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 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting: Register Before November 30th to Take Advantage of Lower Fees
You are encouraged to register and make your hotel reservations online now for the TRB 90th Annual Meeting , January 23-27, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including those who register to attend any workshop or utilize the services provided onsite such as the shuttle and Employment Opportunities room. [More] | [Share]    
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| TRB Webinar: Quality-Related Specification Software (QRSS): A Performance-Based Specification for Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction
TRB will be conducting a web briefing or "webinar" on December 15, 2010, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST that will explore the use of Quality-Related Specification Software (QRSS), a performance-related specification for hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement construction. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. [More] | [Share]
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 Achieving Traffic Safety Goals in the United State: Lessons from Other Nations
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 Best Practices in Traffic Incident Management: Executive Summary
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores and assesses various traffic incident management policies, procedures, and technologies in order help to identify current best practices in the United States. [More]
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Freight Analysis Framework
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest version of its periodically published report that integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. [More]
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| Transportation Services Index: September 2010
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 1.0 percent in September, the latest month available, to 101.7. The TSI measures the movement of freight and passengers. The index, which is seasonally adjusted, combines available data on freight traffic, as well as passenger travel, that have been weighted to yield a monthly measure of transportation services output. [More]
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The Economic Cost of Traffic Congestion in Florida
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that uses historical data on traffic densities to estimate speeds, travel delay, and cost of congestion for every county in Florida. [More]
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| Evaluation of 2008 Florida Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File
The Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has released a report that examines the factors that are associated with reporting rates for the State of Florida to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File undertaken by the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics at the institute. Earlier studies have shown that reporting to the MCMIS Crash File was incomplete. [More]
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| Developing a System for Consistent Messaging on Interstate 80 Dynamic Message Signs: Phase II
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has released a report that explores rural use of dynamic message signs. [More]
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Field Test on Visibility at Cycle Crossings at Night
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute has released a report that explores the night-time visibility distance of cycle crossings, with and without bicyclists at those crossings. The report is in English with a Swedish summary. [More]
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Influence of Chronic Illness on Crash Involvement of Motor Vehicle Drivers
Monash University's Accident Research Centre has released an update to a 2004 version of a report that explores influence of chronic illness and impairments on crash involvement of motor vehicle drivers. [More]
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International Road Safety Comparisons 2009
The Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport, and Regional Economics has released its annual report that summaries road deaths and road death rates for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations and Australian states and territories. [More]
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Drugs and Driving: Detection and Deterrence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Joint Transport Research Centre has released a report that examines legislation, deterrence, and roadside detection practices designed to address the issue of driving while impaired by drugs. The report also explores preventive measures to combat drug use while driving. [More]
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| Modeling of Signalised Intersections: Case Study
Austroads has released a report that compares and examines the performance of micro-modeling (SIDRA) and micro simulation (AIMSUN, VISSIM and Q-PARAMICS) in modeling of single signalized intersections. [More]
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IIHS Status Report: Vol. 45, No. 11, November 2010
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released the latest issue of its Status Report magazine. The issue explores the performance of aftermarket bumpers. [More]
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| Asleep at the Wheel: The Prevalence and Impact of Drowsy Driving
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that explores the prevalence of drowsy drivers on U.S. roads and the potential proportion of crashes that involve a drowsy driver. [More]
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