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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Winter storms significantly increase crash risk and disrupt travel, especially under extreme conditions. Gusty winds, heavy moisture, and low temperatures can quickly make travel dangerous in the Northern Plains. This study was aimed at understanding winter truck crashes, given the prominence of commercial vehicle travel in the region’s economy. Tr
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This report summarizes the research conducted using Measurement While Drilling (MWD) technology that was recently implemented as part of routine geotechnical investigations conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). MWD is a system that consists of several sensors directly mounted or connected to a drill rig to monitor all
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Tour-based and activity-based travel demand models are generally considered more theoretically robust compared to their trip-based counterparts, as activity-based models (ABMs) explicitly model individuals making travel choices in contrast to the aggregate nature of trip-based models. There have been a number of comparisons between trip- and activi
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Current quality control and quality assurance practices for asphalt pavements rely heavily on density (%Gmm) measurements, which are directly linked to pay adjustments. However, these practices can inadvertently encourage over-compaction, leading to issues such as aggregate segregation, crushing, and reduced pavement quality, especially under poor
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A significant portion of severe crashes and severe crashes involving vulnerable road users (VRU), 29 percent and 39 percent respectively, occur at night in Utah. Nighttime crash causes are less understood than daytime crashes as there are fewer nighttime crashes, but it is generally assumed that increasing street lighting can help mitigate these cr
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The project objectives were as follows: • Objective 1. Engage traditional and new stakeholders in a partnership to increase public awareness and deliver continuous education to prevent large truck crashes in a state truck education and outreach partnership (ND TE-OP). The notion of a TOL would be explored as a facet in the sustained partnership. Th
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Reliable and accurate assessment and prediction of bridge condition deterioration is critical for effective bridge preservation. Deterioration models, combined with current condition information, can guide inspection, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation planning, and support risk and life-cycle analysis. Existing Markov deterioration models, wh
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The Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture was developed under the leadership of the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization (GF-EGF MPO). This architecture has been updated three times since its original development—in 2008, 2014, and 2019. The goal of the GF-EGF regional
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The project described in this report was developed in response to a documented need for more readily available guidance related to decision-making about roadway cross section reconfigurations. More specifically, there was a need for information that might help during the decision-making process involved in converting four-lane undivided roadway cro
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Constructed rock slopes may physically deteriorate over time, which can be represented with increasing rockfall frequency. Physical deterioration leads to performance deterioration, which corresponds to changes in slope risk through time. Thus, forecasting physical slope deterioration and therefore slope performance deterioration is critical to the
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Curved steel girders experience large deflection and rotations during construction and service that can intensify the web breathing effect. In addition, the curvature-induced lateral forces in slender curved webs can lead to critical web boundary stresses that do not typically occur in straight bridges. These distortion mechanisms are amplified by
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This project was to 1) evaluate the impacts of suspended solids on juvenile mussels, 2) assess the effects of sediment deposition on adult and subadult mussels, 3) develop a particle tracking model, and 4) evaluate the existing and potential mitigation approaches for mussel protection. The comprehensive research included a literature review, a Depa
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Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has been used increasingly in the past decade due to its high strength, rapid strength gain, and enhanced durability. UHPC is a cement-based material that typically has a low w/cm ratio, high paste content, and a 2% volume fraction of 0.5-in. long, straight, high-strength steel fibers. Most commercially availa
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Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has been used increasingly in the past decade due to its high strength, rapid strength gain, and enhanced durability. UHPC is a cement-based material that typically has a low w/cm ratio, high paste content, and a 2% volume fraction of 0.5-in. long, straight, high-strength steel fibers. Most commercially availa
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-09-01
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In 2022 there were an estimated 5,930,496 police-reported traffic crashes in which 42,514 people were killed and an estimated 2,382,771 people were injured. Compared to 2021 there was a 1.7-percent decrease in the number of traffic fatalities, and a 4.6-percent decrease in the estimated number of people injured in 2022. The estimated number of poli
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-09-01
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Traffic fatalities in the United States decreased by 1.7 percent from 2021 to 2022 (43,230 to 42,514). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) was 1.33 in 2022, ranging from a high of 1.85 to a low of 0.69 among States. The fatality rate per 100 million VMT in the United States decreased by 3.6 percent (1.38 to 1.33) from 202
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is interested in finding a more efficient and accurate restriping system than the current system in use in order to save costs and/or accomplish the same work using fewer field personnel. Therefore, this report details the potential financial advantages for KDOT to deploy an automated pavement restripi
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-09-01
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Use of DOT-compliant motorcycle helmets was 73.8 percent in 2023, not statistically different at the 0.05 level from 66.5 percent in 2022. The 2023 estimate is the highest ever recorded. The 2023 data collection occurred during the usual timeframe of early June, immediately following the Click It or Ticket campaign. There were 945 motorcyclists obs
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-09-01
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A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024 shows an estimated 18,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 3.2 percent compared to 19,330 fatalities projected for the first half of 2023 (Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2023, Report No. DOT HS 813 561), as shown in Tabl
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