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Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2015
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2015 shows that an estimated 35,200 people will die in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents an increase of about 7.7% as compared to the 32,675 fatalities that were reported to have occurred in 2014.
Methodologies Used to Estimate and Forecast Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute: Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) is a measure used in transportation planning for a variety of purposes. It measures the amount of travel for all vehicles in a geographic region over a given period of time, typically a one year period. VMT is calculated by adding up all the miles driven by […]
A Framework for Collecting Emergency Responder/Roadside Worker Struct-By/Near-Miss Data
No one would argue that emergency and roadside workers should be safer than they are now when they work in and around the highway, and no one would argue that we should do more to help reduce the risks that these individuals face while they work. However, to achieve zero deaths of emergency and roadway […]
Naturalistic Driving Study: Descriptive Comparison of the Study Sample with National Data
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released Report S2-S31-RW-1: Naturalistic Driving Study: Descriptive Comparison of the Study Sample with National Data that provides technical support to users of the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) data. Specifically, the report provides guidance for analysts with weighting SHRP 2 NDS data so they may […]
Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Study Data: Safer Glances, Driver Inattention, and Crash Risk
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-S08A-RW-1: Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Study Data: Safer Glances, Driver Inattention, and Crash Risk explores the relationship between driver inattention and crash risk in lead-vehicle precrash scenarios (corresponding to rear-end crashes).
Naturalistic Driving Study: Technical Coordination and Quality Control
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 […]
Guide for Effective Tribal Crash Reporting
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 […]
eCrash Codes for Driver-Vehicle Datasets
Download the eCrash Codes for Driver-Vehicle Datasets here.
Traffic Safety Facts: 2014 Motor Vehicle Crashes
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 […]