Traffic simulation tools are being increasingly adopted by DOTs for various traffic analysis studies, including assessing work zone traffic impacts. This is due, in part, to their ability to model … [Read more...] about Multivariate Regression for Estimating Driving Behavior Parameters in Work Zone Simulation to Replicate Field Capacities
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Younger Driver’s Evaluation of Vehicle Mounted Attenuator Markings in Work Zones Using a Driving Simulator
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of four vehicle mounted attenuator (VMA) markings used by the Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in work zones. A driving simulator was used to evaluate the … [Read more...] about Younger Driver’s Evaluation of Vehicle Mounted Attenuator Markings in Work Zones Using a Driving Simulator
Commuter Impacts and Behavior Changes during a Temporary Freeway Closure: The Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California
In the nine weeks between May 30 and July 31, 2008, a one-mile stretch of Interstate 5 (I-5) in downtown Sacramento, California was intermittently closed for a reconstruction (“the Fix I-5 project”, … [Read more...] about Commuter Impacts and Behavior Changes during a Temporary Freeway Closure: The Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California
Sequential Advanced Guide Signing for Work Zone Related Rerouting on Highways: The Effect of Longitudinal Location on the Driver’s Trajectory Control
This study examined the effects of a sequenced triple (i.e., announcement, instruction, marker) sign configuration for advanced guidance in a work zone related rerouting scenario on longitudinal and … [Read more...] about Sequential Advanced Guide Signing for Work Zone Related Rerouting on Highways: The Effect of Longitudinal Location on the Driver’s Trajectory Control
Headway and Safety Analysis of Speed Law Enforcement Techniques in Highway Work Zones
This paper investigated the headway distribution of platooning vehicles, presence of very short headways (<0.7secnond), and frequency of applying of brakes and changing lane in work zones with and … [Read more...] about Headway and Safety Analysis of Speed Law Enforcement Techniques in Highway Work Zones
Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
Mobile lane closures, which are increasingly used, are a potentially hazardous traffic control procedure for highway maintenance and operations activities. To improve the safety of workers and … [Read more...] about Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures