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The purpose of this report is to update the quantitative relationships between wet weather (and resulting wet pavement) on crash frequency and severity that were original reported in a Power Point presentation in 2014. The objective of this second update is to determine the degree to which the dramatic increase in fatal crashes in CY2016 […]
Nearly half of the people killed in auto crashes in Alabama last year were not wearing a seat belt, according to an analysis of state crash records. A data analysis study conducted by The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety using recently released 2018 Alabama crash data showed crash victims who die are often reported […]
The purpose of this report is to update the quantitative relationships between wet weather (and resulting wet pavement) on crash frequency and severity that were original reported in a Power Point presentation in 2014.
In the year 2040, Alabamians will take stock of their transportation network and how it provides for economic growth and quality of life. They will look back on decisions made in 2019 by Alabama’s citizens, business community and Legislature. Exotic and disruptive innovations such as automated and autonomous vehicles, networked ridesharing, and cars and trucks […]
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Summary of Recommendations Speed Reduction Increase in patrol officers both at the ALEA and local levels Comprehensive demonstration speed reduction projects Legislative action to recognize problem and increase funding to ALEA specifically for field officers Continue hot-spot selective enforcement targeting and assure compliance to it Roadway improvements: trees, rollovers, utility poles, ditches, embankments Seat-belt (Restraint) […]
This document reports the results of a study to determine on average over a large number of cases, which driver is more apt to be at fault in two-vehicle crashes that involve two types of drivers (e.g., large truck and car; car and pedestrian, car and bicycle, car and motorcycle, etc.). This information is essential […]
This document presents the results of a comparison of ID crashes compared to non-ID crashes over a recent three year period (FY2015-2017). An over-represented value of an attribute is a situation found where that attribute has a greater share of ID crashes than would be expected if it were the same as that same attribute […]
The high level analysis of vehicles in general for vehicle defects showed a high correlation of the defect type and the vehicle type, which is expected since certain defects apply only to trucks. The Causal Unit analysis given immediately below establishes that: (1) the most over-represented vehicles are heavy trucks (as we might expect), but […]
This section will attempt to stay away from the typical traditional safety recommendations in order to concentrate on those discovered from the research that is summarized in the next section. This does not mean that the safety practices typically taught as standard large truck training are not important. They are important and should be given […]