This project aims to help improve work zone driver safety in Indiana through driver education and public awareness campaigns. The project focused on two specific objectives: (1) to design a public … [Read more...] about Design of Educational Material and Public Awareness Campaigns for Improving Work Zone Driver Safety
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VDOT & Virginia State Police Explore Speed Camera Enforcement for I-81 Work Zones
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia State Police are working on a pilot project that could bring speed camera enforcement to work zones on Interstate 81 to reduce the number of … [Read more...] about VDOT & Virginia State Police Explore Speed Camera Enforcement for I-81 Work Zones
VDOT Working With Construction Contractors to Decrease Collisions Along I-81 Work Zones
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is working with a construction contractor along I-81 between exits 137 and 141 to decrease the number of crashes, which have led to traffic backups … [Read more...] about VDOT Working With Construction Contractors to Decrease Collisions Along I-81 Work Zones
Characterization, Detection, and Segmentation of Work-Zone Scenes From Naturalistic Driving Data
This paper elucidates the automatic detection and analysis of work zones (construction zones) in naturalistic roadway images. An underlying motivation is to identify locations that may pose a … [Read more...] about Characterization, Detection, and Segmentation of Work-Zone Scenes From Naturalistic Driving Data
A Case Study Approach to Understand Heavy Truck Safety-critical Events in Work Zones
Large trucks are overrepresented in work zone crashes. Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts show that, in 2017, 30% of work zone fatal crashes … [Read more...] about A Case Study Approach to Understand Heavy Truck Safety-critical Events in Work Zones
Analysis of Temporal Stability of Contributing Factors to Truck-Involved Crashes at Work Zones in South Carolina
This study examines factors that contributed to truck-involved work zone crash injury in South Carolina, a state which experienced a rise in the number of injury crashes from 2014 to 2018. The outcome … [Read more...] about Analysis of Temporal Stability of Contributing Factors to Truck-Involved Crashes at Work Zones in South Carolina