Highway work zones create an inevitable disruption in regular traffic flows and result in traffic crashes with injuries or fatalities. In many of these crashes, driver errors have been reported as the … [Read more...] about Investigating the Human Factors Involved in Severe Crashes in Highway Work Zones
Countermeasures
Determining the Effectiveness of Temporary Traffic Control Measures in Highway Work Zones
Highway work zones constitute a major safety concern for government agencies, legislatures, the highway industry, and the traveling public. Each year, hundreds of people lose their lives and many more … [Read more...] about Determining the Effectiveness of Temporary Traffic Control Measures in Highway Work Zones
Temporary Rumble Strips
The New York State Department of Transportation recently adopted seven work zone intrusion countermeasures to increase safety of the workers and driving public. Among these countermeasures adopted was … [Read more...] about Temporary Rumble Strips
Review of Safety Measures, Standards & Practices
The ARROWS Project (Advanced Research on Road Work Zone Safety Standards in Europe) is funded by the European Commission under the Transport RTD Programme of the 4th Framework Programme. It began on … [Read more...] about Review of Safety Measures, Standards & Practices
Workshop on Synthesis of Improved Sets of Safety Measures
The present Deliverable 3 reports on the work carried out within ARROWS Workpackage 3 (Workshop on Synthesis of Improved Sets of Safety Measures). The report includes a detailed record of the two-day … [Read more...] about Workshop on Synthesis of Improved Sets of Safety Measures
Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods
The present Deliverable 2 reports on the work carried out for Workpackage 2 of the ARROWS Project, titled Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods. The main objectives of … [Read more...] about Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods