The focus and application of traffic calming techniques has largely been on urban and suburban applications. As a result, the transferability of such applications to a rural context has not been examined and summarized. This project will summarize past...
Posted to Safety and Operations by dana.may on 12-08-2011
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The primary source of funding for transportation infrastructure is the taxes that are imposed on motor fuels. One aspect of fuel tax collections is the process that requires consumers to apply for refunds of taxes paid on fuels used for tax-exempt purposes...
Posted to Safety and Operations by dana.may on 11-22-2011
Local road safety is a significant concern, and while advances in highway design, safety treatments and traffic control have improved the overall highway network, further changes are still needed. Part of the challenge in making these changes is identifying...
Posted to Safety and Operations by dana.may on 09-15-2011
Visual search skills for hazard perception are critical in many domains. They are used by pilots to maintain situation awareness, by doctors reviewing screen images to diagnose health disorders, and security screeners inspecting for hazardous materials...
Posted to Safety and Operations by dana.may on 09-13-2011
Traffic safety culture appears to be an intuitive and powerful concept with which to explain observed differences in international, regional, and demographic crash risk, as well as the propensity to commit high risk behaviors. If it is possible to define...
Posted to Safety and Operations by dana.may on 08-31-2011