Work zones are road sections where road construction or maintenance activities take place. These work zones usually have different alignment and furniture than the original road and thus temporary … [Read more...] about Improved Road Safety at Work Zones Using Advanced Traveler Information Systems
Measures of Effectiveness
Effectiveness Evaluation of Section Speed Control in Czech Motorway Work Zones
The goal of section speed control is to increase speed limit compliance in the monitored road sections, decrease speed variance and improve traffic safety. General experience with section speed … [Read more...] about Effectiveness Evaluation of Section Speed Control in Czech Motorway Work Zones
Evaluation of Truck-Mounted Automated Flagger Assistance Devices in Missouri: Case Study
To improve work zone safety by replacing human flaggers, a new Automated Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) developed by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) was investigated through field … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Truck-Mounted Automated Flagger Assistance Devices in Missouri: Case Study
Impact of Work Zone Signage on Driver Speeding Behavior: A Driving Simulator Study
Speeding in a work zone needs to be tackled effectively to enhance work zone safety. This study evaluates the influence of three different work zone signs – speed photo enforced signs, dynamic speed … [Read more...] about Impact of Work Zone Signage on Driver Speeding Behavior: A Driving Simulator Study
A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-Based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images
Detecting the safety vests is an important foundation for various applications in safety management and productivity measurement. The fluorescent yellow-green color and fluorescent orange-red color of … [Read more...] about A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-Based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images
Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Construction Site
It is axiomatic that, most cases in regards to the accidents around the vicinity of construction site has always been happening in Malaysia. In fact, we had collected and accumulated the data through … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Construction Site