Highway Safety Manual

The Highway Safety Manual (HSM)is a publication of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials. It contains concepts, guidelines, and computational procedures for predicting the safety performance of various highway facilities.[1]

The HSM was published in 2010 and is divided into four sections:

  • Part A – Introduction, Human Factors, and Fundamentals of Safety;
  • Part B – Roadway Safety Management Process;
  • Part C – Predictive Methods; and
  • Part D – Crash Modification Factors.

See also

Highway Capacity Manual

References

  1. ↑ "Highway Safety Manual Content". Retrieved October 17, 2014.

External links

FHWA Office of Safety Highway Safety Manual page http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/

Crash Modification Factor Clearing House http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/


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