Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique conditions that contribute to crashes within their jurisdictions. The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) offers a foundation for consensus and focus. It defines key emphasis areas and strategies that impact local rural roads and provides a framework to accomplish safety enhancements at the local level. The LRSP helps communities take a proactive stance in reducing and preventing local road fatalities and injuries. This paper focuses on the recently completed US guidelines for the development Local Road Safety Plans (LRSP) and how they can potentially be applied in Canadian jurisdictions. These guidelines are summarized in the US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners and how they can be practically applied in Canadian communities.
