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The Drivers’ Education Demo to Reduce Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities effort was designed to examine the current state of driver education and training and the post-licensing improvement courses available in the United States with respect to the level of emphasis on pedestrians, bicyclists, and other micro-mobility road users and the specific topics (e.g., maneuvers, contextual […]
Hazard perception (HP) is one of the few driving skills proven to reduce traffic accidents through training and testing. The driver licensing process in some countries includes assessing individuals through videos demonstrating hazards and measuring their reactions. Testing HP using a driving simulator has been shown to better approximate real-world driving and, therefore, be more […]
The United States faces a road safety crisis: the fatal crash rate per mile traveled has been climbing for the past decade, and crashes involving vulnerable road users—pedestrians, bicyclists, and others who share the roads with motor vehicles—have grown the fastest. Furthermore, motor vehicle death rates in the United States are three to four times […]
Lagging indicators in occupational safety and health are required reporting figures that provide an industry-standard metric to measure the number of employees injured annually or impacted by a recordable injury. Recognizing the weaknesses of traditional lagging indicators to proactively manage occupational safety, many organizations and industries have emphasized safety leading indicators; that is, metrics to […]
Critical Issues in Transportation for 2024 and Beyond highlights some of the many multi-faceted, interdependent challenges in maximizing transportation’s role in serving societal goals while minimizing its costs. It identifies issues and raises concerns that can be addressed through research and development and policy decisions but does not offer recommendations by design. Read the full article […]
Electric buses are on the way to the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. Officials say this will make UA one of the first schools in the SEC to adopt a ‘zero-emissions’ public transportation system. A total of eight electric buses will be on campus by this summer. The cost will be $10 million. Most […]
The biggest names in global industry — NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Airbus, Toyota and more — call Alabama home. These companies, paired with world-class researchers at Alabama universities, are driving innovations in mobility technologies and positioning the state as a leader in the next generation of transportation. “Alabama is driving the future of mobility across land, air, sea and space,” said Ellen […]
Transportation is fundamental to the vibrancy of the Nation and facilitates economic prosperity and quality of life. It enables people to engage in productive pursuits and experience the social interactions that take full advantage of geographic specialization and diffusion. An efficient and resilient transportation system and its seamless operation underpin the overall efficiency and resilience […]
For more than 20 years speeding has been involved in about one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities (NCSA, 2014, 2023). Even as new vehicle technologies improve driver and passenger safety, a driver’s propensity to drive too fast for the road conditions or more than the speed limit often has tragic consequences. The 2022-2023 National Survey […]
This report formally presents TTAC’s recommendations to USDOT on these four topics. Although transportation encompasses more than walking, biking, driving, and riding, the Committee’s primary expertise and hence its advice center on surface transportation. Several key themes cut across TTAC’s recommendations. Read the full study here.