Category: Analysis & Data

Naturalistic Driving Study: Technical Coordination and Quality Control

  • April 4th, 2016

TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2)Report S2-S06-RW-1: Naturalistic Driving Study: Technical Coordination and Quality Control documents the coordination and oversight of participant- and vehicle-based operations for an in-vehicle driving behavior field study collected from naturalistic driving data and associated participant, vehicle, and crash-related data. This report documents the methods used by six site […]

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Guide for Effective Tribal Crash Reporting

  • March 30th, 2016

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 788: Guide for Effective Tribal Crash Reporting presents guidance for state agencies and tribal leaders in effective crash reporting. The guidebook reviews the root causes of issues and deficiencies related to tribal crash reporting and highlights best practices, success stories, lessons learned published literature and data from […]

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Traffic Safety Facts: 2014 Motor Vehicle Crashes

  • March 4th, 2016

The number of motor vehicle crash fatalities on U.S. roadways in 2014 continued the general decline that started in 2006. The Nation lost 32,675 people in crashes on roadways during 2014, down from 32,894 in 2013. The estimated number of people injured on the Nation’s roads increased in 2014, rising from 2.31 to 2.34 million […]

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New Look and Expanded Content for WorkZoneSafety.gov

  • March 3rd, 2016

The world’s largest online resource dedicated to improving safety in roadway construction zones has moved to the next level with the launch of a brand new website, expanded content and a new search function to make it easier for its users to access critical information.

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2015 Set Record High for Roadway Traffic

  • February 26th, 2016

2015 Set Record High for Roadway Traffic ​It had been expected but now it is official: The Federal Highway Administration said U.S. traffic volume in 2015 set an all-time annual high for vehicle miles traveled, a record that underscores the rising demand on roadway infrastructure. The FHWA said preliminary data from its monthly “Traffic Volume […]

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US Driving Tops 3.1 Trillion Miles – DOT

  • February 22nd, 2016

U.S. Driving Tops 3.1 Trillion Miles In 2015, New Federal Data Show Year-End Estimates Show U.S. Drivers Shattered Record Set in 2007 WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving reached 3.148 trillion miles by the end of 2015, beating the previous […]

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Why Are Traffic Deaths Rising?

  • February 12th, 2016

Mike Maciag, February 2016 The battle to reduce traffic fatalities may have hit a roadblock after showing impressive results over the past several years. The latest federal estimates show an 8 percent uptick in traffic deaths over the first half of 2015 compared to the prior year. While the projection covers a short time period, […]

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Comparison of 2015 with 2011-2014 Crash Data

  • February 11th, 2016

This Power Point presentation was given at the meeting of the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee on February 11, 2015. It highlights major changes in crash patterns that occurred in CY2015 by comparing all of the data elements for this year with the past years. The major findings included a major shift from rural to urban […]

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November Road Traffic Rises 4.3 Percent

  • January 29th, 2016

The Federal Highway Administration said vehicle miles traveled in November on all U.S. roads reached an estimated 253.2 billion VMT, up 4.3 percent from a year earlier and continuing a trend that should make 2015 the heaviest traffic volume year in U.S. history. For the first 11 months of 2015, the agency said, total U.S. […]

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