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A series of pilot workshops were held around the country to provide platforms for researchers, engineers, law enforcement, educators and policy makers to address speed-setting and enforcement issues. Building on the success of these workshops, the U.S. DOT has developed a Speed Management...
US Department of Transportation
Subject: INFORMATION: Guidelines for the Use of Variable Speed Limits Systems in Wet Weather
Date: September 26, 2012
...In accordance with the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Section 1426, the Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC) was established in 2017 to coordinate with and advise the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists....
The Federal Highway Administration is committed to identifying effective motorcycle safety countermeasures, promoting roadway maintenance and design practices that account for motorcycle-specific safety concerns, and maintaining a research program that supports an improved motorcycle riding...
The safe and efficient flow of traffic through work zones is a major concern to transportation officials, industry, the public, businesses, and commercial motor carriers. The FHWA Work Zone Management Program is working to "make work zones work better" by providing transportation practitioners...
This document serves as a user guide to assist State and local safety professionals to apply PBCAT version 3 to their crash reports. This document also presents the modernized crash-typing framework, which is significantly different from former versions of PBCAT. Additionally, this...
This report describes the data analysis study performed to help LTPP database users navigate and understand LTPP traffic data and select traffic parameters that best fit their project needs. This study included the development of analysis-ready traffic datasets to support a broad variety of...
This document is a technical summary of the Federal Highway Administration report Assessment of Federal Highway Administration Highway Project Cost Estimation Tools.
This document shows how the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) oversee...
This document highlights drivers' decisions regarding the dilemma zone (DZ). The DZ phenomenon is described as the moment when drivers face a predicament as a stoplight suddenly turns yellow, requiring either an abrupt stop or a rapid acceleration through the intersection.
How it WorksThe Systemic Safety Project Selection...