After two track workers were killed five months ago, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews. But Amtrak failed to follow the safety recommendations. … [Read more...] about Amtrak Didn’t Heed Work-Zone Speed Advice Before Fatal Crash
Traffic Regulations
Increasing Speed Limit Compliance in Motorway Work Zones: A Human System Integration Approach
Speeding in motorway work zones lowers the perceived safety of road workers and increases the accident risks of traffic participants. In a work zone, traffic participants share the road with road … [Read more...] about Increasing Speed Limit Compliance in Motorway Work Zones: A Human System Integration Approach
Proposed Bill Would Give MassDOT Power to Enforce Speed Limits for Road Work Areas
There were more than 390 work zone crashes in Massachusetts in 2016. A proposed Massachusetts bill will authorize MassDOT to set a reduced speed limit in construction zones or other hazardous areas. … [Read more...] about Proposed Bill Would Give MassDOT Power to Enforce Speed Limits for Road Work Areas
Impacts of Night-Time Work-Zone Speed Restrictions on Freeway Speed Characteristics: A Case Study on Edmonton, Canada
Freeway work zone is considered as a potentially hazardous zone, which asks for special speed restriction to provide a relatively safe environment for road users and workers. However, the efficacy of … [Read more...] about Impacts of Night-Time Work-Zone Speed Restrictions on Freeway Speed Characteristics: A Case Study on Edmonton, Canada
Drivers’ Lane Change Maneuver and Speed Behavior in Freeway Work Zones
Lane changing and merging occurs more frequently in work zones than other roadway conditions due to mandatory lane changes that occur in work zones with lane closures. Discretionary lane changes are … [Read more...] about Drivers’ Lane Change Maneuver and Speed Behavior in Freeway Work Zones
Advantages and Challenges of a Video-Based Experiment to Investigate Drivers’ Speed Choice at Work Zones
This paper reports part of a larger study conducted in Norway about speed choice at roadworks. The method utilized was four videos of real work zones. One urban road and one rural road were filmed at … [Read more...] about Advantages and Challenges of a Video-Based Experiment to Investigate Drivers’ Speed Choice at Work Zones