General
Legacy ID
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
The primary purpose of pedestrian and bicyclist research is to reduce injuries and fatalities by better understanding the causes of pedestrian/bicyclist fatalities; identifying and evaluating potential safety improvement measures; fostering public awareness of pedestrian and bicycle safety...
Motorcycle
Motorcycle crashes account for more than 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States, despite representing only 0.6 percent of vehicle miles traveled on America’s roads. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) completed the Motorcycle Crash Causation Study (MCCS) in response to...
Operations R&D Overview
Research Areas
- Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative
- Automated Vehicles
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Intersection Safety
Background and Objectives
More than 50 percent of the combined total of fatal and injury crashes occur at or near intersections. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) intersection safety and design research facilitates the implementation of short-term safety improvements, and...