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The Iowa SMS Toolbox of Highway Safety Strategies is developed as a compilation of problem definitions, data, and potential solutions. Its purpose is to assist and inspire Iowa's highway safety professionals, policy makers, and citizens to implement ways to improve highway safety--thus reducing death, injury, and economic loss on Iowa's roads. The Iowa SMS Toolbox serves to reinforce the safety goals, policies, and actions of highway safety agencies and practitioners by identifying many alternative actions that could be considered for implementation over the next 10-20 years.

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Summary (1,616 KB)

Introduction (784 KB)

Charter (303 KB)

Contents (1,175 KB)

Chapter 1: Increasing Driver Safety Awareness (142 KB)

Chapter 2: Increasing Safety Belt and Child Restraint Usage (785 KB)

Chapter 3: Preventing Drowsy and Distracted Driving (2,108 KB)

Chapter 4: Curbing High-Risk Driving Behaviors (837 KB)

Chapter 5: Ensuring Drivers Are Fully Licensed, Competent, and Insured (560 KB)

Chapter 6: Reducing Impaired Driving (176 KB)

Chapter 7: Education and Licensing for Young Drivers (1,228 KB)

Chapter 8: Sustaining Safe Mobility in Older Drivers (1,106 KB)

Chapter 9: Making Walking and Street Crossing Safer (182 KB)

Chapter 10: Ensuring Safer Bicycle Travel (149 KB)

Chapter 11: Making School Bus Travel Safer (139 KB)

Chapter 12: Making Public Transit Travel Safer (150 KB)

Chapter 13: Improving Motorcycle Safety and Increasing Motorcycle Awareness (1,094 KB)

Chapter 14: Making Large Truck Travel Safer (216 KB)

Chapter 15: Reducing Farm Vehicle Crashes (701 KB)

Chapter 16: Improving the Design and Operation of Roadway Intersections (191 KB)

Chapter 17: Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway and Minimizing the Consequences of Leaving the Road (812 KB)

Chapter 18: Reducing Head-On and Across-Median Crashes (2,252 KB)

Chapter 19: Improving Work Zone Safety (787 KB)

Chapter 20: Accommodating Older Drivers (506 KB)

Chapter 21: Reducing Train-Vehicle Crashes (153 KB)

Chapter 22: Reducing Vehicle-Animal Crashes (124 KB)

Chapter 23: Implementing Road Safety Audits (2,535 KB)

Chapter 24: Enhancing Emergency Response Capabilities to Increase Survivability (143 KB)

Chapter 25: Improving Information and Decision Support Systems (214 KB)

Chapter 26: Using Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to Improve Highway Safety (162 KB)

Chapter 27: Creating More Effective Processes and Safety Management Systems (252 KB)

Chapter 28: Developing and Encouraging Multidisciplinary Safety Teams (139 KB)

Appendix A: Iowa Data and Analysis (3,076 KB)

Appendix B: Iowa SMS Public Opinion Survey Summary Findings (89 KB)

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