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This study evaluated multiple low-cost treatments at signalized intersections. Improvements included basic signing, pavement marking, and signal enhancements. This strategy is intended to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at signalized intersections by alerting drivers to the presence, type, and configuration of the approaching intersection. Many studies have explored the safety effectiveness of some of […]
The US Department on Transportation has released a policy guide in hopes of increasing safety for bikes and pedestrians.This policy guidebook provides local and state agencies with the tools to create a solid policy platform to support the creation of multimodal transportation networks for users of all ages and abilities.
The USDOT has released a report that describes the methods used to estimate and evaluate exposure risk in pedestrian and bicyclist safety analyses. One definition of a risk was the measure of the probability of a crash to occur given exposure to potential crash events.
The rapid evolution of electronic control and connectivity in motor vehicles has multiplied challenges for vehicle safety assurance. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration turned to Volpe’snationally recognized advanced vehicle technology team to assess the safety and reliability of emerging electronic control systems.
The U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration just announced it has updated its Highway Statistic Series publication with data from 2015. This study includes data for states’ Population, Land Area, Motor Fuel Use and more
The US Department of Transportation releases data for the month of December 2016. Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during December 2016 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by +0.5% (+1.3 billion vehicle miles) resulting in estimated travel for the month at 263.6 ** billion vehicle-miles.
This is a publication of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that reports on safety developments from across the country. In This Issue: HSIP 2015 National Summary Report DDSA: Performing A Health Check-Up On Your Roadways Data Visualization: Telling the DataStory Express Yourself! Post a Road Diet Selfie Today Honolulu Uses Road Diets to Advance Complete […]
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 […]
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced ten automated vehicle proving ground test sites that will form a Community of Practice with the goal of advancing autonomous and connected vehicle technology. The proving ground designees were announced Jan. 19 and include: Pittsburgh and the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute Texas AV Proving Grounds […]
USDOT FHA: New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 2.4 trillion miles in the first nine months of 2016, lengthening a series of consecutive monthly increases that started in April 2014. The new data, published in FHWA’s latest “Traffic Volume Trends” report […]