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Larry Copeland, USA Today The emotional toll for Americans who lose a friend or loved one in a motor vehicle crash has a steep financial counterpart — an average $6 million per fatal accident, according to auto club AAA. In a new report comparing the cost to the nation of motor vehicle crashes with that […]
Road Safety 101 is an online certificate aimed at teaching the fundamentals of road safety. By completing this course, students will be able to understand the elements of successful road safety programs, identify contributing crash factors and how they interact as well as gain a better understanding of road safety data collection and systems.
An extended family of 10 was traveling from Chicago to New Jersey when their minivan hit a deer on the Indiana Toll Road and then stopped or slowed, authorities said. The van was then hit by a semitrailer going about 65 mph. Seven members of the family — three adults and for children — died […]
Since becoming a university transportation center (UTC) of the US Department of Transportation in 1999, The University Transportation Center for Alabama (UTCA) has conducted transportation education, research, and technology-transfer activities throughout the state and region. Faculty and students at The University of Alabama (UA), The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and The University of […]
The project entitled “A National Model for the Evaluation of CMV Selective Enforcement Programs” had the goal of describing best practices for the evaluation of Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) projects. The methodology and examples are typically not restricted to formal TACT projects, and they generally apply to any project involving selective enforcement and […]
A National Model for the Evaluation of CMV Selective Enforcement Programs This document (henceforth referenced as the Methodology Manual) is intended to provide a quick reference to the more detailed examples for this project entitled “A National Model for the Evaluation of CMV Selective Enforcement Programs – Supplemental Report.” That report, which will henceforth be […]
