FHWA Technical Support for Highway Safety

Provide technical and general services to support the Technical Support for Highway System program, including policy/regulatory analysis, analysis of program delivery approaches, safety evaluations, data analysis, meeting support, course development and delivery, and marketing and communication strategies/activities. Goals include involve reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries by reducing the number of crashes and mitigating the impacts during and after the crashes. HSA provides leadership, in coordination with our partners, to research, develop and deploy life saving strategies and programs. Areas of focus include: The Highway Safety Improvement Program, Intersection Safety, Local and Rural Road Safety, Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety, Roadway Departure Safety, Roadway Safety Data Program, and Speed Management as well as other initiatives. The Office of Safety also takes on safety initiatives and programs that provide support to FHWA's partners and customers associated with road, vehicle, and road user improvements. Improving road safety involves the coordination of the 4 E's (Engineering, Education, Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services) by employing a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing challenges.