SafetyAnalyst Overview

Provide state-of-the-art analytical tools for use in the decision-making process to identify and manage a systemwide program of site-specific improvements to enhance highway safety by cost-effective means.

SafetyAnalyst provides a set of software tools used by state and local highway agencies for highway safety management. SafetyAnalyst can be used by highway agencies to improve their programming of site-specific highway safety improvements. SafetyAnalyst incorporates state-of-the-art safety management approaches into computerized analytical tools for guiding the decision-making process to identify safety improvement needs and to develop a systemwide program of site-specific improvement projects. SafetyAnalyst has a strong basis in cost-effectiveness analysis; thus, SafetyAnalyst has an important role in ensuring that highway agencies get the greatest possible safety benefit from each dollar spent in the name of safety.

SafetyAnalyst was developed as a cooperative effort by FHWA and participating state and local agencies. AASHTO manages distribution, technical support, maintenance, and enhancement of SafetyAnalyst as a licensed AASHTOWare product. For more information on licensing SafetyAnalyst as an AASHTOWare product, see Licensing Details.

For licensed users or for those searching for more detailed information on SafetyAnalyst, the SafetyAnlayst developer website is intended to provide the licensees of the software with thorough, accurate, concise, and timely information regarding the setup and use of SafetyAnalyst. To provide information to potential licensees of SafetyAnalyst, the developer website provides a guest account. Guests do not have product download capabilities but have access to the other materials and resources.