetyManualAn Introduction to theHIGHWAY Safety MANUAL2Table of ContentsSection 1: HSM is the Highway Safety Manual ? ........................................ .................................1How is the HSM Applied? ........................................ ........................................ ...............2What is the Value of Using the HSM? ........................................ ................................2 Section 2: HSM Contents ........................................ ..................................3PART A . Introduction , Human Factors, and Fundamentals.

Chapter 9 (Safety Effectiveness Evaluation) provides methods for evaluating the effectiveness of an individual treatment, a series of treatments, or an overall program, and for calculating a crash modification factor (CMF). Evaluating safety investments is often an overlooked element of the roadway safety management process.

  Management, Evaluation, Safety, Safety management