The Smart Work Zone Speed Notification (SWZSN) system aims to alleviate congestion, queuing, and rear end crashes in work zones by informing drivers of the speed of the downstream segment using a type … [Read more...] about Evaluation of the Smart Work Zone Speed Notification System
Human Characteristics
Using Combined Multi-criteria Decision-Making and Data Mining Methods for Work Zone Safety: A Case Analysis
Work zone accidents are important concerns for transportation decision-makers. Therefore, knowledge of driving behaviors and traffic patterns are essential for identifying significant risk factors … [Read more...] about Using Combined Multi-criteria Decision-Making and Data Mining Methods for Work Zone Safety: A Case Analysis
A Method for Expressing and Displaying the Vehicle Behavior Distribution in Maintenance Work Zones
Maintenance work zones on the road network have impacts on the normal travelling of vehicles, which increase the risk of traffic accidents. The traffic characteristic analysis in maintenance work … [Read more...] about A Method for Expressing and Displaying the Vehicle Behavior Distribution in Maintenance Work Zones
Assessing the Impact of Smartphone Usage While Driving in Work Zones
The use of smartphones has been increasing over the last decade. The increase of smartphone usage by drivers is particularly concerning in highway work zones when operations and maintenance activities … [Read more...] about Assessing the Impact of Smartphone Usage While Driving in Work Zones
An Empirical Analysis on Temporal Stability of Factors in Work Zone Crashes in Florida: A Random Parameters Heterogeneity-in-Means Approach
Work-zone crashes in Florida have increased recently, particularly from 2012 to 2017. This study investigates on the factors leading to work-zone crashes in Florida in two distinct economic time … [Read more...] about An Empirical Analysis on Temporal Stability of Factors in Work Zone Crashes in Florida: A Random Parameters Heterogeneity-in-Means Approach
Modeling Drivers’ Travel Behavior Changes Caused by Highway Work Zones
It is critical to understand the impacts that work zones have on travel behavior and tripmaking, as more are implemented across the national highway system each year. For example, despite much … [Read more...] about Modeling Drivers’ Travel Behavior Changes Caused by Highway Work Zones