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.
Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_ust or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530857.
This Special Crash Investigations report documents the fatal rollover crash of a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox that moved into the lane of a 2016 Honda CR-V. The Chevrolet went out of control, rolled down a dirt embankment and rolled over. The Chevrolet driver was pronounced deceased on-scene, and the belted 52-year-old front passenger was hospitalized fo
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2025-12-01
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A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first 9 months of 2025 shows an estimated 27,365 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 6.4 percent compared to the first 9 months of 2024, as shown in Table 1. The third quarter of 2025 represents the 14th consecutive quarterly decline in fatalities beginning with th
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2025-12-01
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NHTSA’s field crash investigation-based data collection programs are the Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS), Special Crash Investigations (SCI), and the Crash Injury Research & Engineering Network (CIREN). The CISS builds on the long running National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS CDS). The NHTSA investigation-
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The Crash Investigation Sampling System is a national traffic crash database of comprehensive traffic crash data on police-reported motor vehicle crashes in the United States during the year involving passenger cars, light trucks, and light vans that were towed. Non-motorist crashes were added in 2024 to the crashes researched by CISS. This manual
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2025-12-01
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NHTSA’s field crash investigation-based data collection programs use the Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS), Special Crash Investigations (SCI), and the Crash Injury Research & Engineering Network (CIREN) to collect detailed crash data to help scientists and engineers analyze motor vehicle crashes and injuries. CISS collects data on a repre
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This Special Crash Investigations report documents the remote investigation of a crash in May 2021, during which a 2008 Toyota Sienna struck a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup truck used by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) incident response team while aiding in a prior crash. The state’s Move-Over-Law requires drivers t
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This Special Crash Investigations report documents the remote investigation of a crash selected NHTSA includes in its Move-Over-Law investigations. The pre-dawn crash in April 2022 in Utah occurred when a 2014 Kenworth tractor pulling a refrigerated trailer rear-ended a stopped deputy sheriff’s vehicle, a 2020 Ford F-150. Two deputy sheriffs in the
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Elevated concentrations of air pollutants can have serious impacts on human health, the environment, and Colorado’s ecosystems. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has prioritized protecting air quality in accordance with the Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act (Section 25-7-101 et seq., C.R.S., 2017). This research quant
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Effective drainage is critical for preserving pavement integrity and extending service life, yet network-level methods for evaluating pavement drainage conditions remain limited. This study presents a practical methodology for assessing pavement drainage conditions using data from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s (DOTD)
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Michigan’s public transit agencies face increasing challenges in adopting new technologies due to limited funding, staffing constraints, and varying technical capacity. The purpose of this project was to identify practical strategies to support the planning, marketing, and implementation of new transit technologies across Michigan. The research met
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Michigan’s public transit agencies face increasing challenges in adopting new technologies due to limited funding, staffing constraints, and varying technical capacity. The purpose of this project was to identify practical strategies to support the planning, marketing, and implementation of new transit technologies across Michigan. The research met
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This report presents the results of Phase II of the project, "Framework and Methodology for Risk-based Bridge and Tunnel Asset Management". The research was carried out at Portland State University in collaboration with engineers and officials at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Using the fra
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This report summarizes a statewide study commissioned by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to inform and enhance anti-litter communications and operational litter remediation practices as they pertain to the Arizona state highway system. The project team conducted communications research, developed a highway visible litter characteriz
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A critical durability factor for steel bridges is the long-term fatigue performance, which depends on the structure’s fatigue details, stress range, and cycle counts. Modern bridges account for these factors and have an infinite service life; however, bridges designed using previous fatigue provisions may experience cracking. Given the importance o
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) initiated efforts to implement balanced mix design (BMD) in 2017, using 11 mixtures from a well-documented previous study in a benchmarking effort to select performance-related tests to use within the BMD framework and develop criteria for those tests. When these mixtures were produced and paved in 2
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a data management office (DMO) to enhance the accessibility, quality, and coordination of its data assets. As data grows in volume and strategic importance, transportation agencies nationwide have adopted formal structures to improve data governance. This
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This study presents the results and implementation strategies on the deployment of smart work zone equipment. A smart arrow board in combination with location beacons were tested towards understanding best practices, both informed by the test pilot and through a literature review, on the inclusion of such devices within work zones in Oregon. Furthe
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2025-11-01
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NHTSA recently issued a projection report of traffic fatalities and the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first half of 2025 (Report No. DOT HS 813 756) that showed an estimated 17,140 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the first half of 2025, a decrease of about 8.2 percent as compared to 18,680 fa
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2025-11-01
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This edition of Traffic Safety Facts Crash Stats lists the most current data on the nationwide seat belt use rate in 2024 as calculated by probability-based observational surveys conducted by the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. In 2024 seat belt use in the United States ranged from 71.0 percent in the U.S. Virgin Islands
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The federally endangered rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) provides a difficult set of challenges for management and conservation. Bumblebee species have complex life histories, interacting with different obligatory habitat requirements across the ontogeny of the colony. Transportation corridors present unique opportunities for interventions
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