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Research Reports
View AllSAFETEA-LU contains language indicating that State Department of Transportation (DOTs) will be required to address safety on local and rural roads. It is important for state, county, and city officials to cooperate in producing a comprehensive safety plan to improve statewide safety. This legislation... This report draws on prior and ongoing research regarding the transportation needs of Native American and Alaska Native communities. It also presents information on existing tribal transit services, much of which was collected via a survey of the entities that have received 5311(c) tribal transit funding... This research studies vehicle procurement decision-makers at public transportation agencies to determine which criteria, or supplier attributes, they perceive to be the most important when evaluating vehicle suppliers. Results indicate that the top five attributes were quality, reliability, after-sales... North Dakota's rural roads provide vital social and commercial links for a widely dispersed population. The safety of these roadways is paramount in managing traffic assets to enhance the state's livability. Approximately 54% of the state's travel, in vehicle-miles, takes place on rural roads that interconnect... Traffic Safety Evaluations (TSEs), commonly referred to as Road Safety Audits (RSAs), are a tool used to assess
the safety performance of a roadway facility. A TSE generally takes a proactive approach to addressing
safety concerns, and can be done at any stage of a project from planning and design... Seat belt use on rural roads is especially important due to the relatively high risk for injury compared to urban areas. In the northern plains, where nearly 90% of travel occurs on rural roads, addressing this issue is particularly critical. A cohort group of 32 states was used to study seat belt use... Speed is one of many factors that increase the risk of serious or fatal injury in traffic crashes. This pilot project tested existing equipment and technology assets in monitoring driver decisions with regard to posted speed limits. This report presents an analysis of freeway incidents on the Salt Lake Valley freeway network. Different types of incidents at the most common/difficult locations are analyzed through traffic microsimulation using VISSIM simulation software. The analysis focuses on incident induced freeway delays, but... This study analyzes economies of scale and density as a rationale for subsidizing transit agencies in small urban areas. A long-run cost model is estimated using data from 2006 to 2009 for 168 transit agencies that directly operated fixed-route bus service in small urban areas. Using vehicle revenue... Western North Dakota has enjoyed a recent economic boom with continued energy industry
expansion. With this economic growth, traffic safety issues are evident. Two thirds
of the counties, within a 17-county area identified with oil production, are above the
state average for crash risk. |
