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Effects on Intelligent Transportation Systems in a Connected Vehicle Environment

  • September 4th, 2018

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) as “the integration of advanced communication technologies into the transportation technologies and vehicles. Intelligent transportation systems encompass a broad range of wireless and wire line communications-based information and electronics technologies.” ITS planning and deployment involves the design and implementation of this […]

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Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight: Vol. 3 No. 9

  • August 31st, 2018

This issue includes: Upcoming Safety Training FTA Drug Abuse Awareness Video Now Available FTA to Host SMS for Executives Training at APTA Annual Meeting SSO and RTA  Safety Personnel to Convene for October Training Workshop Have a PTASP Question? Email PTASP_QA@dot.gov Transit Advisory Committee for Safety Re-Established through New Chapter TSO Profile Upcoming Speaking Events

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Understanding the Causative, Precipitating, and Predisposing Factors in Rural Two-Lane Crashes

  • August 20th, 2018

The overall objectives of this study were to: Identify and explore alternative safety data sources and analysis perspectives Demonstrate the potential utility of these alternative approaches in increasing understanding of precipitating events and predisposing factors for crashes occurring on horizontal curves and at unsignalized intersections along rural two-lane roads.

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New Report: Don’t Overlook Humans’ Role in Autonomous Vehicle Safety

New Report: Don’t Overlook Humans’ Role in Autonomous Vehicle Safety

  • August 20th, 2018

Even as self-driving technology avoids crashes, imperfect human operators will still share the road and share the wheel. WASHINGTON, DC – Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise to bring many mobility benefits and reduce traffic crashes enormously, as the federal government notes 94% of crashes are estimated to involve driver error. However, there will continue to be crashes, […]

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OIG Report on NHTSA Light Passenger Vehicle Recalls

  • August 8th, 2018

NHTSA’s process for monitoring for light passenger vehicle recalls lacks documentation and management controls, and does not ensure that remedies are reported completely and in a timely manner. The Agency also does not verify recall completion rates, although it has the authority to do so, and it lacks sufficient management controls to ensure staff assess risk […]

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