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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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1997-01-01
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The Census Bureau provides rural and urban population breakdowns every 10 years. The latest figures available are for 1990, when rural areas made up 25 percent of the total U.S. population. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) uses the variable "Roadway Function Class" to identify rural and urban areas, as determined by the state highway d
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1997-01-01
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There are approximately 24 million people age 70 years and older in the United States. In 1996, this age group made up 9 percent of the total U.S. resident population, compared with 8 percent in 1986. From 1986 to 1996, this older segment of the population grew 2.2 times as fast as the total population. Older drivers made up 9 percent of all licens
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Indiana. Governor's Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving
1997-01-01
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The 892 fatal crashes in 1999 resulted in 1,021 fatalities. This equates to a fatality each and every 8½ hours during 1999. The number of fatalities and fatal crashes represented one of the worst years in the past decade for Indiana. The 72,883 injuries occurred at a rate of oneinjury every 7.2 minutes. There were 217,340 crashes in the State, or o
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Includes The Merchant Marine Act, 1936, The Maritime Security Act of 1996, The Shipping Act of 1984, and related Acts [as amended through the 104th Congress].
Waterborne Commerce of the United States (WCUS), Part 1, Calendar Year 1997 is one of a series of five (5) publications containing statistics on the commercial movement of foreign and domestic cargo. WCUS, Part 1, presents detailed data by commodity and ;See also PB99-133761 and PB99-147167.;pg 354
Since 1991, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has had a concentrated program to facilitate the development and deployment of effective safety-related collision avoidance systems as part of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program within the U. S. Department of Transportation. Research was initiated in developing
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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1997-01-01
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This report contains highlights of the major accomplishments and applications that have been made by Airport and Aircraft Safety researchers and by our university, industry, and government colleagues during the past year. The highlights illustrate both the broad range of research and development (R&D) activities supported by the FAA and the contrib
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In an attempt to reduce reflective cracking on overlay projects a study was conducted thatconsisted of sealing all transverse cracks greater than ¼ inch with hot crack sealers before theproject was resurfaced. The experiment will evaluate the effectiveness of two types of cracksealants and two methods of crack sealing. One method was simply to fill
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The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department of Transportation (DOT) reflects the Administration’s strong commitment to a streamlined, efficient and effective government. A total of $37.5 billion is proposed for investment in transportation programs in FY 1997, slightly higher than in FY 1996 (this includes appropriations, obligation limi
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The Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center's strategic plan provides a direction for the future based on analysis of factors affecting current Logistics Center business operations. The FAA Logistics Center management team analyzed the current environment, external factors that could change that environment, and identified strategies to me
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1997-01-01
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Speeding - exceeding the posted speed limit or driving too fast for conditions - is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. In 1996, speeding was a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes, and 12,998 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is est
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-01-01
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For several years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sought to reduce highway accidents through effective and practical in-vehicle electronic driver aids and warning systems. The national ITS program has strengthened the support base for focused research into why collisions occur and how the development of intelligenttechnologi
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This guidance manual contains procedures for identifying, collecting, organizing, and using data for transportation planning purposes. Specific discussions are included ion strategic assessments of data needs, a framework for organizing data, cost effectiveness of data, and the integration and consistency of data. The guidance contained herein will
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1997-01-01
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This overview fact sheet contains statistics on motor vehicle fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (although Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). Crash and injury statistics are based on data from the Gen
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The primary goal of the ongoing ICCI coal preparation research project is to reduce ash and sulfur content in coal by using fine grinding and other coal cleaning processes. The ultrafine coal particles that result from the grinding and cleaning operations are difficult to dewater, and create problems in their storage, handling and transportation. T
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The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide anoverview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently requested information available. Information from 1997 comprises the major portion of the book; however, basic historic trends are also provided for reference. The Motor Vehicle Traffic
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that supersedes AD 95- 20-07, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main gear side brace studs for cracks on certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 series airplanes, and replacing any cracked main gear side brace stud. This AD reta
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This synthesis will be of interest to state department of transportation (DOT) roadway design, traffic, structural, maintenance, and research engineers and others concerned with highway safety issues. This synthesis describes the current state of the practice for the use of guardrails and median barriers and their crashworthiness. It includes infor
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
1997-01-01
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NYSERDA’s R&D program has five major areas: Industry, Buildings, Energy Resources, Transportation, and Environment. NYSERDA organizes projects within these five major areas based on energy use and supply, and end-use sectors. As a result, cross-cutting issues such as waste management, energy products, and renewable energy technologies, among others
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This program is the Commonwealth Transportation Board's plan for the use of funds anticipated to be available for ports, airports, public transit, and highway construction in the 1996-97 fiscal year. The Board also uses this Six-Year Program to distribute funds anticipated for the next five fiscal years through 2001-2002. The Board's principal obje
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