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 provides comprehensive guidance for planning, locating, designing, and evaluating passing lanes on Kansas rural two-lane highways. It describes the role of passing in improving mobility by reducing platooning, lowering percent time spent following, and increasing travel speeds. Multiple passing lane configurations are outlined, with gui
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Evaluation of the design methods involved a comparison of results calculated from the popular design methods BS 8006-1, EBGEO, CUR226, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for three key design parameters (load efficacy, differential settlement and reinforcement strain). The measured data were available in the literature, including 24 full-
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Rigid inclusions (RIs) have increasingly been used in ground improvement technology in the United States because they effectively reduce settlement, increase bearing capacity, and enhance stability. Several design methods have been developed to analyze RI-supported embankments based on various assumptions for transportation applications. This study
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Traffic control devices are a primary means of communicating highway information to road users and play a key role in highway automation. The design, application, and maintenance of traffic control devices are under constant transformation as new technologies, methodologies, and policies are introduced. In addition, vehicle technologies and the roa
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This report provides comprehensive guidance for planning, locating, designing, and evaluating passing lanes on Kansas rural two-lane highways. It describes the role of passing in improving mobility by reducing platooning, lowering percent time spent following, and increasing travel speeds. Multiple passing lane configurations are outlined, with gui
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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
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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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2025-12-01
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In 2024 NHTSA increased data collection sites from 32 to 40 for the 2024 Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS). It also expanded the scope of data collection and investigated crashes involving nonmotorists. The 2024 CISS shows an estimated 2,879,549 police-reported motor vehicle crashes nationwide, representing the CISS target population of cr
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A growing number of U.S. transit agencies are adding transit ambassadors to their systems to improve the customer service and safety experience for passengers. These personnel can play a variety of different roles, including providing wayfinding, system navigation, fare payment support, and other passenger support roles that enhance the customer ex
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This report presents a complete evaluation of the machine-vision-based dynamic retroreflectometer system (DRS) with a 30-m geometry scaled to 12-m, manufactured by Reflective Measurement Systems Ltd, 100% owners of RetroTekUSA. The assessment includes pavement marking evaluation, including line striping retroreflectivity, line striping width, color
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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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This study presents a computational tool for predicting pavement performance using long-term temperature data from thermocouple trees embedded in three flexible and two rigid pavement sections at the MnROAD facility. The research leverages spectral and probabilistic analyses to assess thermal behavior and its impact on pavement condition. Temperatu
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The Bismarck-Mandan Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture was developed under the guidance of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (Bis-Man MPO). Initially created in 2005, this architecture has undergone four updates in 2008, 2013, 2021, and 2025. Its primary purpose is to guide the implementation of ITS
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This study investigated the mechanical strength and freeze-thaw durability of carbonate-based aggregate quarry by-products (QBs) stabilized with cement alone and in combination with calcined clay (metakaolin, MK) for potential use in pavement foundation layers. The primary objective was to evaluate the chemical and physical characteristics of dolom
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This Special Crash Investigations report documents the on-site investigation of the rollover crash of a 2019 Subaru Outback Limited in North Carolina in November 2022 driven by a belted 34-year-old female with a belted 70-year-old female front passenger. The Subaru crossed into the oncoming lane, traveling more than half a mile before veering off t
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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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In 2024 NHTSA began upgrading the Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS) with provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which said “to enhance the collection of crash data by upgrading the [CISS] to include – 1) additional data collection sites; 2) an expanded scope that includes all crash types; and 3) on-scene investiga
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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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Although visual inspections remain the primary method for bridge deck evaluation, they fail to detect hidden deterioration. Rapid-scanning nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques are gaining popularity, but their reliability compared with traditional methods is unclear. This study aimed to determine the reliability of multiple NDE methods for de
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Full depth reclamation (FDR) using emulsified asphalt or foamed asphalt continues to grow in usage throughout Texas. These mixtures typically use a cement additive in the mix design. The cement additive reportedly contributes to early strength gain, which can be particularly important for projects that require daily opening to heavy traffic. Howeve
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