In the process of highway reconstruction and expansion, understanding the characteristics of traffic accidents is important for safety management and prevention. Currently, there is a relative lack of … [Read more...] about Analysis of Traffic Accidents in Construction Zone Reconstruction and Expansion Based on Text Mining
Crash Analysis
Driver Injury Severity Analysis of Work Zone Crashes: A Bayesian Hierarchical Generalized Ordered Probit Approach
Highway work zones are locations where severe traffic crashes tend to occur. Most of the extant research on work zone crash severity neglects the discrepancy in the injuries sustained by different … [Read more...] about Driver Injury Severity Analysis of Work Zone Crashes: A Bayesian Hierarchical Generalized Ordered Probit Approach
Construction Work Zone Safety: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Construction Work Zone Crashes
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of work zone safety considering multiple factors, including crash severity, speed analysis, countermeasure analysis, and state-of-the-practice in DOTs. It … [Read more...] about Construction Work Zone Safety: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Construction Work Zone Crashes
Time Series Analysis of Highway Work Zone Crashes in North Carolina
Highway work zones present significant safety concerns. This study aims to identify spatial and temporal factors that affect the number of highway work zone crashes in North Carolina (NC). The data … [Read more...] about Time Series Analysis of Highway Work Zone Crashes in North Carolina
Project-Based Crash Analysis for Crash Risk Reduction During Pavement Preservation
Low-cost safety improvements, road diets, and project upgrades are three typical solutions to integrate the concept of Complete Streets into pavement preservation programs of state departments of … [Read more...] about Project-Based Crash Analysis for Crash Risk Reduction During Pavement Preservation
Key Factors and Representative Scenarios in Work Zone Safety: Indiana Crash Data Analysis
Work zones are unique construction sites having multiple elements and complex scenarios. Existing studies have utilized crash data to explore the key factors contributing to work zone crashes. … [Read more...] about Key Factors and Representative Scenarios in Work Zone Safety: Indiana Crash Data Analysis