Enhancing Highway Safety Through Engineering Management

* Head, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, director, Joint Highway Research Project, and co-chairman, 68th Annual Purdue Road School. Professor Michael in 1981-82 also chaired a Transportation Research Board Steering Committee charged with producing a Docu­ ment on “Enhancing Highway Safety Through Engineering Management in an Age of Limited Resources.” The Document with this title was pro­ duced from the results of a National Conference on the subject held in St. Louis, Missouri November 2-5, 1981. The Report was published by the Transportation Research Board. The entire project was sponsored by eight national organizations reported in this paper. Professor Michael’s presentation here published is a summary of the findings of that con­ ference and publication and much of this paper is taken from the published report. Copies of the full report are available from the spon­ soring organizations.