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Category: Analysis & Data
Intermodalism, Vehicle Miles Traveled and More
The concept of intermodalism is as familiar today to transportation professionals as dedicated bike lanes. But 20 years ago, intermodalism wasn’t as common; it was just taking hold as a new concept in the federal transportation community.
Millennials in Motion
Over the last decade—after 60-plus years of steady increases—the number of miles driven by the average American has been falling. Young Americans have experienced the greatest changes: driving less; taking transit, biking and walking more; and seeking out places to live in cities and walkable communities where driving is an option, not a necessity. Academic […]
Transportation safety over time: Cars, planes, trains, walking, cycling
By Leighton Walter Kille, 5 October 2014 In May 2013 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released estimates of U.S. traffic fatalities for 2012, and the results were troubling: 34,080 people died in motor-vehicle crashes that year, an increase of 5.3% over 2011’s total and a reversal of the long-term downward trends. The meaning of […]
Analysis of Selective Enforcement Strategy Effects on Rural Alabama Traffic Speeds
A study is described that was undertaken to examine the effects of patrol tactics on vehicle speeds, to identify the best patrol tactics of those studied, to identify general speed trends over time, and to examine the effects of an areawide selective enforcement program implemented by the Alabama State Highway Patrol. Both two- and four-lane […]
Driver License Compliance Status in Fatal Crashes
Driver license status in fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes was examined in association with other variables in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). There is a variety of reasons why a driver might have an invalid license, which raises a very important caveat regarding the data. The reason for the lack of a valid license is not collected in the […]
Data Quality Control Example Comparison of Crash Dataset 2013 with 2012
The purpose of this document is to present an example of the use of IMPACT as a data quality control tool. The crash data will be used as an example, and a past year (2012) will be compared with the most current year (2013) in order to determine discrepancies between the 2013 and the 2012 […]
Crash Data Improvement Program
This report provides a summary of the Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Safety on August 4, 2011. The peer exchange was hosted in conjunction with the annual Traffic Records Forum (TRF) in Charlotte, North Carolina. FHWA initiated the CDIP in 2006 to help States […]
U.S. Driving at Highest Level in Six Years
New Data Show U.S. Driving at Highest Level in Six Years Nearly Three Trillion Miles Traveled Over Last 12 Months Supports Call for Greater Transportation Investment WASHINGTON – New estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that American driving between July 2013 and June 2014 is at levels […]
The Safest States For Driving: Traffic Death Rates Higher In Northern Plains and South, A New Report Finds
FORBES: The safest places to drive in the nation are the District of Columbia and Massachusetts, but West Virginia, South Carolina, North Dakota and Wyoming are among the worst states. Those are the results of a new report that found that while road safety in the United States has improved substantially in the last decade — road […]