TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 240: Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures documents the research results of multiple analyses … [Read more...] about Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures
Crash Characteristics
A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Severity Levels of Work Zone Crashes
The need for maintaining aging infrastructure and/or expanding road capacity leads to an increasing number of work zones presented on highways. Consequently, many crashes were observed in work zone … [Read more...] about A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Severity Levels of Work Zone Crashes
Evaluation of Work Zone Crashes in California
Work zone crashes have been a major concern of safety for many government agencies and travelling public. According to the Federal Highway Administration Fact & Statistics, there is need for … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Work Zone Crashes in California
Digesting Factors Influencing Construction, Maintenance and Utility Work Zone Traffic Injury Severities
This study digested factors affecting injury severities resulting from traffic crashes along work zones in Tennessee. Utilizing five years of crash data related to construction, maintenance and … [Read more...] about Digesting Factors Influencing Construction, Maintenance and Utility Work Zone Traffic Injury Severities
A Probit-Decision Tree Approach to Analyze Effects of Adverse Weather Conditions on Work Zone Crash Severity Using Second Strategic Highway Research Program Roadway Information Dataset
Identifying risk factors for road traffic injuries is one of the main priorities of transportation agencies. More than 12,000 fatal work zone crashes were reported between 2000 and 2013. In spite of … [Read more...] about A Probit-Decision Tree Approach to Analyze Effects of Adverse Weather Conditions on Work Zone Crash Severity Using Second Strategic Highway Research Program Roadway Information Dataset
A Tree-Based Ordered Probit Approach to Identify Factors Affecting Work Zone Weather-Related Crashes Severity in North Carolina Using the Highway Safety Information System Dataset
Work zone crashes are still on the rise due to the aging of US roads and the increase in traffic demand. Investigation of crash characteristics and determining contributing factors in work zones is … [Read more...] about A Tree-Based Ordered Probit Approach to Identify Factors Affecting Work Zone Weather-Related Crashes Severity in North Carolina Using the Highway Safety Information System Dataset