The 2019 Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit – Best Practices for Industry & Law Enforcement Partnerships brought together 158 attendees from 86 agencies and organizations involved in truck and bus … [Read more...] about Presentations from the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit: Best Practices for Industry & Law Enforcement Partnerships
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Driver Behavior Models for Heavy Vehicles and Passenger Cars at a Work Zone
Traffic impact assessment is a key step in the process of work zone planning and scheduling for transportation agencies. Microscopic traffic simulation models enable transportation agencies to … [Read more...] about Driver Behavior Models for Heavy Vehicles and Passenger Cars at a Work Zone
Use of Smart Work Zone Technology to Improve Work Space Access Point Safety
Large trucks have been significantly over-represented in work zone crashes. About one-half of those crashes involved a passenger vehicle running into the back of a large truck. One way to reduce … [Read more...] about Use of Smart Work Zone Technology to Improve Work Space Access Point Safety
Utilizing Probe-Vehicle Data for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) uses probe vehicle data from different sources to measure highway system mobility performance at both the macro- and microlevels. VDOT uses delay as … [Read more...] about Utilizing Probe-Vehicle Data for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management
Webinar: Best Practices in Work Zone Performance Management
As part of its Smarter Work Zones program, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is working to understand and improve the state of the practice of work zone performance management. FHWA is … [Read more...] about Webinar: Best Practices in Work Zone Performance Management