Practice question
What is the primary distinction between nominal safety and substantive safety?
- Nominal safety is based on crash data while substantive safety is based on design standards
- Nominal safety refers to compliance with standards and guidelines while substantive safety refers to actual crash performance
- Nominal safety applies to new roads while substantive safety applies to existing roads
- Nominal safety is qualitative while substantive safety is always quantitative
Answer: B — Nominal safety refers to compliance with standards and guidelines while substantive safety refers to actual crash performance
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