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June 2017 Volpe Bulletin
This bulletin contains information about how traditional aviation testing can inform unmanned aerial technologies and includes the analysis of online media reporting on rail suicide and trespass incidents.
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Report Scans Marijuana Legalization’s Impacts on Impaired Driving Systems
Law enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, and toxicology among areas examined WASHINGTON, D.C. – The legalization of marijuana for medicinal or recreational use at the state level has the potential to have downstream effects on the entire impaired driving system. In its first completed research project, the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) convened a group […]
High Claims: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use is Linked to Increase in Crashes
Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about 3% higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) analysis shows. This is HLDI’s first look at how the legalization of marijuana since 2014 has affected crashes reported to […]
States Should Consider the Risk of Marijuana-Impaired Driving as New Research Links Legalization to Crash Increase
Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – New research from the Highway Data Loss Institute (HLDI) reinforces the need for states to consider the risk of marijuana-impaired driving as they move toward liberalizing marijuana laws. HLDI insurance claims data links legalizing recreational marijuana to an increase in motor […]
Estimating the Life-Cycle Cost of Intersection Designs
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP ) Web-Only Document 220: Estimating the Life-Cycle Cost of Intersection Designs describes the Life-Cycle Cost Estimation Tool (LCCET). The LCCET spreadsheet allows users to compare alternative intersection designs based on initial construction costs, ongoing maintenance and operations costs, operational efficiencies for a variety of modes, safety effects, and […]
2015 State Traffic Data Traffic Safety Fact Sheet
NHTSA: In 2015, there were 35,092 fatalities in the United States (50 States and the District of Columbia, excluding (Puerto Rico), an increase of 7 percent from 2014 (32,744). This image shows the 2015 traffic fatalities and the percent change from 2014 for each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Vermont and Oregon […]
FMCSA Urges Everyone to “Share the Road Safely” In National Safety Campaign
There are several simple actions passenger vehicle drivers should take while sharing the road with large trucks and buses: Stay out of the “No Zones” or blind spots at the front, back and sides of the vehicle Make sure they can see the driver in the mirror before safely passing Don’t cut in close while […]
Connected and Automated Vehicles: NCHRP Support for Transportation Agency Leaders
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a brochure that summarizes its research in the field of connected and automated vehicle. This resource explores how TRB is coordinating research to explore the legal, societal, operational, and other impacts that connected and automated vehicle technology may have on transportation agencies and the traveling public. […]
Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2016
Use of DOT-compliant motorcycle helmets was at 65.3 percent in 2016, not statistically different at the 0.05 level from 60.7 percent in 2015. This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed data on motorcycle helmet use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted […]
Be TireWise, Because the Only Thing Between You and the Road Are Your Tires!
Because safety is our top priority, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation want to make sure you have the tools to avoid being in one of the 11,000 tire-related crashes that happen each year. TireWise is your resource to help you make smart decisions to keep you and your family […]