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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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2023-06-01
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In 2021 there were 5,932 motorcyclists killed, 14 percent of all traffic fatalities. This is the highest number of motorcyclists killed since FARS started data collection in 1975. The number of motorcyclist fatalities in 2021 increased by 8 percent from 2020, from 5,506 to 5,932. An estimated 82,686 motorcyclists were injured in 2021, a 5-percent i
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This project studies the benefits and barriers of increased adoption of medium-duty and heavy-duty electric trucks, referred to as e-trucks, and presents a methodology for optimizing the location of e-truck charging stations in Minnesota. In general, e-trucks provide zero tailpipe emissions and lower operating and maintenance costs. However, some b
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This project addresses two critical needs: to update existing Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) turfgrass recommendation lists and to develop a new process to keep lists continually updated in a fair manner with data-driven recommendations. The authors evaluated the current list of MnDOT-approved turfgrass varieties and found underperf
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Pavement evaluation is critical for determining proper and cost-effective surface treatments and allocation of limited funds and resources to maintain, rehabilitate and reconstruct flexible pavements. This study examined two nondestructive testing devices that are used to evaluate the structural capacity and integrity of highway pavements including
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The consideration of cooperative driving automation (CDA) in the transportation system management and operations (TSM&O ) processes has the potential for improving system performance in terms of safety, mobility, environmental impacts, and user satisfaction and acceptance. The goal of this project is to provide recommendations regarding the incorpo
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This project estimates the safety and mobility impact of changing speed limits on California highways. The safety impact is estimated using statistical models to predict the change in the frequency of all crashes and fatal-or-severe crashes that would result by varying the design speed (85th percentile speed). Statewide crash and traffic data (from
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The main objectives of the proposed study are two-fold: 1. To evaluate the effects of various types of inert and active fillers on the moisture resistance and laboratory performance of asphalt mixtures. 2. To propose change to the specifications to optimize the use of mineral fillers in hot-mix asphalt (HMA).
Transverse rumble strips (TRS), which run across a traffic lane, are a low-cost and easily deployable safety countermeasure for intersection approaches. Grooved into the pavement or installed as ridges on the surface, rumble strips provide an audible and tactile warning to drivers and are effective in all conditions but particularly when it’s dark
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Current ITD approach to predict asphalt pavement performance over-simplifies the dynamic and nonlinear nature of pavement deterioration and fails to account for complexities in the pavement condition. As such, this project aimed to develop reliable, realistic and enhanced performance curves for ITD asphalt pavements by mining the historical data. T
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Michigan has the second-longest coastline after Alaska, with approximately 15,000 residents inhabiting the top 5 populous islands in Michigan water bodies. To provide mobility equity, the residents of these islands are expected to have equal access to work, healthcare, emergency services, and economic opportunities as the mainland residents. Four M
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This research study introduces a new approach based on deep learning techniques that combines three developed research components: field 3D reconstruction procedures, 3D stockpiles instance segmentation, and 3D shape completion. The approach is designed to reconstruct aggregate stockpiles from multiple images, segment the stockpile into individual
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Transit ridership data comprise one of the performance metrics examined when allocating funding to transportation projects, especially for those designed to reduce traffic congestion. The better the quality of the data, the more efficient the project prioritization process. The purpose of this study was to obtain better ridership data by answering
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Many state highway agencies are currently exploring a new approach for designing and accepting asphalt mixtures, known as the balanced mix design (BMD) method (hereinafter “BMD”). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has made a commitment to adopt BMD to enhance the performance of asphalt mixtures. Since 2018, VDOT has taken incremental
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Despite numerous research studies inspecting the safety benefits of CLRS on pavements, there has been limited exploration into the impact on pavement durability as a result of the installation of CLRS. The major purpose of this study was to corroborate what specific factors are controlling the cracking failures due to the installation of CLRS and f
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The Washington State Legislature directed the Department of Transportation to develop analytic tools “to enable coordinated, effective, efficient, and timely deployment of charging and refueling infrastructure necessary to support statewide and local transportation electrification efforts that result in emissions reductions” consistent with state g
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MnDOT maintenance practitioners and managers are always looking for new and better ways to handle winter weather. To meet this need, an active winter maintenance equipment industry frequently puts forward new equipment for agencies like MnDOT to consider.
The focus of this research project was to evaluate the impacts of the Complete Streets policy in Louisiana. The objectives of this research project included: (1) evaluating policy impacts to project scoping and delivery; (2) summarizing and evaluating what changes the agency has made in terms of documents, policies, staffing, training, etc. to adva
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2023-06-01
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has collected crash data since the early 1970s to support its mission to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths on our Nation’s highways. The Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) builds on the retired, long running National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System (NASS GES).
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This project aims to develop a multi-sensor system for vehicle and pedestrian traffic analysis at traffic intersections. The techniques developed as part of this project are used to process data streams from video-camera and LIDAR systems installed at traffic intersections (along with the loop detector data captured by advanced traffic controllers)
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance
2023-06-01
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These Guidelines are provided to you by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC). These Guidelines apply only to employers; individuals who are acting as a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) for DOT- regulated employers; and employees subject to DOT regulation 49 CFR part 40 (Part 40) and
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