Large trucks are overrepresented in work zone crashes. Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts show that, in 2017, 30% of work zone fatal crashes … [Read more...] about A Case Study Approach to Understand Heavy Truck Safety-critical Events in Work Zones
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Researchers to Deploy Smart Work Zone in Wise, Virginia
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers have partnered with the Virginia Department of Transportation and GeoStabilization International to deploy their full smart work zone technology … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Researchers to Deploy Smart Work Zone in Wise, Virginia
A Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection System for Highway Construction Work Zones
In order to reduce the risk of collisions for roadway construction workers, this research aims to develop an innovative holistic solution at roadway work zones. In this research, a connected hazard … [Read more...] about A Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection System for Highway Construction Work Zones
An Empirical Method of Ascertaining the Null Points from a Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) Roadside Unit (RSU) at a Highway On/Off-Ramp
The deployment of dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) roadside units (RSUs) allows a connected or automated vehicle to acquire information from the surrounding environment using … [Read more...] about An Empirical Method of Ascertaining the Null Points from a Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) Roadside Unit (RSU) at a Highway On/Off-Ramp
Researchers’ Prototype Vest Offers a Warning System for Roadside Construction Workers, Rescue Personnel
Working at a construction site is a dangerous job. Virginia Tech researchers created InZoneAlert vest which combines radio sensors that construction workers can wear on or inside vests with connected … [Read more...] about Researchers’ Prototype Vest Offers a Warning System for Roadside Construction Workers, Rescue Personnel