Traffic-Flow Theory
Traffic-flow theories seek to describe in a precise mathematical way the interactions among vehicles, drivers, and the infrastructure.
Effects of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
The National Sleep Foundation estimates that more than two-thirds of American adults have a sleep-related problem and that 23 percent have actually fallen asleep while driving.
A Silver Bullet: Shoulder Texture Treatments
I want to tell you a story. This is one of those stories you've probably heard once or twice before. It begins, as all good stories, with "once upon a time" and ends with "if only it were simpler...
Its A Jungle Out There: Using The Bullnose Guardrail to Protect The Elephant Traps
They are as common as billboards, as important to motorists' safety as the seat belts they wear, and as innocuous as the mile markers and reflectors that line our highways.
Introducing FHWA's NDE Validation Center
The National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP), established by the Federal Highway Act of 1968, requires the states to periodically inventory and inspect all highway structures on the federal aid...
CVISN: The Information Highway Meets The Asphalt Jungle
For the past decade, much has been made of the American workplace's transition to a paperless environment. Personal computers and the networks that bind them have automated many formerly tedious...
Making What's Good Even Better
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency that has provided more than 105 years of quality service to the nation. It is also an agency that, throughout its history, has continuously...
We Are ONE DOT!
Chicago's O'Hare Airport is a busy, often confusing place, especially for passengers whose final destination is downtown Chicago. For many travelers, the easiest commuter alternative is a taxi - a...
Editor's Notes
On Being Clever
I recently spent a few days at Walt Disney World in Florida, and I came away very impressed by the Disney transportation system.
Along the Road
Policy and Legislation
"Along the Road" is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community. This information comes...
Internet Watch
Internet2 - The Internet Grows Again
Just when you thought, "Finally! I've caught up! I know what a browser is, I know that e-mail is really a good thing, and I know that multimedia doesn't mean a stereo and a television," things go...
Training Update
Delivering Solutions for a World in Motion
The National Highway Institute would like to invite you to take advantage of its newest communication technique between trainers and trainees: the NHI Message Board. The Message Board, which was...
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
JanuaryJan 10-14 1999TRB 78th Annual Meeting Transportation Research BoardWashington, D.C.Jim Scott...