The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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This research evaluates the performance of non-intrusive detection technologies (NITs) for traffic signals in Minnesota. Prior work shows that while no single NIT device performs best in all situations, under specific circumstances, some NIT devices consistently outperform others. Our goal in this research is to find which NIT devices perform bette
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Posted speed limits (PSLs) are a highly complex issue involving engineering, human factors, and political and societal concerns. On a national level, recent research along with calls to change how speed limit are set, especially for city streets, have generated extensive discussion on future speed limit setting procedures. Within this TxDOT project
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For the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Department of Highways, project development encompasses all the work activities needed to move a transportation project from concept and project initiation to construction letting. Developing projects efficiently requires the adoption of sound project management practices. Although KYTC has a long tr
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This study reviews Kentucky’s vehicle licensing and registration program, evaluates methods of motor vehicle title fraud, examines current anti-fraud mechanisms in Kentucky, reports on vehicle titling and anti-fraud efforts in other states, assesses Ohio’s vehicle inspection program, and develops a proposal for a new Kentucky rebuilt title inspecti
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The primary objective of this research was to evaluate pavement damage that may occur during the pavement milling process, which is critical to the overlay design and performance of asphalt pavements. To achieve this purpose, the most common milling practices in Indiana were implemented on several trial sections and various damage characterization
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With noticeable staff turnover in certain employment classifications, NJDOT engaged Cambridge Systematics (CS) to conduct the Compensation Scan and Retention Study. This scope of work is focused on researching and collecting information on compensation and retention of employees utilized by municipalities and county transportation agencies, private
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Underlying most VISSIM™ calibration is the adjustment of the Wiedemann car following parameters used to simulate vehicle behavior within the model. The Wiedemann models directly influence a roadway segment’s capacity, saturation flow, density, etc. Several key features were identified as part of this study. Through the project a calibration approac
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Deep foundations are typically considered when subsurface soil conditions are weak and unable to safely support superstructure loads. In these cases, pile foundations are used to carry superstructure loads and transfer them deep into the ground. Therefore, an accurate assessment of pile resistance is crucial for the safe and economical design of pi
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Accurately predicting bat use of bridges is an important need for planning of bridge repair and maintenance. However, less than 1% of bridges in Ohio have been surveyed for bats, limiting the inferences that can be drawn from existing data and modelling tools. We developed a method for passive camera surveys of bat use of bridges and reevaluated OD
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This research studied the relationship between removal methods used to remove pavement markings and driver confusion when encountering ghost lines. The study included field based and driver video experiments. Video data was collected at five locations in Oregon to examine the frequency with which drivers did not follow the correct markings when enc
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The primary metric for measuring electric vehicle (EV) adoption growth is new car sales. However, to enable mass market penetration, EV adoption in the used car market will play a crucial role. The used vehicle market is relatively understudied or has been studied mostly for specific regions. This project analyzed US national consumer expenditure s
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The three main objectives of this research were to identify bridge segment geometries (width to length ratios) susceptible to this type of distortion, develop best practices to mitigate transverse bowing of match-cast bridge segments during production, and to determine which practical curing mitigation measures are most effective in reducing bowing
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Traffic control devices are a primary means of communicating highway information to road users. The design, application, and maintenance of traffic control devices are under constant transformation as new technologies, methodologies, and policies are introduced. This project provides the Texas Department of Transportation with a mechanism to conduc
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Tennessee Department of Transportation Research is required to provide compensatory mitigation credits per Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Tennessee’s Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit program when aquatic resource losses occur from highway construction. The Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool (TN SQT V.1) was created in 2019 to generate d
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-04-01
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This document provides guidance to analytical users of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) decoding information generated for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) crash studies using NHTSA’s Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing (vPIC). The vPIC VIN decoder is built based on the vehicle manufacturer submissions to
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-04-01
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to reduce the occurrence of distracted driving and raise awareness of its dangers. This risky driving behavior poses a danger not only to vehicle occupants but pedestrians and pedalcyclists as well. Driver distraction is a specific type of driver inattention that occurs when drivers divert at
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The Bismarck Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (B-M MPO) Travel Demand Model (TDM) undergoes a comprehensive update every five years to incorporate the latest ground truths/data and advancements in transportation modeling techniques. The latest update incorporates data from the base year 2021 and partially from 2022, necessitated by the uni
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This Phase 1 study was undertaken to evaluate cracking related to dowel bars and tie bars in concrete pavement. The results of the literature review and field studies suggest that under some conditions, restraint caused by dowel bars and tie bars in the concrete result in high early age stresses that contribute to cracking. Field evaluation of six
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