Highway Safety
HS01 Highway Safety Program
Federal Highway Administration 30 Minutes
VHS Available
This video discusses the silent factor and how important it is in the safety of our traffic system. In 1992, 50,000 people died in traffic accidents. With the enforcement of 55 mph speed limits more seat belt usage and tougher laws on drunk driving has lowered this number. The Federal Highway Administration has provided guidelines for cities, counties and state agencies to receive federal funding for building roads.
HS02 The Accident: What to Do
Coastal 14 Minutes
VHS Available
The video demonstrates what to do while investigating an accident. No accidents needs to happen and proper investigation can prevent future accidents from happening.
HS03 Nighttime Traffic Control in Work Zone
American Traffic Safety Services Association 18 Minutes
VHS Available
Explores the factors that makes work zones more dangerous at night and the techniques and devices that makes them safer.
HS04 Incident Command Systems: When Seconds Count
Coastal 15 Minutes
VHS Available
This award-winning video program will help you establish an emergency response plan, respond to an incident and get the situation under control. Video covers: Emergency response plan, The Incident command System, Small/large/multi- county incidents, Coordinating support services, and Situation under control.
HS06 Night Light: How Retroreflectivity Makes Our Roads Safer
FHWA and ATSSA 10 Minutes
VHS Available
This video explains the benefits of "retoreflectivity." It porvides a range of scenarios to help illustrate the necessity of theis important roadway feature. This video also describs the technology involved in the retroreflectivity process in easy-to-understand, non-technical terms.
HS07 Barrier Delineation in Work Zone
American Traffic Safety Service Association 24 Minutes
VHS Available
Produced by FHWA, this 24-minute video covers the pros and cons of various methods and devices used with concrete safety-shaped barriers in work zones. Coverage includes delineation standards, devices, techniques, end treatments, maintenance, and selection guidelines.
HS08 Pavement Marking Inspection: 2 part Epoxy
American Trraffic Safety Servies Association 15 Minutes
VHS Minutes
This 15-minutes video covers the basics of two-part epoxy pavement marking materials, including: materials preparation; weather and temperature restrictions; pavement preparation; workmanship; retroreflectivity; and documentation.
HS09 Reading the Traveled Way
USDA Forest Service 16 Minutes
VHS Available
This video focuses on understanding what the condition of the road is and provides insight on how to proactively avoid costly repairs by properly addressing the road in its current condition. Shows rutting, washboarding, potholes, destroyed road template, cracks, flour, loss of surfacing, excessive vegetation, water bypassing surface cross drains, damage or filled cattle guards, damage to bridges and damage to fords.
HS10 Bike 'N Ped Driver Ed
Brownard County Board of County Commissioners 16 Minutes
VHS Available
This video teaches motorists about laws for bicyclists and pedestrians and how to properly share the road with them.
HS11 Flagging Registration US DOT/FHWA Flagging Operations
USDOT/ FHWA
VHS Available
Proper flagging procedures are vital to safety. This program presents information all flaggers must know to be certified.
HS12 Making the Effort Works: Reducing Utility Delays During Construction
FHWA & AASHTO 19 Minutes
VHS Available
It is well known to highway engineers that uncoordinated utility relocation activited commonly cause costly delays. There are several things that can be done to alleviate this problem. The proper use of information obtained from programs like Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) avoids the need to relocate many utilities. When utility relocations cannot be avoided, early and frequent Coordination, Coorperation and Communication (CCC), together with the adoption of new technologies, processes and successful strategies, result in more timely and efficient relocation activities, with improved safety and quality relocation process.