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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One potential advancement of the four-step travel model process is the forecasting and simulation of individual activities and travel. A common concern with such an approach is that the data and computational requirements for a large-scale, regional microsimulation may be so intensive that a successful application would be virtually impossible for
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The purpose of this research project was to gather and redistribute information on how transit agencies are finding ways to either generate new revenues or reduce costs without harming the best interests of their passengers. This research project was based on the idea that transit agencies have a great deal to learn from each other in the areas of
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This report addresses the potential consequences of the impact and penetration of fuel tanks by debris from uncontained engine failures on commercial jet aircraft. The report presents a brief review of accident data and of the pertinent technical literature, a detailed analysis of in-tank ignition by hot fragments, and parametric calculations using
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-01-01
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This study presents the results of an analysis to estimate the effect of a one hundred (1 00) pound reduction in theaverage weight of passenger vehicles on the crash rates of driver incapacitating injury. The analysis was conductedas a part of the effort by NHTSA to study the effect of hypothetical decreases in vehicle weight on the crashes,injurie
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KENTUCKY’S TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS report for 1997 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, “every law enforcement agency whose officers investigate a vehicle accident of which a report must be made..
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The purpose of this report is to compile, in one document, information on the characteristics and the physical condition of the various elements of public airports in Illinois as well as data on actual use of both the publicly and privately owned airports in the state.
A projection of the form and direction that the U.S. transportation system will take over the next 25 years has been made as a foundation for the development of a national transportation policy, but the report is not itself written as a plan of action. Detailed are the choices faced by Americans in dealing with their dominant taxpayer-financed high
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State of Montana Department of Transportation Construction Manual for 1997. Describes Montana DOT organization, contract administration, and construction practices.
The mileage and vehicle miles of travel data in the following tables are based on roads/streets located within the District's geographical boundaries (Administrative District). Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) are calculated by multiplying the mileage times the annual average daily traffic (AADT). VMT data are expressed as either daily vehicle miles o
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The 1997 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics booklet is a report published by the Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Permission is given to freely copy and distribute this booklet and the information within it. This publication is a statistical review of reportable motor vehicle traffic
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A literature review was undertaken to identify what indicators (if any) could be used to measure the social consequences of injuries. The objectives of the search were (1) to find out what different aspects of social life can be affected by injuries, (2) to learn what are the mechanism and risk factors leading to these effects, (3) to gather inform
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Waterborne Commerce of the United States, WCUS, Part 3 is one of a series publications which provides statistics on foreign and domestic waterborne commerce moved on the United States waters. WCUS, Parts 1-4 present detailed data on movements of vessels and commodities at ports and harbors and on the waterways canals of the United States, the Commo
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
1997-01-01
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The size of commercial GEO satellites has steadily grown as a result of the telecommunications market demanding more satellites with higher power and more transponders. Many analysts within the satellite manufacturing and launch industries see this trend continuing. In 1996, the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) was split
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
1997-01-01
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The satellite launch industry has steadily grown and matured to take on the features of a truly commercial industry. This year, commercial launches outnumber government launches for the first time. New launch systems, such as the Delta 3, Sea Launch, and H2A, are in development, supported almost entirely by commercial launch demand. An emergingdeve
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-01-01
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This summary reports the status of State statutes (or regulations) that are concerned with either speed limit or speed related violations as of January 1, 1997. The summary is divided into three areas: (1) Introduction; (2) Summary Tables; and (3) a State by State Analysis. The State by State Analysis is organized by State and then by specific lega
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The MPO in the Southwest Washington and Oregon initiated a major activity and travel behavior survey from the Spring of 1994 to the Fall 1994, including the Stated Preference survey for river-crossing trip behavior. The purpose of the survey is to gain an in-depth understanding of the activities and travel behavior of households as well as individu
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This report presents the results of a number of detailed Iowa access management case studies. Case studies were selected to provide a cross-section of locations and community sizes in Iowa as well as a variety of project types. Projects were analyzed on a before and after basis in terms of traffic safety, traffic operations, and adjacent business v
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Bechtel, with Southwest Research Institute, Amoco Oil R&D, and the M.W. Kellog Co. as subcontractors, initiated a study on November 1, 1993 for the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) to determine the most cost effective and suitable combination of existing petroleum refinery processes needed to make specifi
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This review regarding safety for assets and financial interests for pipeline systems has showed how this aspect has been taken care of in the existing petroleum legislation. It has been demonstrated that the integrity of pipeline systems with the respect to maintaining petroleum transport is important for all parties involved, including third party
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Bechtel, with Southwest Research Institute, Amoco Oil R&D, and the M.W. Kellog Co. as subcontractors, initiated a study on November 1, 1993 for the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) to determine the most cost effective and suitable combination of existing petroleum refinery processes needed to make specifi
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