On June 26, 2021, the 2021 Laws of Minn., 1st SS, Chap. 5, Art. 4, Sec. 139 was passed requiring the Commissioners of Transportation and Public Safety to perform a work zone speed management study. … [Read more...] about Work Zone Speed Management Study
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Assessment of Commercial Truck Driver Injury Severity Based on Truck Configuration Along a Mountainous Roadway Using Hierarchical Bayesian Random Intercept Approach
For the last decade, disaggregate modeling approach has been frequently practiced to analyze truck-involved crash injury severity. This included truck-involved crashes based on single and … [Read more...] about Assessment of Commercial Truck Driver Injury Severity Based on Truck Configuration Along a Mountainous Roadway Using Hierarchical Bayesian Random Intercept Approach
Navigating the Work Zone Safely and Successfully
Jerry Ullman, Regents Fellow and manager of the Work Zones and Dynamic Message Signs Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, discusses the environment drivers have to navigate in work … [Read more...] about Navigating the Work Zone Safely and Successfully
Road Construction Accidents Increase Even as COVID-19 Keeps Drivers Away
With the COVID-19 lockdowns, many state DOTs fast tracked construction jobs thinking there would be fewer cars on the road. However, in 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … [Read more...] about Road Construction Accidents Increase Even as COVID-19 Keeps Drivers Away