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Resources

The California Office of Traffic Safety offers information about grants, training events, publications, reports, and statistics online.

California Strategic Highway Safety Implementation Plan

UC Berkeley's Traffic Safety Center maintains a comprehensive list of resources relating to traffic safety.

FHWA Office of Safety aims to make roadways safer. To that end, they maintain a comprehensive safety website with news, tools, policies, and more.

[PDF] AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: a Comprehensive Plan to Substantially Reduce Vehicle-Related Fatalities and Injuries on the Nation's Highways. Washington, D.C.: AASHTO, 2005. 38 pages.

American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety

American Traffic Safety Services Association

References

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Access Management

Access Management Manual. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, May 2003

Impact of Access Management Techniques. NCHRP Report 420, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1999

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Bicycles and Pedestrians

A Technical Guide for Conducting Pedestrian Safety Assessments for California Cities.

Alternative Treatments for At-Grade Pedestrian Crossings. Lalani, N., Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., August 2001

Guidelines for the Installation of Crosswalk Markings. Smith, S A., Knoblauch, R L, Transportation Research Record No. 1141

Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings. TCRP Report 112/NCHRP Report 562, TRB 2006

Innovative Bicycle Treatments. Ridgway, M. and Nabti, J., Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., August 2002

Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in California. Caltrans, July 2005

Safety Effects of Marked vs. Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations. Zegeer, Charles; Huang, Herman; Stewart, Richard, Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, U.S.A, September 2005

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Intersections

Desktop Reference for Crash Reduction Factors. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, 2007.

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2001 Edition. American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, 2001

California Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California, August, 2006

California Strategic Highway Safety Plan. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA., September 2006

California Supplement to Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California, May 2004

Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, 16th Edition. Homburger, Wolfgang et. al, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley, 2007

Guidelines for Actuated Controllers in Coordinated Systems. Chang, Edmond Chin-Ping, Transportation Research Record No 1554, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC., USA 1996

Intersection Channelization Guide. NCHRP Report 279, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC. 1985

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2003 Edition. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, 2003

Official Traffic Signal Manual of Installation Practices and Maintenance Procedures. International Municipal Signal Association, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Recent Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations. National Cooperative Highway Research Program, NCHRP Synthesis 299, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC

Traffic Control Devices Handbook. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 2001

Traffic Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, 2000

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Parking

Parking Generation, 2nd Edition. McCourt, R., Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 2004

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Planning

Transportation and Land Development, 2nd Edition. Stover, V.G. and Koepke, F. J., Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 2002

Transportation Planning Handbook. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 1999

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Railroad Grade Crossings

Preemption of Traffic Signals at or Near Railroad Grade Crossings with Active Warning Devices. Institute of Transportation Engineers RP-025A,Washington, DC, U.S.A., 1997

Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook, 2nd Edition. Report No. FHWA TS-86-215, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, U.S.A., September 1986

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Roundabouts

Roundabouts, An Informational Guide. FHWA RD-00-067, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, U.S.A., June 2000

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School Zones

Operational and Safety Guidelines around Schools in Texas. Cooner, S.A., Compendium of Papers, ITE Spring Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 2003

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Signs and Markings

Also see "Intersections" for additional references.

California Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California. August, 2006

California Supplement to Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California. May 2004

Field Evaluation of Two-Way Versus Four-Way Stop Sign Control at Low-Volume Intersections in Residential Areas. Ronald W. Eck & James A. Biega

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2003 Edition. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, 2003

Standard Highway Signs Manual. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, U.S.A., 2002

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Traffic Calming

Canadian Guide to Neighborhood Traffic Calming. Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, December 1998

Road Side Design Guide, 2002 Edition. American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, USA, 2002

Traffic Calming, State of the Practice. Ewing, R., Report No. FHWA-RD-135, Institute of Transportation Engineers under contract with Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C., U.S.A., 1999

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