Work zone safety management and research relies heavily on the quality of work zone crash data. However, it is possible that a police officer may misclassify a crash in structured data due to: … [Read more...] about Identification and Analysis of Misclassified Work-Zone Crashes Using Text Mining Techniques
Crash Reports
After 4 Deaths, SCDOT Expedites Removal of I-85 Construction Chutes in Cherokee County
Four people have been killed in vehicle crashes in the construction chutes along an Interstate 85 widening project in Cherokee County since January. The South Carolina Department of Transportation has … [Read more...] about After 4 Deaths, SCDOT Expedites Removal of I-85 Construction Chutes in Cherokee County
MoDOT Worker’s Family Grieves ‘Horrible’ Loss: Lloyd Crawford died Monday while working in Tracy
Lloyd Crawford, a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) worker, was hit and killed while performing flooding emergency work in Tracy, Missouri, along Route 273 at the intersection of Route 371 … [Read more...] about MoDOT Worker’s Family Grieves ‘Horrible’ Loss: Lloyd Crawford died Monday while working in Tracy
Detecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes From the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal
Several studies have shown that European police crash reports provide different detail degrees of work zone crash-related data. In this sense, the present study aims to verify the possibility of … [Read more...] about Detecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes From the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal
Detecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes from the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal
Several studies have shown that European police crash reports provide different detail degrees of work zone crash-related data. In this sense, the present study aims to verify the possibility of … [Read more...] about Detecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes from the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal
Close Call: Iowa DOT Worker Reminds Drivers to Move Over
Ronald Peiffer, an Iowa Department of Transportation worker, is safe after a semitruck hit his work truck while it was parked on the side of the highway. Peiffer wants his story to be a reminder for … [Read more...] about Close Call: Iowa DOT Worker Reminds Drivers to Move Over