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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: James Ray, U.S. Department of Transportation, is the Chairman's Luncheon Featured Speaker |
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James Ray is the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting Chairman's Luncheon Featured Speaker. Mr. Ray currently serves as Secretary Elaine Chao’s Senior Advisor for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). In this capacity, he leads the Secretary’s infrastructure agenda across all modes of transportation, sits on the USDOT’s council on...
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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: U.S. Department of Transportation Sessions |
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Several sessions at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting will feature officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Use the mobile app or the interactive program to save these events to your calendar.
Encouraging Innovation
The current pace of innovation, industry convergence, and technological change is unprecedented and ...
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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, Patrons |
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TRB thanks the following 2018 TRB 97th Annual Meeting Patrons who are showing their support for transportation research and innovation, and aiding TRB in its mission to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange.
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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, Exhibitors |
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TRB thanks this year’s exhibitors.
Please make sure to schedule time to visit the more than 250 exhibits in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the TRB 97th Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018.
Exhibit hours are:
* Sunday, January 7, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Exhibit Hall Opening and Reception)
* Monday, January 8, 9:00 a.m. ...
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2018 World Transport Convention* - Submit Papers by January 31, 2018 |
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TRB is cosponsoring the World Transport Convention June 18-21, 2018 in Beijing, China. This conference provides an international platform to share ideas about transportation infrastructure connectivity. The theme of the 2018 conference is "Better Transport, Better World" and will include technical sessions and workshops, plenary sessions,...
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ACRP University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is sponsoring a national competition for U.S.-based undergraduate and/or graduate students to design innovative solutions that address airport issues and constraints to enhance the management, safety, capacity and efficiency of the nation’s airports. Winning design proposals receive cash awards,...
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7th International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM) |
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TRB is sponsoring the 7th International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM) on June 24-27, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference explores current models and modeling research. Participants will explore the integration of social, land-use, transportation supply and technology into the model process. The conference addresses how...
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Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity -- Opportunities for the Transportation Sector |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have developed a new digital guide that explores the intersection of health equity and transportation. When it comes to health, your zip code may matter more than your genetic code. That's due to systems and structures that make it a lot harder for poor people to live healthy lives....
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Report Release Webinar: Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a report release webinar on January 17, 2018 at 11:00am ET on how to accelerate progress to reduce alcohol-impaired driving fatalities. The report discusses which interventions are most promising to prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving as well as barriers...
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TRB Webinar: Vizguide: Data Visualization for Transportation Agencies |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Web Only Document 226: Data Visualization methods for Transportation Agencies.
This webinar will describe techniques for displaying and reporting information in a visually...
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TRB Volunteer Profile: Barbara A. Ivanov |
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Barbara A. Ivanov, director of the Urban Freight Lab at the University of Washington and the Chief Operating Officer of the Supply Chain, Transportation, and Logistics Center, is a featured volunteer in the TR News. In her latter role, Ms. Ivanov integrates education, research, and consultation with key players to improve public freight systems...
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FY 2018 NCHRP Synthesis Study Topics Sought: Upcoming Submissions Due February 16, 2018 |
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TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics as part of the upcoming activities of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Topics may be submitted at any time; however, the deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is February 16, 2018. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis Website....
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RFP: Airport Microgrid Implementation Toolkit |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a microgrid evaluation toolkit for airport decision makers and stakeholders which addresses site-specific criteria for airports of all types and sizes. Proposals are due February 8, 2018.
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RFP: Evaluating the Use of Spatially Precise Diurnal Population Data in Aviation Noise Studies |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to evaluate the feasibility of using spatially precise, diurnal population data to improve the understanding of aviation noise effects and develop practices and guidelines for incorporating these data in aviation noise-related studies. Proposals are due February ...
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RFP: Safety Performance of Part-Time Shoulder Use on Freeways |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop quantitative tools for practitioners to use to evaluate safety performance of freeways with part-time shoulder use as a function of temporal, operational, and other conditions when the shoulder is open or closed to traffic. Proposals are due ...
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RFP: Advanced Ground Vehicle Technologies (AGVT) for Airside Operations |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to prepare a report that identifies and evaluates advanced ground vehicle technology applications for airside operations at airports. Limited research has been done in the area of AGVT for airport applications or how airports can begin to prepare for their...
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RFP: Developing a Roadmap to Achieve Zero Emissions at Airports |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook and methodology or process that airports can use to develop a roadmap to achieve zero-emissions. The roadmap should outline what projects or enabling projects airports can take in a phased approach. Proposals are due on February 13, 2018.
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RFP: Legal Issues Relating to Airport Commercial Contracts |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop guidelines to assist with writing commercial contracts for airport proprietors and legal counsel. The guidance should consider common government law principles, current commercial contracting law and practices, and how they impact drafting and...
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Allocating Funding Across State Agency Work Programs |
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The latest of TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Ready Results explores NCHRP Synthesis 510: Resource Allocation of Available Funding to Programs of Work. NCHRP Synthesis 510 addresses complex decisions regarding fund allocation among competing priorities.The report includes a literature review, survey, and case studies to ...
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Keeping What You Paid For—Retaining Essential Consultant-Developed Knowledge Within DOTs |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 867: Keeping What You Paid For—Retaining Essential Consultant-Developed Knowledge Within DOTs presents guidance on the use of knowledge capture and active learning to ensure that essential, mission-critical knowledge is maintained within the agency when a contractor’s work ...
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Developing the Guide to Retaining Essential Consultant-Developed Knowledge Within DOTs |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 238: Developing the Guide to Retaining Essential Consultant-Developed Knowledge Within DOTs documents the methodology used to develop NCHRP Research Report 867: Keeping What You Paid For—Retaining Essential Consultant-Developed Knowledge Within DOTs. The...
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A Low-Cost Mobile Proximity Warning System in Highway Work Zone |
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TRB's Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program Final Report 187: A Low-Cost Mobile Proximity Warning System in Highway Work Zone explores advances in sensing and equipment control technology and their integrated combinations to assist construction personnel in avoiding accidents, especially hazardous proximity...
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Advancing Highway Traffic Monitoring Through Strategic Research |
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TRB's TR Circular E-C227: Advancing Highway Traffic Monitoring Through Strategic Research explores the state of the practice and state of the art in highway traffic monitoring. It explores data acquisition, analysis and reporting tools, quality assurance and quality control techniques, and trends in emerging technologies. It explores how highway...
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Track Circuit Monitoring Tool: Standardization and Deployment at Chicago Transit Authority |
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TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program Final Report 83: Track Circuit Monitoring Tool Standardization and Deployment at Chicago Transit Authority explores the transformation of a tool used by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority into an independent stand-alone track circuit integrity monitoring system ...
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Public Transportation, Volume 2: Passenger Rail and Terminals |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2648 consists of 16 papers that explore public transportation, including:
- Net Impacts of Streetcar Operations on Traffic Congestion in Melbourne, Australia
- Infrastructure and Operational Influences on Collisions Between Trams and Left-Turning Cars
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Public Transportation, Volume 4: Paratransit, Accessibility, Mobility, and the Sharing Economy |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2650 consists of 18 papers that explore public transportation, including:
- Development of a Key Performance Indicator System to Benchmark Relative Paratransit Performance
- Fickle or Flexible? Assessing Paratransit Reliability with Smartphones in Accra,...
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Public Transportation, Volume 5: Planning, Demand Management, and Parking |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2651 consists of 13 papers that explore public transportation, including:
- Are Network Planning Guidelines Based on Equal Access Equitable?
- Automated Tool for Geographic Information Systems That Supports Transit Network Design by Identifying Urban...
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Roadway Tunnels |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) latest Research Topic Highlights explores solutions for roadway tunnels. It summarizes the results of several research projects that has framed the problems and mitigation strategies associated with tunnels. Included are summaries of tunnel inspection, rehabilitation, and preservation;...
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TR News November-December 2017: The Six Minute Pitch: A Retrospective on an Innovation Showcase |
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A featured article in the November-December 2017 issue of the TR News explores previous Six Minute Pitch ideas from the TRB Annual Meeting. The Six Minute Pitch is the transportation industry start-up competition sponsored by TRB, and in 2018, it enters its sixth year. This article discusses how past winners have progressed with their ideas....
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TR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into Practice |
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The full edition of the July–August 2017 TR News magazine is now available. Moving research into practice is the theme of feature articles in this edition. Authors describe today’s successes, present a systematic approach that has proved effective at a state department of transportation, describe federal programs encouraging...
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TCRP Annual Report of Progress 2017 |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released its annual report, which provides background and an overview of the program, status of each of TCRP’s projects, and a summary of some of the program's accomplishments for the year.
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New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report - January 2018 |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program has issued its New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report, which summarizes recent investigations conducted under the Transit IDEA program.
The Transit IDEA Program is designed to foster innovative concepts that have the potential to enhance security, increase ...
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The Potential of Multiple Connected and Federated Simulators and Models for Highway Transportation Research |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that examines the current state of the practice in connected driving simulators in order to develop research in the areas of safety, operations, planning, and policy. Technological advances in simulators may lead to decreases in crashes, congestion, and carbon emissions.
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Reducing the Specimen Size of Concrete Flexural Strength Test for Safety and Ease of Handling |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a technical brief that analyzes the feasibility of reducing specimen sizes for flexural strength testing. Flexural strength is measured by applying load to an unreinforced concrete beam with the intention of inducing failure. The goal of this study is to make testing flexural strength easier to...
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Review of FAA Overflight Fee Program |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that reviews the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s overflight fee program. This program authorizes the FAA to charge overflight fees to aircraft operators who fly in U.S.-controlled airspace but do not depart or land in the U.S. This report...
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Magnetic Tomography – Assessing Tie Bar and Dowel Bar Placement Accuracy |
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The Kansas Department of Transportation has released a report that describes the development of a field instrument capable of assessing the accuracy of steel in Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP). Correct placement of reinforcing steel in PCCP is critical for long-lasting performance of highways; however, once immersed in PCCP, steel...
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Design of a 3-D Magnetic Mapping System to Locate Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Pavements |
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The Kansas Department of Transportation has released a report that outlines the design, fabrication, and testing of a 3-D magnetic mapping system used to locate reinforcing steel in concrete pavements. The purpose of this system is to provide a process for inspecting the depth and orientation of embedded steel bars.
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Evaluation of Effectiveness and Cost-Benefits of Woolen Roadside Reclamation Products |
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The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that compares different wool products’ performance on roadside reclamation products used for revegetating cut slopes. This research tested woolen erosion control blankets, wool incorporated into wood fiber compost, and wool incorporated into silt fence.
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Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete |
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The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that analyzes economical non-proprietary ultra-high performance concrete mixes made with materials readily available in Montana. The mechanical properties tested in this research were compressive and tensile strength, elastic modulus, and shrinkage. This report discusses the first...
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Improving Animal-Vehicle Collision Data for the Strategic Application of Mitigation |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the quality and cost of deer-vehicle collision (DVC) data in Virginia. Reliable data may be used to identify DVC hotspots in order to implement strategic mitigation countermeasures.
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Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Bridge Girders |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that develops recommendations for self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixture design for bridge projects for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). SCC is widely used in the concrete industry, but SCC producers for WisDOT experience...
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Evaluation of Ice Loads on Bridge Sub-Structures in South Dakota |
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The Upper Great Plains Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that assesses the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) design calculations for dynamic ice loads on bridge structures in South Dakota. In seismically inactive regions such as South Dakota, ice loads can be the predominant...
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Modified Standard Penetration Test–Based Drilled Shaft Design Method for Weak Rocks |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has released a report that develops Illinois-specific design procedures for drilled shafts found in weak shale or rock. This research explores ways to develop safer deep-foundation design at a reduced cost.
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Effect of Early-Age Concrete Elastic Properties on Fatigue Damage in PCC Pavements Containing Fibers |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has released a report that revises specifications for opening new Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements to traffic. This new procedure evaluates the fatigue life of rigid pavements for a predefined thickness, soil condition, and concrete age.
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The Impact of Specialized Hauling Vehicles on Pavement and Bridge Deterioration |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that ensures Texas complies with a U.S. Federal Highway Administration requirement: the state either does not permit operation of specialized hauling vehicles (SHV), or that it has conducted bridge force effects load rating analyses. This report...
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Analysis and Interpretation of New Zealand Long-Term Pavement Performance Data |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that analyzes the long-term performance pavement database. The goals of this report are to identify trends in data, identify the key issues that cause pavements to fail, and recommend whether the dataset could be restructured to provide additional benefits.
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Framework for Review and Prioritisation of Rail Safety Risks in New Zealand |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that identifies current safety management practices of rail operations in New Zealand. The report also provides recommendations for managing and prioritizing safety risks in New Zealand rail through a risk management context. The goal of this report is to provide a foundation for future risk...
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Benchmarking Road Safety in Latin America |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that benchmarks road safety management and performance in several Latin American countries. This report focuses on motorcyclist and pedestrian safety, drinking and driving behavior, seat belt and child restraint use, speed management, and post-crash care. The comparisons in this report may...
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The Enemy of Good: Estimating the Cost of Waiting for Nearly Perfect Automated Vehicles |
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The RAND Corporation has released a report that addresses the question of how safe highly automated vehicles (HAVs) need to be before they are allowed on the roads for consumers. This report identifies road fatalities that occur when deploying HAVs that are only marginally safer than human drivers and compares these data to fatalities that occur...
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