Category: Plans

  • January 20th, 2017

This report seeks to document ways to reduce crashes and fatalities from wrong-way crashes, horizontal curves, intersections, and J-turns. Report No.: MoDOT cmr 16-013 The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) sponsored this research project to investigate treatments that can reduce crashes and fatalities to further the goal of the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative. One […]

  • November 17th, 2016

The new flashing yellow arrow means turns are permitted, BUT you must first yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn with caution. A flashing yellow arrow signal offers a safer, more efficient way to handle traffic turning left at busy intersections. IT’S SAFER: Research shows drivers make fewer mistakes with the new signals than […]

  • September 20th, 2016

State and local highway agencies are implementing data-driven practices to successfully address roadway safety planning, implementation, and evaluation challenges. These practices have the capacity to reduce staff time, save money and other resources – with the goal of reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The FHWA Office of Safety is collecting and making these practices […]

  • May 6th, 2016

On July 6, 2012, the President signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112- 141), which created a Special Rule for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) continued that Special Rule. The purpose of this guidance is to clarify: The […]

  • March 17th, 2016

France is ahead of the curve. The country is among the world’s leaders in circular intersections or roundabouts. Every 45th intersection in France is a roundabout, whereas the United States lags far behind with one per 1,118 intersections. That’s a real problem because researchers say roundabouts can save lives. According to data by the American […]

  • January 27th, 2016

Peter Albrecht, WKRG 5 News While some drivers don’t think much of the gas tax hike, there are plenty in the local business community who fully support the idea. As Mobile’s Container Terminal continues to thrive, more trucks are going on the area roads – 2,000 a day now and likely growing. “The number of […]

  • October 20th, 2015

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) established the Development of Crash Modification Factors (DCMF) program in 2012 to address highway safety research needs for evaluating new and innovative safety strategies (improvements) by developing reliable quantitative estimates of their effectiveness in reducing crashes. The ultimate goal of the DCMF program is to save lives by identifying new […]