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Accession Number
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PB2013-101759
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Title
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Relationship of SCDOT Damage Claims and Lawsuits to Roadway Engineering Safety Issues.
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Publication Date
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2012
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Media Count
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208p
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Personal Author
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N/A
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Abstract
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The objectives of this study include: (1) Analyze factors associated with claims and lawsuits that are important for risk identification and management; (2) Identify methods to respond to claims and lawsuits in a consistent manner statewide and prevent claims and lawsuits by identifying and reducing the perceived and real hazards that generate them; and (3) Identify proactive measures, such as reducing risk factors, and reactive measures that include handling claims and lawsuits and amounts paid to claimants to increase the effectiveness of the risk management system.
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Keywords
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Claims
Crashes
Engineering safety issues
Highway system
Incidents
Lawsuits
Roadways
Safety
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
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Source Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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50A - Highway Engineering
91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning
85D - Transportation Safety
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Corporate Author
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Clemson Univ., SC.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Final rept.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1304
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Contract Number
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SPR-685
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