Office of Safety
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The Office of Safety is a division within the Federal Highway Administration responsible for developing and promoting policies, programs, and technologies to improve roadway safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division
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government office ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | Federal Highway Administration ⓘ |
| field |
highway safety
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roadway safety ⓘ traffic safety ⓘ transportation safety ⓘ |
| focusArea |
improving intersection safety
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improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety ⓘ improving roadway design for safety ⓘ reducing roadway departure crashes ⓘ safety performance management ⓘ speed management ⓘ work zone safety ⓘ |
| goal |
eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on the nation’s roadways
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support implementation of the Safe System approach ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission |
improve roadway safety in the United States
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reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries ⓘ support safe and efficient movement of people and goods on highways ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Highway Administration ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Highway Administration ⓘ |
| promotes |
Vision Zero and Toward Zero Deaths principles
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proven safety countermeasures ⓘ systemic safety improvements ⓘ |
| publishes |
roadway safety guidance documents
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safety-related manuals and handbooks ⓘ technical reports on highway safety ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advance roadway safety technologies
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collect and analyze highway safety data ⓘ coordinate national highway safety initiatives ⓘ develop roadway safety policies ⓘ develop safety-related regulations and standards recommendations ⓘ promote roadway safety programs ⓘ provide guidance on highway safety countermeasures ⓘ support state and local transportation agencies on safety issues ⓘ |
| sector | transportation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Federal Highway Administration
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surface form:
Office of the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
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| usesApproach |
data-driven safety analysis
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evidence-based safety countermeasures ⓘ |
| website | https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ ⓘ |
| worksWith |
local transportation agencies
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other federal transportation safety offices ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ transportation safety researchers ⓘ |
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