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High-Visibility Garments and Worker Safety on RoadwaysHigh-Visibility Garments and Worker Safety on Roadways
May 20, 2012
The U.S. Forest Service has released a report that summarizes the high-visibility safety apparel requirements for U.S. Forest Service employees who work on public roadways.

A Framework for Developing and Integrating Effective Routing Strategies within the Emergency Management Decision-Support System
May 20, 2012
The Mineta Transportation Institute has released a report that describes the modeling, calibration, and validation of a traffic-flow simulation of the San Jose, California downtown network to help assess strategies that could be used in various evacuation scenarios and first responder routings during a no-notice disaster.

Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings in Miami Beach, Florida
May 20, 2012
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that explores the impact of shared lane markings on bicycle traffic before and after application of the marking to the street. 

2012 National Traffic Signal Report Card
May 20, 2012
The National Transportation Operations Coalition has released a report that highlights the importance of investment in traffic signal management and operations.

State Alcohol-Impaired Driving Estimates State Alcohol-Impaired Driving Estimates
May 20, 2012
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a facts sheet that explores data that provide estimates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2010.

Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2011—Overall ResultsMotorcycle Helmet Use in 2011—Overall Results
May 20, 2012
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a facts sheet that explores the use of motorcycle helmets using 2011 data.

Benefits of Intelligent Headlamp Technologies to Pedestrian Safety at Roundabouts
May 20, 2012
The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has released a report that explores the visibility of pedestrians by drivers at roundabouts under different vehicle and roadway lighting conditions.

New Tool for Estimating Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects: Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS)New Tool for Estimating Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects: Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS)
May 18, 2012
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that highlights Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS). T-PICS is a web-based tool designed to allow for economic impacts to more easily be considered during community visioning for transportation, or during public and stakeholder involvement for long-range system planning or corridor planning. Vi...

Improved Multi-Lane Roundabout Designs for Urban Areas
May 16, 2012
The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that explores the safety of multi-lane roundabouts versus signalized intersections, pedestrian facilities, and vertical deflection devices.

Gap Acceptance Road Safety Modeling
May 11, 2012
The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that highlights the development of safety models designed to help enable practitioners to better understand crash risk at urban intersections.
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