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News

Improving Transit System Performance with the Benefit of Automatic Data-Collection Systems

November 4, 3:30 p.m. CST

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Latest Institute annual report now available

The recently published ITS Institute annual report, covering research, education, and technology transfer activities for fiscal year 2007–2008, is now available in printed form or online.

Intelligent Transportation Systems and EMS System Data Integration for Traffic Safety

October 21, 3:30 p.m. CDT

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Transportation Institute on the Move

UMN News, October 1, 2008
Researchers at ITS Institute are out to improve all kinds of transportation.

Winter 2009 Luncheon: Intelligent Speed Adaptation

What if your car could warn you when you're speeding and even slow you down? With Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA)--a driver-assistance system--that possibility may not be too distant. Research in Europe on this system has been going on systematically since the mid-1990s, but the response to ISA in the United States has generally been “good idea but not feasible here.” So what makes it more acceptable in Europe? Has acceptance changed over time? And what would it take for ISA to become acceptable to the U.S. public? This talk will cover both attitudinal and behavioral results from field operational tests and will also look at the crash savings and environmental benefits from ISA.

Solar and Wind Hybrid Electric Generators for Rural ITS Applications

October 7, 3:30 p.m. CDT

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Advanced Transportation Technologies Seminar: Assessing the Safety Benefits of a Forward-Collision Warning System

September 23, 3:30 p.m. CDT

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Motorcycles and alcohol: Research examines a dangerous combination

CTS Research E-News, September 2008
This summer, with gas prices at an all-time high and warm weather beckoning riders to hit the road, motorcycles and scooters are more popular than ever.

Access to Destinations Study reports examine non-auto travel, metro-wide simulation

CTS Research E-News, July/August 2008
The publication of a pair of new research reports brings the Access to Destinations Study closer to its goal of capturing a complete picture of the trends affecting transportation accessibility in the Twin Cities region.

Minnesota UPA project to feature priced shoulder lane, telecommuting

CTS Report, July 2008
In a continuation of the opening session with David Horner, this session presented specifics of Minnesota's Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA).

Featured Studies

• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS)
• Rural Intersection Decision Support
• Teen Drivers
• Motorcycle Riding and BAC Impairment
• Ramp Metering
• Transit Signal Priority (MTO)
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems
• Driver Assistive Technologies
• Security Applications

Recently published research reports

• Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities - Technical Summary
  October 2008 Report no. Mn/DOT 200836TS
• Review of California's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  October 2008 Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-52 1405
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions: Phase I
  September 2008 Report no. CTS 08-12
• Development of Flexural Vibration Inspection Techniques to Rapidly Assess the Structural Health of Rural Bridge Systems
  September 2008 Report no. CTS 08-22
• Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  September 2008 Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-36

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