This paper presents the results of an analysis focusing on large truck-involved work zone fatal crashes using seven-year crash data in the State of Florida. Decision tree/random forest models were … [Read more...] about Analysis of Fatal Truck-Involved Work Zone Crashes in Florida: Application of Tree-Based Models
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Analysis of Truck-Involved Work Zone Crash Fatalities in Florida: Application of Tree-Based Models
This paper presents the results of an analysis focusing on recognition of large truck-involved work zone crash patterns. Recognizing the limitations of logistic regression models that were commonly … [Read more...] about Analysis of Truck-Involved Work Zone Crash Fatalities in Florida: Application of Tree-Based Models
Construction Worker Hit and Killed by Flatbed Truck on S. Billings Blvd. Exit
Jeffrey Dyekman, a 52-year-old Montana Department of Transportation worker, was killed in a fatal crash involving four vehicles that occurred near the South Billings Boulevard exit on I-90. Dyekman … [Read more...] about Construction Worker Hit and Killed by Flatbed Truck on S. Billings Blvd. Exit
ODOT Making Changes After Eighth Crashes off I-270
Eight trucks went off the highway since April. Those crashes have coincided with highway lanes narrowing and shifting caused by an I-270 widening project. To prevent such crashes in the future, Ohio … [Read more...] about ODOT Making Changes After Eighth Crashes off I-270
Intelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area
Even though a lot of countermeasures have been implemented in construction area (or called work zone), there are still many crashes in work zone reported in the United States. Angle and rear-end … [Read more...] about Intelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area
Analysis of Large Truck Overrepresentation in Fatal Work Zone Crashes
This paper documents an analysis of fatal work zone crash data on US roadways for calendar years 2012 through 2014 in order to better understand when and where large trucks tend to be most … [Read more...] about Analysis of Large Truck Overrepresentation in Fatal Work Zone Crashes