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RTSSC Research Reports
View AllThe Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, an independent research and education center at North Dakota State University located in Fargo, ND, was contracted by the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) to conduct a field survey of seat belt use in 2011. The study required use of a... Overall, nearly one-third of vehicles observed had children seated in the front seat. Significant urban/rural differences exist in child seat placement, with children in rural areas much more likely to be front-seated than children in urban areas. Differences also exist among vehicle type, with children... Advancements in vehicle technology and upgrades to traffic safety laws have reduced overall traffic crash fatalities and injury severity nationwide. The same cannot be said about motorcycle fatalities which have steadily increased since 1997. This report seeks to update and expand upon a 2007 (Vachal and McGowan) report by determining changes in traffic safety policy that may have occurred in each of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region (NRMR) states (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) between 2006 and 2010. The report will ascertain... Teen driver safety is a priority area for the NDDOT TSO in programming annual activities. In recent years, the National Safety Council Alive at 25 training has been supported as an asset in this area. The goal here was to use existing data sources to assess the efficacy of the Alive at 25 program in... In an attempt to predict these crashes, North Dakota driver licensing data and crash data were used to develop a sample of 20,392 teen drivers age 14 to 17. Within the first year after being licensed, these drivers sustained 317 crashes that resulted in an injury or death. The resulting logistic regression... North Dakota consistently experiences a relatively high level of crashes and injuries on rural roads, considering lane miles and vehicle miles traveled. Approximately 55% of the state's travel, in vehicle-miles, takes place on rural roads. North Dakota fatal crash reports from 2003 to 2007 show that... This research focuses on teen drivers, identifying several markers for predicting crashes including involvement in a previous PDO crash, gender, prior citations, and population density. These indicators provide a basis for future research and the development of strategies to target at-risk drivers and... North Dakota's rural roads provide vital social and commercial links for a widely dispersed population. Approximately 55% of the state's travel, in vehicle-miles, takes place on rural roads. 26% of travel is attributed to rural roads (U.S. Department of Transportation [DOT] 2007). This high level of... North Dakota travel is dominated by rural roadways, as approximately 72% of the miles traveled are rural compared to just 33% nationwide. Rural roads are associated with a relatively high crash risk – over 80 percent of traffic fatalities occur on these rural roads (FHWA 2010a). Local rural roads... |
