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Crash Reporting Toolkit
Tools for Improving Crash Data The Tribal Crash Reporting Toolkit enables improved collection and use of crash data by Tribal governments. The toolkit enables Tribal Governments to maintain data sovereignty while consistently collecting a standardized set of data elements for each crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the toolkit in…
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Systemic Safety Improvements by the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe
High Risk Intersections and Roadway Departure Risks addressed through systemic safety improvements The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation is improving roadway safety through systemic application of two proven safety countermeasures: edge-line rumble stripes and multiple low-cost countermeasures at stop-controlled intersections. Through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA)…
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Ground Penetrating Radar Helps Ensure Safe Travel on Alaska’s Ice Roads
Ground Penetrating Radar Helps Ensure Safe Travel on Alaska’s Ice Roads On the southwest coast of Alaska, the Yukon-Kuskokwim region is home to around 25,000 people and growing. The region depends on a unique transportation network that includes very few roads. The transportation, services, supplies, and administrative hub for over 50 villages is Bethel, the…