Guidelines for Drafting Liability Neutral Transportation Engineering Documents and Communication Strategies
In the legal system, transportation engineering documents
drafted by the transportation industry include
manuals, studies, research documents, memoranda, and
email. These documents are frequently used by litigants
and courts as evidence bearing on the standard of care
or duties for transportation agencies sued for alleged
negligence in operation of transportation facilities.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Legal Research Digest 83:
Guidelines for Drafting Liability Neutral Transportation Engineering
Documents and Communication Strategies
contains a writing guide for technical and non-technical
authors and those employees who interact with the
public and the media. This digest will assist authors in avoiding
concepts and language that have legal implications by promoting
clear, direct, objective, and fact-based expression.
This Summary Last Modified On: 8/3/2020