Work zones include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver’s maneuverability differ within each work zone area. … [Read more...] about Risk Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity by Work Zone Area
Injury Severity
Impacts of Work Zone Configurations on Passenger-Car Crash Injury Severities
Work zone safety remains a priority to the Federal Highway Administration, state highway departments, highway engineers, and the traveling public. Work zones create a hospitable environment for … [Read more...] about Impacts of Work Zone Configurations on Passenger-Car Crash Injury Severities
Balsi Beam Deployment Support
This study deals with a cost benefit analysis of the Balsi Beam Crash protection System. This system has been developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide positive … [Read more...] about Balsi Beam Deployment Support
Analysis of Injury Severity of Large Truck Crashes in Work Zones
Work zones are critical parts of the transportation infrastructure renewal process consisting of rehabilitation of roadways, maintenance, and utility work. Given the specific nature of a work zone … [Read more...] about Analysis of Injury Severity of Large Truck Crashes in Work Zones
Injury Outcomes and Costs for Work Zone Crashes
The main objective of this research was to quantify the injury outcomes and develop reliable and comprehensive injury costs for work zone crashes based on crash type (rear-end, head-on, etc.) and … [Read more...] about Injury Outcomes and Costs for Work Zone Crashes
Factors Influencing Injury Severity to Highway Workers in Work Zone Intrusion Accidents
Objective: Highway workers in work zones are in close proximity to traveling vehicles, exposing them to injury risks when vehicles intrude into the work zone. The purpose of this research was to … [Read more...] about Factors Influencing Injury Severity to Highway Workers in Work Zone Intrusion Accidents