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Carolyn Denmark remembers the day that changed her life seven years ago vividly. “It was on a Monday morning in February. It was a cool and clear day,” Denmark said. “It was on February 27, 2012, to be exact.” On Feb. 27, 2012, two days after Denmark’s 57th wedding anniversary, she, her husband and their […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program invites you to an upcoming Talking Technology and Transportation Webinar. A major safety concern among transportation professionals across the United States is the growing number of traffic fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists, the vulnerable road […]
In the year 2040, Alabamians will take stock of their transportation network and how it provides for economic growth and quality of life. They will look back on decisions made in 2019 by Alabama’s citizens, business community and Legislature. Exotic and disruptive innovations such as automated and autonomous vehicles, networked ridesharing, and cars and trucks […]
Tow truck drivers and police are highlighting the dangers on the road for first responders. It comes after a collision involving a Huntsville police officer. The wreck left his squad car badly damaged and the officer with injuries. “Move over if traffic allows you to move over. Give everybody room to work. Just be aware […]
Imagine yourself in 2050, the first year in which not a single person in America died in a traffic crash. How can that be? The United States’ population has exceeded 400 million. The demand for mobility has increased with the population and improved access to transportation, especially for groups that previously had limited mobility options. […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is leading a Safety Data Initiative (SDI), to enhance the analysis and visualization that informs safety policy decisions. In support of the SDI, Volpe applied machine learning techniques to assess the potential for crowd-sourced roadway data such as Waze alerts to serve as a reliable indicator of police-reportable crashes. […]
In this issue: 2018 Safety Discipline Conference Summary Roadway Departure Crashes Vulnerable Road Users Learning Together Federal Aid Programs Safety Data and Analysis Updates from States and Localities New Resource Roundup Announcements and Events
Monash University research examined the effect of recreational cannabis sales (RCS) on traffic fatalities in three US states where it was legalised—Colorado (legalised 2014), Washington (2014), and Oregon (2015), and nine neighbouring jurisdictions from 2009-2016. The researchers looked at the number of additional deaths each month after legalisation, and found there was on average one […]
Speeding-related fatalities account for a considerable proportion of U.S. road trauma, historically comprising approximately one-third of total fatalities. Nationally, there were 9,717 speeding-related fatalities in 2017 – about 26% of the total, though the proportion of speeding crashes differs dramatically across the states. Speeding-related fatalities are associated with a number of factors, including driver characteristics, […]
This research brief used data from the AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study to examine self-reported and objectively derived measures of driving in an older population. Information about older adults’ driving exposure and patterns (i.e., when, where and under what conditions they drive) is important for several reasons. Such information contributes to a […]