The main goal of this study is to improve the safety performance of localrural roads in South Dakota by aggressively promoting Road Safety Audits and providing a Tool Box of low-cost safety improvement strategies to County Highway Superintendents and other local highway agencies. The study conducted Road Safety Audits at twelve selected sites along county highways,city streets, and township roads. RSA projects were selected through the SDLTAP's promotion and commitments from South Dakota's local agencies. The study has exposed local governments to the concept and practices of roadsafety analysis. The study has also provided a good opportunity for localhighway agencies staff members to participate and gain experiences from working with road safety teams. This paper reports on the procedures and the results of the Rural Roads Road Safety Audits and identifies guidelines for conducting RSAs on local rural roads in order to assist local agencies in identifying, prioritizing and implementing safety improvements.
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