Cell phone use while driving is one of the most common distracted driving behaviors among young adults, leading to fatal crashes. However, limited research has explored this topic particularly in the … [Read more...] about The Salience of Highway Work Zone Safety and Cell Phone Use Among US Young Adults: Formative Evaluation for Future Campaign Development
Attitudes
ODOT: The Cars Zooming to the Orange Barrels Before Merging Are Doing It Right
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) endorses the zipper merge technique to reduce traffic congestion and delays during lane closures on interstates. Despite common frustration among drivers … [Read more...] about ODOT: The Cars Zooming to the Orange Barrels Before Merging Are Doing It Right
Research Explores Safer Work Zones for Flaggers
Highway workers face significant dangers, exacerbated by erratic driver behavior in work zones. In response, agencies like the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) have pursued innovative … [Read more...] about Research Explores Safer Work Zones for Flaggers
What Drives Construction Workers’ Acceptance of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace?: Indoor Localization and Wearable Health Devices for Occupational Safety and Health
The use of wearable sensing devices (e.g., GPS and physiological sensors) can open a new door toward occupational safety and health management in physically demanding and hazardous construction (e.g., … [Read more...] about What Drives Construction Workers’ Acceptance of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace?: Indoor Localization and Wearable Health Devices for Occupational Safety and Health
User Perceptions of Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators: Implications on Work Zone Safety
Objective: Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMAs) have the potential to improve work zone safety by removing the human driver out of a vehicle that is positioned in work zones to absorb impact … [Read more...] about User Perceptions of Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators: Implications on Work Zone Safety
Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Missouri Alternate Lane Shift Configurations
The objective of this project is to evaluate MoDOT’s alternate lane shift sign configuration for work zones. The single sign proposed by MoDOT provides the traveler with enough information to let them … [Read more...] about Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Missouri Alternate Lane Shift Configurations