Traffic safety-related publications
Brochures
How to navigate roundabouts safely—a useful tool for acquainting motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists with this kind of intersection. Sponsored by the Iowa Highway Safety Management System and CTRE. Available in two formats:
- 8 1/2 x 11 format (106k *pdf)
- 8 1/2 x 14 format (108k *pdf)
See also Planning-Level Guidelines for Modern Roundabouts.
Sample page from Best Practices for Low-Cost Safety Improvements on Iowa's Local Roads (17 mb pdf)
Handbooks, manuals, guides
- Best Practices for Low-Cost Safety Improvements on Iowa's Local Roads (17 mb pdf)
- Handbook of Simplified Practice for Traffic Studies
- Iowa Traffic Control Devices and Pavement Markings: A Manual for Cities and Counties
- Traffic and safety informational series
Research/reports
Crashes
- Access Management Plan for Des Moines MPO
- Corridor Management Pilot Project, Phase I
- Systematic Identification of High Crash Locations
Four-Lane to Three-Lane Conversion
- Four-Lane to Three-Lane Conversion (collection of papers, reports, etc.)
- Four-Lane to Three-Lane Analysis
- Guidelines for the Conversion of 4-lane Undivided Roadways to 3-lane 2-way Left-turn Lane Facilities
Intersections / Traffic Control
- Best Practices and Recommended Strategies for Shared Left Turn Lanes at Signal Control Approaches
- Effectiveness of All-Red Clearance Time on Intersection Accidents and Violation Trends
- Evaluation of Automated Enforcement of Traffic Signal Violations in Iowa
- Guidelines for Removal of Traffic Control Devices in Rural Areas
- Impact of Left-Turn Phasing on Older and Younger Drivers at High-Speed Signalized Intersections
- Rural Expressway Intersection Synthesis of Practice and Crash Analysis
- Safety Effectiveness of High-Speed Expressway Signals
- Safety Impacts of Street Lighting at Isolated Rural Intersections
Parking
Pedestrians
Streets / Highways
- Appropriate Traffic Calming Techniques for Small Iowa Communities
- Effectiveness of Roadway Safety Improvements
- Paved Shoulders on Primary Highways in Iowa: An Analysis of Shoulder Surfacing Criteria, Costs, and Benefits
- Safety Impacts of Pavement Edge Dropoffs
Weather
- Investigation of User Costs and Benefits of Winter Road Closures
- Mobility and Safety Impacts of Winter Storm Events in a Freeway Environment
Work Zones
- Asset Management Strategies to Mitigate Freeway Work Zone Congestion
- Effectiveness of Extra Enforcement in Construction and Maintenance Work Zones--Midwest States Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative: Year 4
- Evaluation of Work Zone Speed Reduction Measures
- Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (SWZDI)
- Synthesis of Best Practices for Increasing Protection and Visibility of Highway Maintenance Vehicles and Workers
- Synthesis of Procedures to Forecast and Monitor Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts
- Traffic Control Strategies in Work Zones with Edge Drop-Offs
- Traffic Management Strategies for Merge Areas in Rural Interstate Work Zones
Miscellaneous
- Communicating Highway Safety: What Works
- Multidisciplinary Traffic Safety Teams Peer Exchange Report (154k pdf*) During an informal event held October 23, 2001 in Des Moines, Iowa, several traffic safety teams from across Iowa shared know-how and suggestions about programs, funding, and other resources available to help support local safety initiatives.
Related links
- Iowa Highway Safety Management System (SMS)
- Iowa SMS Toolbox
- Iowa Traffic Safety Data Service (ITSDS)
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