ATSSA is committed to assisting our members in the development and expansion of their businesses. Your Board of Directors has established a strategic goal for the association that states:
ATSSA will support our members’ business development
One way that we do this is to provide you with information and tools that you can use on the state and local level. Some of these tools include research and case studies that would be too costly for all but the largest companies to develop on their own Others are brochures and informational pieces which are presented in PDF format so that you can print them in your office or add your own logo and get them professionally printed.
We hope that you will find each of these tools to be useful. If you have an idea about another tool that could be developed to help you in your business, please send an email to ATSSA’s Executive Director, Roger Wentz, at Rogerw@atssa.com.
NEW!
- ATSSA Brochure: Federal Regulations Impact Signs on Private Property (Shopping Centers, Office Parks, Residential Developments, Apartment Complexes, Entertainment Centers) (Members Only)
- Sample letter - Owners of private property
- Sample letter - Local ordinance administrator
- Sample letter - Sign shop or engineer
- State Safety Initiatives (Members Only)
- Low Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety (Members Only)
Business Expansion
1. Breakaway Signs
2. Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions - New Resources!
- W-Beam Case Study
3. Top Five Priorities From Strategic Highway Safety Programs for the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Washington (March 2007)
4. Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector TRB Special Report 289. This report examines the growing need for experts at all levels of government to develop and implement systems- and science-based approaches to road safety management.
The Federal Highway Administration issued a brochure, Safer Sign Supports: Are Yours Breakaway Yet? The brochure was designed to help public officials understand Section 2A.19 of the 2000 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which changed the requirements regarding ground-mounted sign support from a should to a shall condition. This section states, in part:
“Ground-mounted sign supports shall (emphasis added) be breakaway, yielding, or shielded with a longitudinal barrier or crash cushion if within the clear zone.”
A target date of January 17, 2013 for the implementation of this requirement on roads with posted speed limits of 80 km/h (50 mph) or higher was established in the 2003 MUTCD. On roads with posted speeds of less than 50 mph, there is no set target date, but every highway agency should include a program to replace non-breakaway supports within the clear zone.
ATSSA assisted FHWA in its outreach effort by mailing a copy of the brochure to all of our Public Official members, along with a cover memo from Jeff Lindley, Director, Office of Safety. A limited number of printed copies of the brochure are available for ATSSA members from your Membership Department at (800) 272-8772. A PDF copy of the brochure as well as a copy of the Lindley cover memo are available via the links below.
· Breakaway Signs brochure
· Lindley memo
1. Safe Routes to School Program
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) created a new program called Safe Routes to School (SRTS). The purposes of the program are to:
1. Encourage children to walk and bike to school.
2. Make it safe for children to do so.
3. Help with planning projects that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution.
The SRTS program is funded at $612 million through federal FY09. The program grows from $100 million in FY06 to $183 million in FY09. Each state receives a minimum of $1 million annually. At least 70% and up to 90% of each state’s funds is to be spent on actual project planning and construction activities that will improve the ability of children to walk to school. Many products that are manufactured and installed by ATSSA members are eligible for funding under this program.
In order to assist members on the local level, ATSSA has developed two publications. The first, Putting Safety in the Safe Routes to School Program: An ATSSA Member Guide to New Business Opportunities, provides an overview of the program and includes a list of funding levels by state and the name and contact information for the program coordinator in each state. This publication is intended for members only.
The second publication, Putting Safety in the Safe Routes to School Program: A School Administrator’s Guide, is intended to be a business development tool for members. The brochure includes a Message from Congress, a description of the program, and a series of brief descriptions of traffic control devices that might be used in school zones. A limited number of printed copies of this brochure are available from your ATSSA Member Services department at 1-(800) 272-8772. Both brochures are available in PDF format with links below. ATSSA members who are interested in printing their own copies of the School Administrator’s Guide are granted permission to include their company logo on the lower left side of the cover page.
· Putting Safety in the Safe Routes to School Program: An ATSSA Member Guide to New Business Opportunities
· Putting Safety in the Safe Routes to School Program: A School Admininistrator's Guide
Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions
For the past decade or more, the majority of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States have occurred on two-lane rural roads. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) provides federal funds to address these dangerous roadways through the High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) program. Under this program, $90 million is set aside annually for the purpose of making these roads safer.
SAFETEA-LU also requires each state to develop a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) to guide the expenditure of federal safety funds, including the state’s apportionment under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).
To assist state and local governments in obtaining the greatest return on investment on their safety dollars, and to save the most lives possible, ATSSA developed a special publication, Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions. The Texas Transportation Institute was engaged to synthesize existing research and develop the 16 case studies that are included in the publication.
Over 11,000 printed copies of this publication have been distributed across the country. ATSSA members are encouraged to use this tool to work with their state, county and local governments to develop low cost solutions to save lives in their communities. A limited number of printed copies of the booklet are available by calling your ATSSA Membership Department at (800) 272-8772. A PDF that you can download is provided via the link below. ATSSA members are granted permission to reprint this copyrighted publication and to add their company logo to the cover design.
· Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that examines practical information on low-cost treatments that may be applied at horizontal curves to address identified or potential safety problems. The report describes the treatment, shows examples, suggests when a treatment might be applicable, provides design features, and provides information on the potential safety effectiveness and costs when the information is available.
