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SAFETY SERVICE PATROL PRIORITIES AND BEST PRACTICES
April 2017

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
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Washington, DC 20590

FHWA-HOP-16-047

April 2017

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Technical Report Documentation Page

1. Report No.
FHWA-HOP-16-047
2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
Safety Service Patrol Priorities and Best Practices
5. Report Date
April 2017
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)
Alvin Marquess, Purvi Desai, Glenn Havinoviski, Cliff Heise
8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Iteris, Inc.
11781 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Suite 625
Fairfax, VA 22033
Subconsultants: Jacobs Engineering, Gannett Fleming, Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No.
Contract No.
DTFH61-12-D-00037
Task Order No. 5010
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Informational Guide Book
July 2015 - April 2017
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
FHWA HOP
15. Supplementary Notes
Jimmy Chu, FHWA GTM
16. Abstract
Safety service patrols on freeway and arterial roadways provide a traffic management tool for transportation agencies across the country. A swift response to incidents provides effective temporary traffic control and quick clearance practices and reduces the chance of secondary accidents and bottlenecks. As more agencies assess their needs for traffic management and the benefits of service patrols, there are many best practices they can use in their decision-making processes for new or existing program enhancements. This report identifies existing service patrol programs for lessons learned, best practices employed, and those priorities that agencies should consider.
17. Key Words
safety service patrol, freeway service patrol, service patrol, incident, accident, traffic incident management, safety
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions.
19. Security Classif.
(of this report)

Unclassified
20. Security Classif.
(of this page)

Unclassified
21. No. of Pages
112
22. Price

Form DOT F1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized

METRIC CONVERSION CHART

APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS
Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol
LENGTH
in inches 25.4 millimeters mm
ft feet 0.305 meters m
yd yards 0.914 meters m
mi miles 1.61 kilometers km
AREA
in2 square inches 645.2 square millimeters mm2
ft2 square feet 0.093 square meters m2
yd2 square yard 0.836 square meters m2
ac acres 0.405 hectares ha
mi2 square miles 2.59 square kilometers km2
TEMPERATURE (exact degrees)
°F Fahrenheit 5 (F-32)/9 or (F-32)/1.8 Celsius °C
ILLUMINATION
fc foot-candles 10.76 lux lx
fl foot-Lamberts 3.426 candela/m2 cd/m2
APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM SI UNITS
Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol
LENGTH
mm millimeters 0.039 inches in
m meters 3.28 feet ft
m meters 1.09 yards yd
km kilometers 0.621 miles mi
AREA
mm2 square millimeters 0.0016 square inches in2
m2 square meters 10.764 square feet ft2
m2 square meters 1.195 square yards yd2
ha hectares 2.47 acres ac
km2 square kilometers 0.386 square miles mi2
TEMPERATURE (exact degrees)
°C Celsius 1.8C+32 Fahrenheit °F
ILLUMINATION
lx lux 0.0929 foot-candles fc
cd/m2 candela/m2 0.2919 foot-Lamberts fl

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