Author: Maggie Palmer

State-based Contacts for Software Technical Support

  • January 29th, 2021

Alabama Email: alea-caps.support@ua.edu Phone: 1-800-392-8025 (ALEA Help Support Desk) To schedule eCite training or request an eCite equipment quote, please contact Chastin Qualls at 205-348-0997 or by email. Arkansas Email: movear@asp.arkansas.gov Phone: 501-618-8020 Mississippi Email: mscapssupport@ua.edu Phone: 662-368-2483 User Manuals (Alabama Software Only) ADAPT ADVANCE eCite Training eCrash Data Element eCrash Diagram Drawing Tips eCrash Training eForms FieldNotes FlipChart Logbook MapClick Training Videos For additional […]

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Law Enforcement Training with CAPS

  • January 29th, 2021

CAPS provides training for law enforcement and traffic safety professionals specifically for eCite, CARE, and ADVANCE. Training for other CAPS developed software is available upon request. Request Training eCite: Contact us at charris@eng.ua.edu or 205-348-9925 CARE, ADVANCE, Other Software: care@cs.ua.edu For more information on Law Enforcement Training with CAPS, please click here.

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eCite Training

  • January 29th, 2021

About The Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) developed electronic citation software, eCite, and did the first beta deployment in 2003. The software was gradually deployed in the beginning as more testing was done. In the summer of 2007 all Alabama state troopers were trained on eCite. Then e-Cite deployments and training focused on municipal agencies. […]

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CARE & ADVANCE Training

  • January 29th, 2021

CARE Training Sessions CARE is primarily used to analyze crash records although it can be used in other domains. Typically, a CARE training class held once a month at ALDOT for ALDOT engineers and safety personnel. This training is hands on instruction working through exercises for illustration. ADVANCE Training Sessions ADVANCE and SAFETY are web […]

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As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

  • January 26th, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 26, 2021 – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund, today released a new report that examines the significant role speeding plays in teen driver fatalities and offers practical tools to help parents rein in this lethal driving habit. The new analysis for GHSA found that from 2015 to […]

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Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle

Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle

  • January 26th, 2021

The U.S. has a speeding problem. Driving at high rates of speed or too fast for conditions is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to serious and fatal crashes on our nation’s roadways. Over the past five years (2015-2019), speeding has claimed the lives of approximately one-third of all people killed in motor vehicle […]

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Real-World Use of Automated Driving Systems and Their Consequences: November 2020

  • January 26th, 2021

Automated driving systems (ADS) have the potential to fundamentally change transportation, and a growing number of these systems have entered the market and are currently in use on public roadways. However, drivers may not use ADS as intended due to misunderstandings about system capabilities and limitations. Moreover, the real-world use and effects of this novel […]

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Automated Vehicles for Safety

Automated Vehicles for Safety

  • January 19th, 2021

The continuing evolution of automotive technology aims to deliver even greater safety benefits and automated driving systems (ADS) that — one day — can handle the whole task of driving when we don’t want to or can’t do it ourselves. Fully automated cars and trucks that drive us, instead of us driving them, will become […]

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Published Reports and Documents

Published Reports and Documents

  • January 19th, 2021

NHTSA has released reports across a spectrum of topics addressing new vehicle technologies. Topics such as the implications of newer cockpit designs on drivers, approaches to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in modern vehicles, the performance of crash avoidance technologies, and safety applications for communications technology installed on heavy vehicles. NHTSA continues to prioritize vehicle safety research […]

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