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Providing for safe and accessible transportation on foot is more than a National goal. Many countries throughout the world have programs, policies, and innovative countermeasures in place to create safe places for walkers. This section of the web site serves as an information exhange of those ideas.   International Synthesis Reports         US/Japan Workshop on Advanced Technology in Highway Engineering: Nighttime and Pedestrian Safety Report   International Synthesis Reports:   Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration Summary: These reports are a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. PDF reports are available for the countries below. Available Documents: United Kingdom (FHWA-RD-99-089) pdf 1,300 k - provides completed report for viewing and printing. Canada (FHWA-RD-99-090) pdf 845 k - provides completed report for viewing and printing. Sweden (FHWA-RD-99-091) pdf 746 k - provides completed report for viewing and printing. Netherlands (FHWA-RD-99-092) pdf 641 k - provides completed report for viewing and printing. Australia (FHWA-RD-99-093) pdf 300 k - provides completed report for viewing and printing.   US/Japan Workshop on Advanced Technology in Highway Engineering: Nighttime and Pedestrian Safety Report   Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration Summary: This report summarizes the 8th US/Japan Workshop on Pedestrian and Nighttime Safety. The workshop was hosted by the United States November 15-19, 1999, and was held at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Five Japanese officials and researchers were invited to participate in the workshop. FHWA personnel, as well as several local and private sector representatives, participated in the workshop. Focus areas included: general statistics and trends in the US and Japan; pedestrian crashes; TEA-21 and pedestrian planning; disabled and elderly pedestrians; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application for pedestrian safety; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) activities; traffic calming in the US and Japan; overview of nighttime crashes in the US and Japan; and Japanese studies on traffic safety countermeasures at nighttime and ultraviolet lighting. Available Documents: US/Japan Workshop on Advanced Technology in Highway Engineering: Nighttime and Pedestrian Safety Report - provides completed report for viewing and printing.