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RTSSC Research Reports
View AllYoung Driver Licensing (May 2008, Issue Brief) Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for North Dakotans between the ages of 1 and 44 (Centers for Disease Control, 2008). Traffic fatalities account for 44 percent of all deaths and 75 percent of unintentional injury deaths for this age group. Many states, however, have created a safer environment... Deer and vehicles collide in the United States more than 1.5 million times per year causing more than $1 billion in damages, killing approximately 150 people and at least 1.5 million deer (Curtis & Hedlund, 2005). The top 10 states for deer crashes in 2007 were West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania... Driver Drinking (Nov 2007, Issue Brief) Driver drinking is a prominent traffic safety concern in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region (NRMR) states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The NRMR is unique because of the rural nature of its driving environments, characterized by weather extremes, wide-open spaces and areas with... Because trucks are typically much heavier than other vehicles in the traffic stream, studies have shown that accidents are more severe when trucks are involved in collisions (Craft, 2001; NTSB, 2001). When a smaller vehicle rear-ends a large truck, the smaller vehicle is likely to ride underneath. Further... The North Dakota legislature recently passed a law to exempt the state's agricultural truck fleet from a requirement for rear-guard equipment as federally mandated large trucks. This analysis presents the public safety benefit-cost assessment of the device in terms of crash injury severity associated... Speeding is a traffic safety concern. In 2005, speeding was a factor in almost 1/3 of fatal crashes in the United States (FARS, 2005). This is also true for North Dakota. When examining fatal vehicle crashes from 2001 to 2005, speeding was a factor in 35 percent of those accidents. The North Dakota Department... The goal of this study was to contribute localized information for decision-making to allocate traffic safety resources in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The rural nature of the region differentiates its driving environment from other more... |
