Preventing Accidents

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

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Preventing Accidents

2005-08-01
By John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

English

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Alternative Title:

Volpe Journal, 2005
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Aviation Safety Countermeasures Highway Safety Prevention Railroad Safety Research Safety Strategic Planning Transit Safety Vehicle Safety
Resource Type:

Journal
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Transit Safety and Security;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design;NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Collision Avoidance Systems (Vehicles);
Abstract:

As the most effective strategy for improving safety is to prevent accidents from occurring at all, the Volpe Center applies a broad range of research techniques and capabilities to determine causes and consequences of accidents and to identify, assess, and safely deploy countermeasures. The Volpe Center's systems approach can help ensure that safety interventions are innovative, yet practical and sustainable. This report highlights selected examples of Volpe's accident prevention work that improve the safety of motor vehicles, rail, transit, and aviation.
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:a6ee24b3269495adefdc8eef38fc4e041839c030d24280495a44572f0033ed7d
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12081/dot_12081_DS1.pdf
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