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October 26th, 2023

This is the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) first National Transit Workforce Development six-year Strategic Plan. The plan outlines goals and objectives to address workforce challenges and opportunities in the public transportation industry. The plan has six overarching goals: ensuring worker safety and health, investing in workforce development, driving workforce recruitment, ensuring worker retention, developing worker […]

October 23rd, 2023

Operations strategies aim to optimize the movement of people and goods across the transportation system. Operations includes all modes of travel and often requires multi jurisdictional and interagency collaboration throughout planning, project development, and deployment. While often considered tools for decreasing congestion and improving reliability, operations strategies can also be instrumental in reducing the risk […]

October 19th, 2023

The primary purpose of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is to provide increased safety to drivers and other road users. As systems such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Keeping Assistance (LKA) are becoming widely available, it is important to recognize road users’ understanding and knowledge (i.e., mental models) of these technologies. Studies have […]

October 18th, 2023

This week – and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: alcohol, inconsistent or no seat belt use, distracted and drowsy driving, speeding, and number of […]

October 13th, 2023

This study examines the prevalence and frequency of use of in-vehicle technologies as well as the relationships between technology-use frequency and associated factors among a subset of AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (AAA LongROAD) participants. Previous research using data from the AAA LongROAD study has shown that many older drivers use available in-vehicle technologies […]

October 12th, 2023

Every October, NHTSA celebrates National Pedestrian Safety Month. States, local leaders, traffic safety professionals, transportation planners and engineers, other stakeholders and concerned residents are invited to join us in helping to create a transportation system for all people to easily and safely walk. NHTSA is strengthening its efforts to improve safety for pedestrians and other […]

October 10th, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023, estimating that traffic fatalities declined for the fifth straight quarter. An estimated 19,515 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, representing a decrease of about 3.3% as compared to 20,190 fatalities in the first half of […]

October 9th, 2023

Automated vehicles have the potential to improve safety and mobility. At lower levels of automation (Level 2), drivers are required to supervise the automation and be prepared to intervene as needed to maintain safety. The consequences of these technologies on driver behavior are not yet fully understood, especially as real-world testing has been less common […]

October 4th, 2023

In 2021, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) a grant to develop a cybersecurity assessment tool to assess its cyber posture as part of FTA’s Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program. The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT) and supporting documents were developed to assist […]

October 4th, 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), within the Department of Transportation, maintains complaint data submitted against large commercial truck, moving, and bus companies—which are types of motor carriers. GAO found that FMCSA makes some but not all of this complaint data available to the public, which is not consistent with Department of Transportation policy. […]

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FTA National Transit Workforce Development Strategic Plan: 2023 to 2028

Operations Strategies to Improve Safety

Mapping Comprehension of ADAS across Different Road Users

National Teen Driver Safety Week

In-Vehicle Technology Use and Associated Factors Among Older Drivers

Pedestrian Safety Month Materials

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Decline in the First Half of 2023

A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding Drivers’ Experiences and Behavior Under Partial Vehicle Automation

Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit

Improvements Needed to Federal System for Collecting and Addressing Complaints against Truck, Moving, and Bus Companies