Mobile operations and highway maintenance work is among the riskiest activities of state highway agencies. Over the past ten years 1,300 fatal-major crashes occurred in Iowa due to mobile operations. … [Read more...] about Identification and Assessment of Risks Involved in Operations and Maintenance Activities on Highways: Crash Data Analysis and Development of Severity-Frequency Lists
Risk Analysis
Road Safety at Work Zones
The focus of this thematic report is improving safety for both employees and road users in relation to work zone areas on and adjacent to roads. The report sets the context by outlining the nature and … [Read more...] about Road Safety at Work Zones
A Probabilistic Quantitative Risk Assessment Model for the Long-Term Work Zone Crashes
Work zones especially long-term work zones increase traffic conflicts and cause safety problems. Proper casualty risk assessment for a work zone is of importance for both traffic safety engineers and … [Read more...] about A Probabilistic Quantitative Risk Assessment Model for the Long-Term Work Zone Crashes
Analyzing Highway Work Zone Crashes and Traffic Control Effectiveness
Work zones on the United States highway system create an inevitable disruption to regular traffic flows and have resulted in traffic safety problems. Systematically investigating work zone crashes is … [Read more...] about Analyzing Highway Work Zone Crashes and Traffic Control Effectiveness
Construction Project Administration and Management for Mitigating Work Zone Crashes and Fatalities: An Integrated Risk Management Model
The goal of this research is to mitigate the risk of highway accidents (crashes) and fatalities in work zones. The approach of this research has been to address the mitigation of work zone crashes … [Read more...] about Construction Project Administration and Management for Mitigating Work Zone Crashes and Fatalities: An Integrated Risk Management Model
Highway Work Zone Risk Factors and Their Impact on Crash Severity
Numerous factors may contribute to high-severity crashes in highway work zones. Identifying these factors and then alleviating their impact is a challenging task that traffic engineers and … [Read more...] about Highway Work Zone Risk Factors and Their Impact on Crash Severity