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The accuracy and applicability of existing methodologies and tools for load rating of corrugated metal culverts under shallow cover were thoroughly investigated through numerical modeling and field testing. The basis of three existing spreadsheet rating tools were investigated. Two existing culverts that are more than 80 years old and whose cover o
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Anderson, J. B., Davidson, J. S., Liu, B., Okafor, C. C., Rojas, O. L., & Turner, K. N. (2023). Load Rating for Corrugated Metal Culverts under Shallow Cover Depths. Auburn University. Highway Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68707
Anderson, J. Brian, James S. Davidson, Bujing Liu, Chukwuma C Okafor, Olga L Rojas, and Kelly N Turner. Load Rating for Corrugated Metal Culverts under Shallow Cover Depths. Auburn University. Highway Research Center, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68707.
Anderson, J. Brian, et al. Load Rating for Corrugated Metal Culverts under Shallow Cover Depths. Auburn University. Highway Research Center, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68707.
While pedestrian safety countermeasures contribute to reducing vehicle-pedestrian crashes, their impacts on winter maintenance operations are sometimes overlooked during design. There is a need to investigate the best practice guidance and solutions for the design, installation and maintenance of pedestrian safety features for year-round maintenanc
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Veneziano, D., Wood, J., & Shaw, J. (2023). Designing and Implementing Maintainable Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures (Report No. MN 2023-18). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67880
Veneziano, David, Jonathan Wood, and John Shaw. Designing and Implementing Maintainable Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures. Report no. MN 2023-18. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67880.
Veneziano, David, et al. Designing and Implementing Maintainable Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023, Report no. MN 2023-18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67880.
Many factors influence an individual driver’s decision to yield or not yield to individual pedestrians attempting to cross the road at an unsignalized crossing. This study collects observational data from more than 3,300 crossing events at 18 intersections in Minnesota to further our understanding of what factors positively influence driver yieldin
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Stern, R., & Li, T. (2023). Guidelines for Safer Pedestrian Crossings: Understanding the Factors That Positively Influence Vehicle Yielding to Pedestrians at Unsignalized Intersections (Report No. MN 2023-24). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74750
Stern, Raphael and Tianyi Li. Guidelines for Safer Pedestrian Crossings: Understanding the Factors That Positively Influence Vehicle Yielding to Pedestrians at Unsignalized Intersections. Report no. MN 2023-24. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74750.
Stern, Raphael, and Tianyi Li Guidelines for Safer Pedestrian Crossings: Understanding the Factors That Positively Influence Vehicle Yielding to Pedestrians at Unsignalized Intersections. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023, Report no. MN 2023-24, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74750.
Polymer-modified binders (PMB) have been shown over the decades to improve the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures compared to unmodified binders. Considering its higher initial cost, selecting the best alternative is very important, especially for local agencies, given their limited budgets. A challenge in the materials selection process for
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Marasteanu, M. (2023). Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Asphalt Binders for Local Roads (Report No. 2023-19TS). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67895
Marasteanu, Mihai. Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Asphalt Binders for Local Roads. Report no. 2023-19TS. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67895.
Marasteanu, Mihai Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Asphalt Binders for Local Roads. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board, 2023, Report no. 2023-19TS, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67895.
This report discusses a project undertaken by Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) researchers to create a comprehensive geotechnical database for highway planning, design, maintenance, and repair. The project consolidated multiple geotechnical data sources into a unified database accessible to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) staff, enabling
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Sun, C., Rister, B., & Grady, E. (2023). Merging Multiple Existing Geotechnical Databases (Report No. KTC-23-19). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2023.19
Sun, Charlie, Brad Rister, and Eileen Grady. Merging Multiple Existing Geotechnical Databases. Report no. KTC-23-19. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2023. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2023.19.
Sun, Charlie, et al. Merging Multiple Existing Geotechnical Databases. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2023, Report no. KTC-23-19, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2023.19.
This research is a follow-up of the Analysis of Local Markets Phase I and Phase II studies conducted by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center during 2015-18. Whereas the primary objectives of the Phase I study were to examine both traffic (i.e., congestion) and air quality (i.e., emission) impacts of local buses, the primary objective of the P
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Devajyoti, D., & Carnegie, J. A. (2023). Analysis of Local Bus Markets, Phase III (Report No. FHWA-NJ-2023-005). New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73665
Devajyoti, Deka and Jon A. Carnegie. Analysis of Local Bus Markets, Phase III. Report no. FHWA-NJ-2023-005. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73665.
Devajyoti, Deka, and Jon A. Carnegie Analysis of Local Bus Markets, Phase III. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2023, Report no. FHWA-NJ-2023-005, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73665.
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 5,788 people killed in traffic crashes involving large trucks. This was a 17-percent increase from 4,945 in 2020. Seventy-two percent of people killed in large-truck traffic crashes in 2021 were occupants of other vehicles. Seventy-eight percent of the fatal traffic crashes involving large trucks in 2021 occurred on weekdays (6 a
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2023). Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Large Trucks (Report No. DOT HS 813 452). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78167
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Large Trucks. Report no. DOT HS 813 452. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78167.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Large Trucks. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023, Report no. DOT HS 813 452, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78167.
This project evaluated the viability of using the Cognivue Thrive to detect cognitive and physical impairment of drivers due to drugs. The device was tested in Boulder, Colorado during April of 2023 and results were compared with a blood sample. The report discusses lessons learned from testing of the Cognivue Thrive including technological, legal,
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Lyon, C., Vanlaar, W., Robertson, R. D., Davis, G., & Janes, B. (2023). CDOT Cognitive Roadside Device Evaluation Study. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73014
Lyon, Craig, Ward Vanlaar, Robyn D Robertson, Glenn Davis, and Brittany Janes. CDOT Cognitive Roadside Device Evaluation Study. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73014.
This Minnesota Department of Transportation-sponsored research effort examined innovative right-of-way projects nationwide, focusing on how new and innovative practices for redeveloping transportation assets can meet ambitious goals such as mitigating environmental impacts, encouraging placemaking, and enhancing economic opportunity while continuin
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Douma, F., & Sheikh, M. (2023). Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace (Report No. MN 2023-28). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68682
Douma, Frank and Maya Sheikh. Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace. Report no. MN 2023-28. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68682.
Douma, Frank, and Maya Sheikh Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2023, Report no. MN 2023-28, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68682.
The goal of Complete Streets is to accommodate all road users and bring attention to the needs of vulnerable road users. In the last 10 years, thousands of local/regional/state agencies in the United States (U.S.) have adopted Complete Streets policies. However, it is not clear how successfully these policies have been implemented and to what exten
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Bian, R. �., Tolford, T., & Gangireddy, S. (2023). Evaluate the Impacts of Complete Streets Policy in Louisiana (Report No. FHWA/LA.23/679). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68744
Bian, Ruijie “Rebecca”, Tara Tolford, and Sirisha Gangireddy. Evaluate the Impacts of Complete Streets Policy in Louisiana. Report no. FHWA/LA.23/679. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68744.
Bian, Ruijie “Rebecca”, et al. Evaluate the Impacts of Complete Streets Policy in Louisiana. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2023, Report no. FHWA/LA.23/679, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68744.
Widespread liquefaction and lateral spreading occurred after the 2002 M7.9 Denali fault earthquake. This provided a unique opportunity to evaluate lateral spreading displacement equations to areas of interior Alaska. The Newmark block analysis method and nonlinear solid-fluid coupled finite element models were used to assess the impact of seasonal
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Yang, Z. J., Eng, C., Ebert, D., & Zhao, Y. (2023). Evaluation of Liquefaction Induced Lateral Spread from Recent Alaska Earthquakes (Report No. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(200) HFHWY00198). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73341
Yang, Zhaohui Joey, C. Eng, Dave Ebert, and Yue Zhao. Evaluation of Liquefaction Induced Lateral Spread from Recent Alaska Earthquakes. Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(200) HFHWY00198. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73341.
Yang, Zhaohui Joey, et al. Evaluation of Liquefaction Induced Lateral Spread from Recent Alaska Earthquakes. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2023, Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(200) HFHWY00198, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73341.
This report examines existing guidelines in Idaho and in other states that lead in the implementation of UAS, in order to identify strategies to promote and regulate their use in Idaho’s airspace from the surface to 400 feet AGL. UAS innovations accelerate project delivery, increase roadway safety, reduce congestion, and improve environmental susta
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Totoricagüena, G. (2023). Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Technology, Airspace Design, Privacy and Safety in Idaho (Report No. FHWA-ID-23-303, RP 303). Idaho. Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68683
Totoricagüena, Gloria. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Technology, Airspace Design, Privacy and Safety in Idaho. Report no. FHWA-ID-23-303, RP 303. Idaho. Transportation Department, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68683.
Totoricagüena, Gloria Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Technology, Airspace Design, Privacy and Safety in Idaho. Idaho. Transportation Department, 2023, Report no. FHWA-ID-23-303, RP 303, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68683.
Research benefits information was compiled to estimate the effectiveness of UDOT’s research program. Project benefits were gathered through survey responses submitted by the end users of the project deliverables. Using project costs, an estimate of the benefit-cost ratio for the program was determined. This information gathered for 57 research proj
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Anderson, D. I., & Lindsey, R. (2023). Measuring Transportation Research Benefits in Utah (Report No. UT-23.07). Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68138
Anderson, Douglas I. and Rukhsana Lindsey. Measuring Transportation Research Benefits in Utah. Report no. UT-23.07. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68138.
Anderson, Douglas I., and Rukhsana Lindsey Measuring Transportation Research Benefits in Utah. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2023, Report no. UT-23.07, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68138.
This report outlines the process by which a portion of the I-15 Perry Rest Area in northern Utah was modified to include a functional pollinator habitat suitable for public education, outreach and enjoyment, as well as to provide much needed habitat for local pollinators, many of whom have experienced serious declines in their populations. Converti
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Wheeler, M., Yeager, B., & Dowd, J. (2023). Pilot Pollinator Habitat at UDOT Rest Area in Perry, Utah (Report No. UT-23.12). Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68712
Wheeler, Mindy, Becky Yeager, and Jen Dowd. Pilot Pollinator Habitat at UDOT Rest Area in Perry, Utah. Report no. UT-23.12. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68712.
Wheeler, Mindy, et al. Pilot Pollinator Habitat at UDOT Rest Area in Perry, Utah. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2023, Report no. UT-23.12, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68712.
How does a large state with growing traffic volumes maintain the safety and mobility of its traveling public? Managed lanes are one option. With managed lanes, the use of the lane changes depending on traffic conditions. These can either be a traditional non-reversible lane for each direction of travel or reversible, where the direction of traffic
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Ponnaluri, R., & Alluri, P. (2023). Developing Safety Performance Function and Crash Modification Factor for Managed Lanes Separation Treatments [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70443
Ponnaluri, Raj and Priyanka Alluri. Developing Safety Performance Function and Crash Modification Factor for Managed Lanes Separation Treatments [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70443.
Ponnaluri, Raj, and Priyanka Alluri Developing Safety Performance Function and Crash Modification Factor for Managed Lanes Separation Treatments [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70443.
In the design of highway bridges in Florida, glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials are starting to replace mild carbon steel as the basis for reinforcing structural concrete components. Whereas traditional steel rebar is susceptible to corrosion, GFRP rebar is not, and therefore the use of GFRP has the potential to reduce maintenance cost
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Freeman, C., & Consolazio, G. R. (2023). Development of GFRP Reinforced Single Slope Bridge Rail [Brief] (Report No. BDV31-977-110). Florida Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72278
Freeman, Christina and Gary R. Consolazio. Development of GFRP Reinforced Single Slope Bridge Rail [Brief]. Report no. BDV31-977-110. Florida Department of Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72278.
Freeman, Christina, and Gary R. Consolazio Development of GFRP Reinforced Single Slope Bridge Rail [Brief]. Florida Department of Transportation, 2023, Report no. BDV31-977-110, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72278.
The WisDOT Data Governance research project, conducted by the Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), explored and developed recommendations for an implementation-ready WisDOT Data Governance Framework. This framework focuses on harmonizing data sources, controlling access, doc
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Graettinger, A., Li, Y., Qin, X., & Gottlieb, M. (2023). WisDOT Data Governance, Phase II. Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89237
Graettinger, Andrew, Yang Li, Xiao Qin, and Mark Gottlieb. WisDOT Data Governance, Phase II. Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89237.
Graettinger, Andrew, et al. WisDOT Data Governance, Phase II. Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89237.
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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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2023). Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Motorcycles (Report No. DOT HS 813 466). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78166
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Motorcycles. Report no. DOT HS 813 466. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78166.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Motorcycles. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023, Report no. DOT HS 813 466, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78166.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2023-06-01
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This fact sheet covers estimates of alcohol-impaired driving by state. Of the 42,939 traffic fatalities in 2021 there were an estimated 13,384 people (31%) killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. The highest percentage was in Montana (44%), followed by Texas (42%). Of the 60,904 drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2021 there were an es
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2023). Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: State Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Estimates (Report No. DOT HS 813 472). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78164
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: State Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Estimates. Report no. DOT HS 813 472. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78164.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: State Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Estimates. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023, Report no. DOT HS 813 472, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78164.
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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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2023). Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS): Motor Vehicle Crash Data Collection (Report No. DOT HS 813 459). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79821
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS): Motor Vehicle Crash Data Collection. Report no. DOT HS 813 459. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79821.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS): Motor Vehicle Crash Data Collection. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2023, Report no. DOT HS 813 459, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79821.
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