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Over the past several years, the U.S. DOT and its operating administrations have engaged in numerous activities related to connected vehicles, which generally encompass vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communications, collectively known...
With research funding from the Traffic21 Institute’s Mobility21 University Transportation Center Program, Dr. Stephen Smith, Director of the Intelligent Coordination and Logistics Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University, developed the Scalable Urban Traffic Control (Surtrac), the world’s first...
It is back-to-school time in the U.S., which means 50 million more reasons drivers should concentrate on driving safely -- especially around schools, school buses, bus stops, crosswalks and bicycles. About 50 million students attend America’s public elementary and secondary schools....
This is a presentation titled "Effects of Roadway and Built Environment Characteristics on Pedestrian Fatality Risk" given by DOT staff to the Safety Data Forum on June 14, 2018.
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoNational Bike SummitWashington, D.C.March 5, 2018
Thank you, Bill [Nesper – Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists]. Before I begin let me acknowledge our DOT...
Having assumed custodianship of ANSI D.16, the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, the Association of Traffic Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) has released the 8th edition of the standard. D.16's primary purpose is to promote uniformity and comparability...
Mobile phones are quickly reshaping our world. As of November 2014,...
These tip cards templates describe the serious injury thresholds and definitions in compact, easy to use formats. They are designed to be used as quick reference documents for law enforcement in the field.