Commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are highly overrepresented in fatal work zone crashes nationwide. Many fatal work zone crashes involve rear-end collisions with traffic slowed or stopped in a queue. … [Read more...] about Providing In-Cab, Traffic-Related Warning Messages to Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
Audible Warning Devices in Vehicles
In-Vehicle Warnings for Work Zone and Related Rear-End Collisions: A Driving Simulator Experiment
Work zone area on roads is a critical component of road networks which concerns the safety of workers and passing by drivers. However, the passive speed reduction and lane changes caused by lane … [Read more...] about In-Vehicle Warnings for Work Zone and Related Rear-End Collisions: A Driving Simulator Experiment
Trimble and Purdue University Collaborate to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety
ARTBA members Trimble and Purdue University are partnering to develop a slowdown alert service that notifies commercial drivers to help reduce rear-end crashes, particularly in highway work zones. The … [Read more...] about Trimble and Purdue University Collaborate to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Connected Vehicle Weather and Work Zone Warnings in Improving Truck Driver Safety
Improving work zone safety remains a prime challenge for the transportation sector in the United States. In particular, the frequency and severity of work zone crashes involving large trucks in rural … [Read more...] about Assessment of the Effectiveness of Connected Vehicle Weather and Work Zone Warnings in Improving Truck Driver Safety
Minnesota Trialing Bluetooth ‘Tags’ to Warn Drivers About Highway Work Zones
Researchers at University of Minnesota have developed a system that uses Bluetooth tags to trigger in-vehicle audio warnings when approaching a highway work zone. The system can be easily attached to … [Read more...] about Minnesota Trialing Bluetooth ‘Tags’ to Warn Drivers About Highway Work Zones
Test and Evaluate a Bluetooth Based In-Vehicle Message System to Alert Motorists in Work Zones
Safe and efficient traffic flow in a work zone is a major concern for transportation agencies. To reduce risky behavior around work zones, we have developed a prototype system to investigate the … [Read more...] about Test and Evaluate a Bluetooth Based In-Vehicle Message System to Alert Motorists in Work Zones