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This Research Brief provides highlights from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s 2024 American Driving Survey, which quantifies the daily driving of the U.S. population in 2024 and compares results to 2023 and 2022. Similar to 2023, this Research Brief analyzes the age of vehicles driven by the American public and explores differences by population […]
Road debris is a traffic safety concern for all road users. While there is no singular definition of road debris, it generally refers to any object on a roadway that does not belong in the driving environment. Common examples include unsecured cargo that fell from a vehicle or parts that separated from a vehicle. Road […]
An event data recorder (EDR) is defined in 49 CFR Part 563 to mean a device or function in a vehicle that records the vehicle’s dynamic time-series data during the time period just prior to a crash event (e.g., vehicle speed vs. time) or during a crash event (e.g., delta-V vs. time), intended for retrieval […]
The availability of large-scale, high-resolution, and consistently collected road data will improve the safety of all road users. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and big data is key in providing the information needed to power data-driven, public, and proprietary safety analysis tools, as well as predictive and other systemic safety tools. […]
This annual report provides a glimpse of the work we have accomplished in 2025, including recognizing organizations we have collaborated with in recent times on research projects and our partner for the 2025 Safe Mobility Conference, the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Additionally, our newly established research groups are featured in this annual report, along with four […]
Although motor vehicle crash fatalities in the United States declined slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, road deaths remain high. Understanding the cultural environment of driving, drivers’ concerns about road safety, and their awareness of risky driving behaviors is essential for explaining why risky behaviors such as speeding, distracted driving, and impaired driving continue to […]
In Alabama, we understand what it means to build things that matter. We’ve long been home to builders and winners – our steel won wars and built the skyscrapers of American prosperity. Now, we are a top state for automotive manufacturing and the No. 1 automotive exporter in the U.S. That’s why it’s no surprise that […]
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community is providing $2.26 million in state funds to expand electric vehicle charging capabilities on Alabama roads. The grant will be dispersed six ways, five of the grants going to a Texas-based company who will install EV charging stations at hotels in several locations across Alabama for hotel guests […]
This study investigated the extent to which brake performance monitoring systems (BPMS) can be used for current, conventionally driven vehicles and future automated vehicles to assure their roadworthiness. For current BPMS, the feasibility of improving inspection efficiency and reducing industry costs by substituting their use for roller brake tests carried out as part of safety […]
Vegetation and roadside safety features need to be strong in order to prevent erosion that can lead to pavement or bridge failure as the ground supporting the overall structure erodes. Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management