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 report documents the general procedures and results associated with a before-and-after analysis of Phase I of the San Antonio TransGuide System. This analysis focuses on the issues of:1) safety; 2) incident management; and 3) driver understanding and utilization of the system. The first phase of the TransGuide System became operational July 26
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The basic objective of this research project is to estimate the capital and operating costs associated with providing general public and paratransit services in Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence, and Manhattan, Kansas over the next ten years (1997-2006). This report presents the results of the transit needs assessment for Wichita. The results reported in t
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This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseeds from North Dakota. This series began with the analysis of 1956-57 data and was published in Agricultural Economics Reports 15, 17, 44, 56, and 86 and Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 462. The compilation and analysis
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The purpose of the project, entitled "Development of a Methodology for Identifying Pavement Design and Construction Data Needed to Support a Forensic Investigation," is to develop a database containing information useful in identifying the premature failure of pavements. The practice of forensic engineering is growing within the area of infrastruct
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On rare occasions aircraft turbine engines fail catastrophically and send into the aircraft fragments that disrupt control, fuel, and propulsion systems and jeopardized the ability of the aircraft to land safely. To enhance the survivability of commercial aircraft in the event of an uncontained turbine engine failure, Federal Aviation Administratio
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This study performed an investigation on determining the appropriate number and locations of continental United States aerial ports. To accomplish this a linear programming formulation was adapted with the optimizing function based on trading off the cost of shipping cargo against port operating costs. Cargo would travel from CONUS origin, through
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The Puget Sound Emergency Response Operational Test (PuSHMe) tested two systems, one voice and the other text-based, that allowed drivers to signal a need for in-vehicle emergency assistance to a monitored response center. Evaluation occurred in four areas: (1) performance, (2) usability, (3) market analysis, and (4) institutional issues. It was co
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This report presents the results of research performed to identify and assess the work zone-related legislation that has been implemented in various states nationwide. As of 1997, 42 states had passed legislation pertaining to traffic laws in work zones. The report includes information on the types of legislation that has been passed, implementatio
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Improvements in the containership technology will require modern port terminal facilities. The number of ships calling on U.S. ports is likely to decrease, but larger and more automated containerships will increase the amount of cargo handled per ship. The result will be greater cargo tonnages handled by seaports and the need for faster vessel turn
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The balance of this report will examine the experiences U.S. production agriculture has had with deregulation of the transportation industry. It will highlight the evolution of the procurement segment of grain marketing, concentrating on the wheat origination region, as it is an important export commodity for both the Prairie Provinces in Canada an
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This study explores transportation alternatives for Council Bluffs. The intention is to explore alternatives that may potentially prove viable for other small cities faced with scattered development patterns and limited population density. The study includes a Council Bluffs geographic analysis, survey analysis, review of service options, service o
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 161.2 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-U increased 2.2 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in September, prior to
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The original design of hte National Automotive Sampling System - formerly the National Accident Sampling System - called for 75 PSUs randomly selected from PSUs which were grouped into various strata across the U.S. The implementation of the PSU sample occurred gradually with the first ten implemented in 1979, the second ten in 1980, the next ten i
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Operation Heli-STAR (Helicopter Short-Haul Transportation and Aviation Research} was established and operated in Atlanta, Georgia, during the period of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Heli-STAR had three major thrusts: I) the establishment and operation of a helicopter-based cargo transportation system, 2) the management of low-altitude air traf
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Coast Guard personnel, who used National Distress System (NDS) daily in the performance of their profession, were among the most knowledgeable NDS users. They understood the system?s shortcomings and the capabilities needed to strengthen the system so it could grow with the needs of the service and the public. To use this cache ofknowledge, Anteon
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This report presents the results of laboratory round robin flammability testing performed on thermal acoustical insulation blankets and the films used as insulation coverings. This work was requested by the aircraft industry as a result of actual incidents involving flame propagation on the thermal acoustical blankets. Vertical flammability testing
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Pedestrians who had been drinking make up about half of all adult pedestrian crash fatalities. About one-third of all adult pedestrian victims were at BACs of 15% or more (NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 1984-1993). This study examined racial/ethnic patterns of involvement in fatal crashes, then conducted focus group testing with
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This Advisory Circular (AC) describes to pilots, aircrew members, dispatchers, and other operations personnel the various types of clear air turbulence (CAT) and some of the weather patterns associated with it. Also included are "Rules of Thumb" for avoiding or minimizing CAT encounters. Appendix 1 provides a sample Atmospheric Hazards Advisory and
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In 1994, nearly 87,000 children under the age of five were injured or killed in traffic crashes across the nation, with 2,336 of these injuries and fatalities occurring in Michigan. The use of child restraint devices (CRDs, also called child safety seats) has been identified as an effective means of reducing trauma incurred by young vehicle occupan
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