Popular opinion has it that "road rage" is increasingly prevalent in urban areas. Whether or not this opinion is true, driver frustration in congested conditions may lead to an increase in aggressive … [Read more...] about Understanding Road Rage: Implementation Plan for Promising Mitigation Measures
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Understanding Road Rage: Evaluation of Promising Mitigation Measures
Popular opinion has it that "road rage" is increasingly prevalent in the urban driving environment. Whether or not this opinion is true, driver frustration in congested conditions may lead to an … [Read more...] about Understanding Road Rage: Evaluation of Promising Mitigation Measures
Deployment and Evaluation of ITS Technology in Work Zones
Highways in rural areas where construction work is taking place experience many of the same traffic problems that are being experienced by large urban areas such as congestion, delays, aggressive … [Read more...] about Deployment and Evaluation of ITS Technology in Work Zones
5 Traffic Safety Hazards in Your Town
With 42,116 road traffic fatalities and 6,322,896 reported crashes, reducing traffic safety hazards counts mightily in the quality of urban life. Five problems stand out as those that most need … [Read more...] about 5 Traffic Safety Hazards in Your Town
Dynamic Late Merge Control Concept for Work Zones on Rural Interstate Highways
Conventional traffic control plans for lane closures of rural interstate normally work well as long as congestion does not develop. However, when the traffic demand exceeds the capacity of the work … [Read more...] about Dynamic Late Merge Control Concept for Work Zones on Rural Interstate Highways
Traffic Flow Characteristics of the “Late Merge” Work Zone Control Strategy
Conventional traffic control plans such as the one used in Nebraska ( NDOR Merge) for lane closures of rural Interstate highways normally work well as long as congestion does not develop. However, … [Read more...] about Traffic Flow Characteristics of the “Late Merge” Work Zone Control Strategy