ELCSI-PFS' 2021 TAC meetingOn-going and Upcoming activities for Roadway Departure Safety• FoRRRwD• Rumbles• FHWA Lighting Handbook update• HFST Site Selection and Installation Guide
Cate Satterfield, P.E. and Joseph Cheung P.E.FHWA Office of Safety
FoRRRwD and the Safe System Approach• Safe System Principles• Death and Serious Injury are
Unacceptable• Humans Make Mistakes• Humans are Vulnerable• Responsibility is Shared• Redundancy is Crucial • Be Proactive, Not Reactive
RwD and FoRRRwD Resources and Needs• FoRRRwD
• Tools• Videos• Webinars• Articles
• RwD Strategic Plan and Crash Emphasis Brochures
Publications and research reports since the last Handbook update
• IES RP-8-18• AASHTO Roadway Lighting Design Guide 7th Edition
2018• NCHRP Research Report 940 – Solid-State Roadway
Lighting Design• NCHRP 5-23, draft report 968 LED roadway Lighting:
Impact on Driver Sleep Health and Alertness.• FHWA Lighting for Pedestrian Safety• FHWA Guidelines and Design Criteria for Adaptive
Lighting.• Department of Energy Research – Health Effect• Other Researches• Advancements in LED Lighting
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• Part 1 – The Impact of Lighting• Purpose of Lighting-including how
Lighting fits into FHWA Safe System Approach.
• Lighting Need Analysis• Warranting• Part 2 – Advancement in
Lighting Design Approaches• Master Planning• Social Equity and Equality
Considerations• Application Criteria• Other Impacts of Lighting• Advanced Vehicle Technology
Part 3 – Design Approaches and Examples• Using Examples to illustrate
Warranting Criteria for • Rural Roads andUrban Roads• Pedestrian Cyclist Facilities• Other Roadway Facilities
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• Identification of HFST Candidate Locations• Site-based Safety Approach• Systemic Approach• Pavement Friction• Speed Differentials and Roadway Geometry
• Field Verification and Design− Design –
Treatment limits at curves, ramps and intersections. − Pavement type and texture, pavement conditions,
treatment of existing pavement markings, MOT and construction staging
• HFST Materials – aggregates and binder• Specifications and Installation
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HFST Inspection Guide• Overview of HFST• Pre-construction• HFST Materials Inspection• Surface Preparation Inspection• HFST Application Inspection• Inspection of Aggregate Removal• Inspection of Finished Surface• Acceptance Testing• Early-age Monitoring• Inspection Checklist
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Appendix: Other Potential HFST Applications• HFST as an alternative to Geometric
Modifications• HFST as an Alternative to Increased
Roadside Clear Zones• HFST for Tangent Applications• HFST for Tunnels• HFST for Steep Grades• Colored Surfaces• Bridge Decks• Steel Plate Trench Covers
Update of FHWA HFST FAQPhoto: FHWA
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