TRB policy is to release the full PDF version of a TR News four months after its release in print format.  The full PDF version of the September-October 2012 issue is now available.

The September-October 2012 TR News features articles that address highway safety tools and procedures, including an overview of the Highway Safety Manual and its applications; a national strategy to prevent highway fatalities, Toward Zero Deaths; the expected safety benefits from TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) naturalistic driving study; and an opinion piece on building and training the safety workforce. Additional articles cover strategic highway safety plans, research on fatigue and safety, building a safety culture, the Interactive Highway Design Model, safety analysis and assessment, safety data needs, and more.

The September-October 2012 issue of TR News includes the following articles:
The Highway Safety Manual: Improving Methods and Results
The Strategic Approach to Traffic Safety: Evolution and Synergies
Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy for Highway Safety
The SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study: Addressing Driver Performance and Behavior in Traffic Safety
Road Safety Capacity Building: Working Toward Comprehensive Certification
Research Pays Off: Chip Seals for Improved Pavement Preservation: North Carolina’s Approach

The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles, profiles of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, and news of TRB activities. Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.

Copies of the TR News may be purchased individually or ordered on an annual subscription basis.