Specifications include, but are not limited to: South Dakota has seen several ROV/ATV-related fatalities during use on paved and unpaved roads in recent years. The development of strategies to address the shared use of ROV/ATV and typical highway vehicles will increase knowledge and awareness of roadway safety among ROV/ATV users, the public, and policymakers. This may in turn reduce crashes and save lives. It will also increase knowledge and awareness amongst ROV/ATV users regarding the maintenance needs of South Dakota roads and road ROWs that result from ROV/ATV use. This will in turn save the DOT costs, time, and labor in repair and maintenance. 1. Analyze past ROV/ATV crash data to identify contributing factors that have an overrepresentation of crashes on South Dakota public roads and identity safety concerns resulting from ROV/ATV and typical highway vehicles shared use. 2. Identify the operational and maintenance needs of South Dakota roads and road ROWs resulting from ROV/ATV use. 3. Recommend strategies to improve the safety of typical highway vehicles and ROV/ATV on public roadways and to address the operational and maintenance needs of South Dakota roads and road ROWs due to ROV/ATV use. 4. Develop an implementation plan for federal, state, and local agencies to implement safety, operational, and maintenance strategies for future and existing use on South Dakota roadways.
