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
Crash Reports
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
Update: Construction Worker Killed by Commercial Vehicle Near Columbus / Actualización: Trabajador de la Construcción Matado por Vehículo Comercial Cerca de Columbus
This article reports an incident involving a construction worker being hit by a commercial vehicle that occurred on the intersection of Highway 151 and Highway 73 near Columbus Township. / Este … [Read more...] about Update: Construction Worker Killed by Commercial Vehicle Near Columbus / Actualización: Trabajador de la Construcción Matado por Vehículo Comercial Cerca de Columbus
Poorly Installed Signs Played a Role in the Death of a Quebec Traffic Worker: CNESST
Poorly installed traffic sign tripods were a major factor that caused death of Lynda Lizotte, a flagger, last December in the Monteregie region. Traffic was being detoured to the northbound track due … [Read more...] about Poorly Installed Signs Played a Role in the Death of a Quebec Traffic Worker: CNESST
Minnesota MNCrash Design and Training Research Development
This report includes research activities that focused on the MNCrash interface design and training. A series of usability tests was conducted on the existing MNCrash interface system to document … [Read more...] about Minnesota MNCrash Design and Training Research Development
ODOT Pleads With Public After 12th Work Zone Crash Since February
Staff at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) took to Facebook to remind the public to slow down, move over, and pay attentions in work zones after a tractor-trailer crashed into the back of a … [Read more...] about ODOT Pleads With Public After 12th Work Zone Crash Since February