Tag: University of Alabama

  • December 13th, 2018

The goal of this problem identification is to assure that the restraint enforcement program considered by the state throughout 2019 is completely evidence-based, the evidence being derived from past data obtained from crash records. Changes from what appeared in the previous year HSP will only be noted in cases where they are considered to be […]

  • December 13th, 2018

Most Counter-Intuitive Findings Weather Conditions and Speed Lowest % speed related fatalities occur in rain Speed increases wet pavement crash % by a factor of 3.5 Impaired Driving and Speed DUI alcohol use increases 69% for speed crashes Reported drug use increases 44% for speed crashes Age and Speed Highest frequency ages, in order: 18, […]

  • December 13th, 2018

Summary of Recommendations Major PI&E Effort  Consequences of the current situation The mounting death and injury toll Everyone think they are the exception Focus of effort: no exceptions – no use of cell phones by driver Like smoking, it must become socially unacceptable Drivers need understanding of cognitive effects of any and all cell use […]

  • December 13th, 2018

This report has the objective of presenting a problem identification that was done on motorcycle (MC) crashes with the goal of establishing and improving countermeasures for reducing these crash frequencies and severities in the future. The IMPACT displays are based on a comparison of two subsets, both restricted to multiple-vehicle crashes, and both of which […]

  • December 13th, 2018

The comparisons in this document are between those crashes that were caused by senior drivers (age 65 or older) compared to all other crashes. This enabled the characteristics for these crashes to surface so that traffic safety professionals can determine their magnitude and optimize senior driver safety programs to place emphasis on the most important […]

  • June 27th, 2018

Major findings: Primary Contributing Circumstance: Following Too Close is by far the greatest primary contributing factor in the AD involved subset of crashes, followed by Improper Lane Change/Use, Driving too fast for Conditions, and Ran Traffic Signal. When Over Speed Limit is combined with Driving Too Fast for Conditions, these combined speed related items become […]