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
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Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program: Comprehensive Transition Plan – WYDOT
The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and … [Read more...] about Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program: Comprehensive Transition Plan – WYDOT
An Empirical Analysis of Driver Injury Severities in Work-Zone and Non-Work-Zone Crashes Involving Single-Vehicle Large Trucks
This study investigates the contributing factors influencing the driver injury severity of single, large truck crashes in work zones, as Florida ranks among the states with the highest rates of … [Read more...] about An Empirical Analysis of Driver Injury Severities in Work-Zone and Non-Work-Zone Crashes Involving Single-Vehicle Large Trucks
Assessment of Commercial Truck Driver Injury Severity Based on Truck Configuration Along a Mountainous Roadway Using Hierarchical Bayesian Random Intercept Approach
For the last decade, disaggregate modeling approach has been frequently practiced to analyze truck-involved crash injury severity. This included truck-involved crashes based on single and … [Read more...] about Assessment of Commercial Truck Driver Injury Severity Based on Truck Configuration Along a Mountainous Roadway Using Hierarchical Bayesian Random Intercept Approach
Characterizing Interstate Crash Rates Based on Traffic Congestion Using Probe Vehicle Data
Crash reduction factors are widely used by engineers for prioritizing safety investments. Work zones are routinely analyzed by the length and duration of queues. Queue detection warning technology has … [Read more...] about Characterizing Interstate Crash Rates Based on Traffic Congestion Using Probe Vehicle Data
Driver Distraction Among Commercial Vehicle Operators: A Study Using a Driving Simulator to Enhance Control
Driver distraction continues to be a topic that is regularly at the forefront of public discussion concerning safety on America’s roads and highways. This paper reports the simulator application and … [Read more...] about Driver Distraction Among Commercial Vehicle Operators: A Study Using a Driving Simulator to Enhance Control