This paper aims to compare the rear-end crash risk in work zone activity areas by using work zone traffic trajectory data collected from Singapore and Beijing, as well as analyze the differences of … [Read more...] about Comparative Study on Beijing and Singapore’s Work Zone Rear-End Crash Risks
Rear End Crashes
Work Zones Versus Nonwork Zones: Risk Factors Leading to Rear-End and Sideswipe Collisions
Tens of thousands of vehicular collisions occur annually in work zones with nearly double the fatality risk as compared to all collisions (work zone and nonwork zone). Due to this increase in risk, … [Read more...] about Work Zones Versus Nonwork Zones: Risk Factors Leading to Rear-End and Sideswipe Collisions
Safety Effects of Portable End-of-Queue Warning System Deployments at Texas Work Zones
The reduction of upstream end-of-queue (EOQ) crashes at work zone lane closures has been a focus of the Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, for several years. An ongoing widening effort on … [Read more...] about Safety Effects of Portable End-of-Queue Warning System Deployments at Texas Work Zones
Safe Trucking Through Work Zones
This brochure offers safety tips for trucking through work zones. Statistics and the most commonly occurred types and locations of large truck crashes in work zones are also provided. … [Read more...] about Safe Trucking Through Work Zones
In-Depth Analysis of Drivers’ Merging Behavior and Rear-End Crash Risks in Work Zone Merging Areas
This study investigates the drivers’ merging behavior and the rear-end crash risk in work zone merging areas during the entire merging implementation period from the time of starting a merging … [Read more...] about In-Depth Analysis of Drivers’ Merging Behavior and Rear-End Crash Risks in Work Zone Merging Areas
Analysis of Expected Crash Reduction Benefits and Costs of Truck-Mounted Attenuator Use in Work Zones
A truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) is a device that attaches to the back of a work truck to help protect work crews and the traveling public from the severe consequences of rear-end crashes between … [Read more...] about Analysis of Expected Crash Reduction Benefits and Costs of Truck-Mounted Attenuator Use in Work Zones