The Michigan Senate committee recently advanced legislation to authorize automated technology for enforcing speed limits in construction zones, following the successful example of states like … [Read more...] about Talking Michigan Transportation: Slow but Steady Progress on Legislation to Protect Road Workers
Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan Department of Transportation Permission to Experiment – 6(09)-35 (E): Driveway Assistance Device, Contract ID 77024-130024
The purpose of this report is to present the results of the deployment of Driveway Assistance Devices (DADs) as part of a temporary signal system on M-19 in St. Clair County. The project is part of … [Read more...] about Michigan Department of Transportation Permission to Experiment – 6(09)-35 (E): Driveway Assistance Device, Contract ID 77024-130024
Evaluation of Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs on Freeway Interchange Ramps
Dynamic speed feedback signs (DSFS) are promising countermeasure to reduce curve speeds and subsequent lane departures at freeway interchange ramps, although their use in such contexts has been … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs on Freeway Interchange Ramps
How Automated Speed Enforcement Could Save Road Workers Lives
This edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast includes conversations with two people working on initiatives to protect workers on Michigan’s roads and bridges. John Osika, a veteran of … [Read more...] about How Automated Speed Enforcement Could Save Road Workers Lives
Talking Michigan Transportation: How Using Technology to Curb Speeding in Work Zones Has Worked in Other States
Automated traffic enforcement programs were implemented in Illinois, the first state to authorize the use of automated traffic enforcement programs to enforce speed limits in highway work zones in … [Read more...] about Talking Michigan Transportation: How Using Technology to Curb Speeding in Work Zones Has Worked in Other States
Talking Michigan Transportation: New Research Yields Surprises on Traffic Safety Messages
On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations with two academics studying the effect of safety messages on driver behavior. First, Joshua Madsen, a professor of accounting … [Read more...] about Talking Michigan Transportation: New Research Yields Surprises on Traffic Safety Messages