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.)
1995-01-01
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A school bus-related crash is a crash which involves, either directly or indirectly, a school bus-type vehicle, or a vehicle functioning as a school bus, transporting children to or from school or school-related activities. Since 1984, 1,517 people have died in school bus-related crashes - an average of 138 fatalities per year. Most of the people w
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1995-01-01
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Nationwide in 1994, alcohol was involved in 40.8 percent of the traffic fatalities (8.6 percent low alcohol and 32.2 percent high alcohol), translating to 16,589 alcohol-related fatalities. These tables provide estimates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and P
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In 1995, in only five years of operation, ITS America has recognized and addressed the broad range of organizational and institutional issues facing ITS, and has moved into addressing deployment issues in order to lay the groundwork for meeting the surface transportation demands of the 21st century. A National System Architecture that will allow sm
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1995-01-01
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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 1994, speed was a factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes, and 12,480 lives were lost in speed-related crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by NHTSA to
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This quiz is designed to help a pilot meet his or her aircraft. Although no attempt is made to cover in depth all of the information contained in the typical Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), Owner's Manual (OM), or Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM), the quiz will provide a review of some of the basic information a pilot should know before taking off on
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The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration, permits the holder of a pilot certificate issued under FAR Part 61 to perform specified preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by that pilot as long as the aircraft is not used under FAR Part 121, 127, 129, or 135. FAR
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Traditionally, mass transit has not been of much interest to conservatives. Their disinterest stems from three perceptions: mass transit is a government creation; no conservative constituencies use mass transit; and mass transit does not serve any important conservative goals. Each of these perceptions has some reasons behind it, and each is true i
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The purpose of the project this report describes was to improve and enhance the travel options of individuals who are blind or visually impaired in their use of public transit, including the bus and rail systems. The project included three specific activities which, when executed together, provide enhanced services to passengers who are blind or vi
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Prepared ca. 1995. This paper describes Air-MIDAS, a model of pilot performance in interaction with varied levels of automation in flight management operations. The model was used to predict the performance of a two person flight crew responding to clearance information generated by the Center TRACON Automation System (CTAS). The model represents t
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The federal government, through the U.S. Department of Transportation, has launched a national campaign to integrate application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies. This initiative provides the building blocks needed to combine two or more of the following technologies: traffic signal control systems; freeway management system
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Kentucky’s Traffic Accident Facts report for 1995 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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Acoustic emission monitoring was performed in a unique way on concrete specimens containing reinforcing steel and the acoustic emission events correlated with the presence of rebar corrosion. Verification of rebar corrosion was done by galvanic current, half-cell potential, and electrochemical analysis. Results showing the early onset of rebar corr
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In accordance with Section 1033 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has developed a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the state. The bicycle element of this plan is an update of a plan produced by the Department in 1977 entitled Shared Roadway Bike Lane Study.
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1995-01-01
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 to 20 year olds (based on 1991 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics). In 1994, an estimated 3,446 drivers 15 to 20 years old were killed, and an additional 330,000 were injured, in motor vehicle crashes. While young
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