Naturalistic Driving Studies
Learn about a Naturalistic Driving Study organized by Jennifer Macellaro.
An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know
Read the latest news and announcements from traffic safety interest groups and about traffic safety topics here.
Learn about a Naturalistic Driving Study organized by Jennifer Macellaro.
Report No. FHWA-OR-RD-16-05 There is a need to better understand the different risks associated with factors and features along low-volume roads. In understanding where risks are present in the system, a proactive approach may be employed to make improvements that can translate into reduced (or prevented) crashes in the future. Overall, six main tasks were […]
FHWA Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-15-064 The objective of this study was to perform a rigorous before-after evaluation of the safety effectiveness, as measured by crash frequency, of shoulder and centerline rumble strips applied in combination on two-lane rural roads. The dual application of centerline rumble strips in combination with shoulder rumble strips is a recommended strategy […]
DOT HS 812 180 State systems that integrate data by linking police crash reports to medical records provide important information that can be used to better understand motor vehicle crash injuries. The objective of this study was to better understand the facilitators and barriers to successful data linkage systems. Data were collected by questionnaire, focus […]
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Safety Compass newsletter. The newsletter covers program delivery, best practices, research, training, regulations, and legislation designed to help improve and establish a more productive national and local safety program.
In 2013, there were 32,719 fatalities in the United States (50 States and the District of Columbia, and excluding Puerto Rico). Traffic fatalities decreased by 3 percent from 2012 to 2013 for the United States as a whole. Figure 1 shows the 2013 traffic fatalities and the percentage change from 2012 for each State, the […]
SPR 756, Report No. FHWA-OR-RD-16-03, Oregon Department of Transportation This Final Report documents a research effort to develop improved safety performance functions (SPFs) for signalized intersections in the State of Oregon. In particular, this research effort focused on the relationship between the physical characteristics of the signalized intersection, the crash history at each location, and […]
Peter Albrecht, WKRG 5 Passing a long-range Federal Transportation Bill is crucial to plans to build a new Interstate-10 bridge across the Mobile River.