United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2021-01-01
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The number of fatal crashes occurring in daylight is about the same as those that occur in darkness. However, the nighttime fatality rate is three times the daytime rate because only 25 percent of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) occur at night. At nighttime, vehicles traveling at higher speeds may not have the ability to stop once a hazard or change i
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2021-01-01
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The many challenges of 2020 are reflected in changes to transportation behavior and ultimately into traffic safety. Over the preceding five years, fatalities and serious injuries have decreased approximately 9% annually; this year, there was a 3% increase in serious injuries and 8% increase in fatalities. These increases in deadly outcomes were cou
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2021-01-01
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Poor lighting conditions, obstructions such as parked cars, and horizontal or vertical roadway curvature can reduce visibility at crosswalks, contributing to safety issues. For multilane roadway crossings where vehicle volumes are in excess of 10,000 Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT), a marked crosswalk alone is typically not sufficient. Under su
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2021-01-01
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Highway Statistics Series: State Statistical Abstracts
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The data in these State by State Abstracts contain State-submitted data to FHWA on: motor fuel use, driver licensing, vehicle registration, State and local financing, land area, population, and vehicle miles of travel.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2021-01-01
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A Road Diet, or roadway reconfiguration, can improve safety, calm traffic, provide better mobility and access for all road users, and enhance overall quality of life. A Road Diet typically involves converting an existing four-lane undivided roadway to a three-lane roadway consisting of two through lanes and a center two-way left-turn lane (TWLTL).
United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2021-01-01
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) uses the term MOD to represent its vision for future mobility. MOD envisions a safe, reliable, and carefree mobility ecosystem that supports complete trips for all, both personalized mobility and goods delivery. The U.S. DOT achieves this vision by leveraging innovative technologies and facilitating
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2021-01-01
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every walk of life, allowing machines to learn from experience, adapt, and perform tasks that have historically required human cognition. Factors that have led to increased attention to AI in the last decade include increased computing power, mass data collection and storage, and innovations in AI alg
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A picture is worth a thousand words, especially in the traffic incident management (TIM) world, where images from the scene can help responders and transportation management center (TMC) operators alike. Video sharing allows responders to better plan their response, which ultimately improves safety and promotes safe, quick clearance.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2021-01-01
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The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has prepared this Annual Report for state fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021) to demonstrate the success of their safety program. During the 2021 reporting period, DelDOT continued its successful core HSIP sub-programs, including the Hazard Elimination Program (HEP), Systemic Safe
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This fact sheet describes how three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was used to aid design of the flume entry and flow accelerator sections that feed water flow into a 10-ft-wide channel for the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) partnered with eleven pilot project teams to assess and deploy resilience solutions. This case study is part of a series that summarizes the pilot projects and highlights transportation system resilience efforts at other agencies across the country. For more information, visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/envir
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The 2021 National Inventory of Specialty Lanes and Highways provides an inventory of 10 classes of specialty lanes and highways that complement general-purpose highways. These facilities provide time-savings or safer separation of travel for qualifying vehicles. The inventory covers all 50 States and Puerto Rico. Researchers and practitioners shoul
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2021-01-01
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The Colorado Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), which is identified as the Strategic Transportation Safety Plan (STSP) in Colorado, details the state's vision of having zero deaths and serious injuries so all people using any transportation mode arrive at their destination safety. The number of fatalities in Colorado have increased in 2020 (622)
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements
2021-01-01
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Solutions for integrating innovative overlay procedures into practices that can improve performance, lessen traffic impacts, and reduce the cost of pavement ownership. Approximately half of all infrastructure dollars are invested in pavements, and more than half of that investment is in overlays. By enhancing overlay performance, State and local hi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2021-01-01
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During the 2021 state fiscal year, TxDOT let to contract over $275M of Highway Safety Improvement Program projects and an additional $430M safety projects with Road to Zero funds. This past fiscal year was a historic year in terms of amount of funds dedicated strictly to stand alone safety construction projects. However, it deserves noting that the
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements
2021-01-01
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Solutions for integrating innovative overlay procedures into practices that can improve performance, lessen traffic impacts, and reduce the cost of pavement ownership. Approximately half of all infrastructure dollars are invested in pavements, and more than half of that investment is in overlays. By enhancing overlay performance, State and local hi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2021-01-01
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Highway Statistics Series: State Statistical Abstracts
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The data in these State by State Abstracts contain State-submitted data to FHWA on: motor fuel use, driver licensing, vehicle registration, State and local financing, land area, population, and vehicle miles of travel.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2021-01-01
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Highway Statistics Series: State Statistical Abstracts
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The data in these State by State Abstracts contain State-submitted data to FHWA on: motor fuel use, driver licensing, vehicle registration, State and local financing, land area, population, and vehicle miles of travel.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2021-01-01
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The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) continues the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads. HSIP requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highw
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