Author: Maggie Palmer

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends from the Alternative Fueling Station Locator: Second Quarter 2021

  • February 23rd, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator contains information on public and private nonresidential alternative fueling stations in the United States and Canada and currently tracks ethanol (E85), biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electric vehicle (EV) charging, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, and propane stations. Of these fuels, EV charging continues to experience rapidly changing […]

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Vehicle and Pedestrian Trajectory and Gap Estimation for Traffic Conflict Prediction

  • February 23rd, 2022

We have developed components of a system to identify and measure vehicle and pedestrian trajectories, speed, inter-vehicle gaps and using video feeds from arbitrary traffic surveillance cameras. The potential impact to transportation safety is the ability to detect crashes in real-time and capturing near crashes or accidents and their context. Real-time analysis allows for immediate […]

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Crash Investigation Sampling System 2020 Analytical User’s Manual

  • February 23rd, 2022

The Crash Investigation Sampling System provides a comprehensive national traffic crash database. Data collection is accomplished at 32 geographical sites, called Primary Sampling Units. These data are weighted to represent all police-reported motor vehicle crashes occurring in the United States during the year involving passenger cars, light trucks, and light vans that were towed. This […]

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Effects of Automatic Emergency Braking Systems on Pedestrian Crash Risk

  • February 18th, 2022

Objective: Automatic emergency braking (AEB) that detects pedestrians has great potential to reduce pedestrian crashes. The objective of this study was to examine its effects on real-world police-reported crashes. Methods: Two methods were used to assess the effects of pedestrian-detecting AEB on pedestrian crash risk. Vehicles with and without the system were examined on models […]

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USDOT Volpe Center Annual Accomplishments: January 2022

  • February 2nd, 2022

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Annual Accomplishments highlights our best work of 2021 and illustrates the sustained impact of the Volpe Center in supporting the U.S. DOT’s top priorities and strategic goals: safety, climate solutions and sustainability, transformational innovation, economic strength and global competitiveness, transportation equity, organizational excellence, and small business innovation research. This year’s […]

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How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect road crashes and crash outcomes in Alabama?

  • January 26th, 2022

With the rising number of cases and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, nations and local governments, including many across the U.S., imposed travel restrictions on their citizens. This travel restriction order led to a significant reduction in traffic volumes and a generally lower exposure to crashes. However, recent preliminary statistics in the US suggest an […]

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‘Dramatic Increase’ in Pedestrian Deaths Prompts New ALEA Campaign

  • January 24th, 2022

By WSFA 12 News Staff Published: Jan. 19, 2022 at 2:24 PM CST MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching a new public safety campaign called “Everyone is a Pedestrian” after noting a “dramatic increase” in pedestrian-related crashes and deaths. ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division and its law enforcement partners across the state investigated […]

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As U.S. Pushes a Shift Toward Electric Cars, Where Should the Chargers Go?

  • January 19th, 2022

This article dissects the issues impacting federal guidelines for investment in charging stations, including where electric vehicle chargers should be placed to meet the needs of all communities, not just affluent drivers traveling on the busiest roadways. StreetLight’s EV infrastructure planning metrics address those issues, spanning the identification of gaps in the current EV charging station network, predictive tools […]

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