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Public Roads Magazine
A Safe Place to Rest
(April/May 2000)
by: Maria Koklanaris
Truckers say that finding an appropriate place to take a much-needed rest is a challenge.
Accident Rates Using HSIS
by Yusuf M. Mohamedshah and Amy R. Kohls
ATMS Human Factors Experiments Produce Design Guidelines
(Spring 1997)
by Nazemeh Sobhi and Michael J. Kelly
The design of concepts, controls, and computer displays for Advanced Traffic Management Systems affect operator efficiency.
Basics of Concrete Barriers
(March/April 2000)
by: Charles H. McDevitt
Concrete barriers appear to be simple but in reality, they are sophisticated safety devices.
Bicycling and Walking Can Be Feasible Transportation Choices: Making More Modes
Adapted from the National Bicycling and Walking Study Final Report
Comparison of the Safety of Lighting Options on Urban Freeways
by Michael S. Griffith
The Customer Driven Development of Human Factors Design Guidelines
(January/February 2000)
by Christopher A. Monk and Joseph Moyer
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) undertook a six-year research program focused on issued related to in-vehicle information displays in order to provide design assistance to advanced in-vehicle systems engineers.
Designing
Highway With Older Drivers in Mind
(May/June 1999)
by: Elizabeth Alicandri, Mark Robinson, and Tim Penney
Aging affects a wide variety of skills that are critical to safe driving.
Indeed, studies have shown that older drivers have high rates of crashes,
injuries, and fatalities on a per-mile-driven basis. As the percentage
of Americans aged 65 and older continues to grow, this significant
problem grows in magnitude.
Effects
of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
(January/February 1999)
by Robert D. Peters, Esther Wagner, Elizabeth Alicandri, Jean E. Fox,
Maria L. Thomas, David R. Thorne, Helen C. Sing, and Sharon M. Balwinski
FHWA's
Driver Performance Laboratory
(May/June 1999)
by: Kathryn Wochinger, Cathy Emery, and Elizaabeth Alicandri
The Driver Performance Laboratory at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research
Center investigates issues of driver performance related to highway
and traffic engineering and to the design of in-vehicle information
systems.
The
Highway Safety Information System: Transforming Data Into Knowledge (Winter 1997)
by Jeffrey F. Paniati and Forrest M. Council
HSIS provides information about the safety performance of the highway
system and, more specifically, the effects that changes in highway
design and operations have on safety.
The
Human Factors Field Research Vehicle: FHWA Takes Its Show On The Road
(January/February 1998)
by Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
Hydraulics
Testing of Wilson Bridge Designs
(March/April 2000)
by: J. Sterling Jones
The designs of the new Wilson Bridge on the National Capital Beltway
are tested for scour effects.
The
Intelligent Vehicle Initiative: Advancing "Human-Centered"
Smart Vehicles
(September/October 1997)
by Cheryl Little
The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative aims to accelerate the development,
availability, and use of integrated in-vehicle systems that help drivers
of cars, trucks, and buses operate more safely and effectively.
Interactive
Highway Safety Design Model: Accident Predictive Module
by Harry Lum and Jerry A. Reagan
Interactive
Highway Safety Design Model: Design Consistency Module
(September/October 1997)
by Raymond A. Krammes
The Design Consistency Module is one of five modules of the IHSDM,
an integrated system of modules that highway planners and designers
can use to evaluate the safety of highway geometric design alternatives
within a computer-aided design (CAD) environment.
The
Interactive Highway Safety Design Model: Designing for Safety by Analyzing
Road Geometrics
by Jerry A. Reagan
Its
a Jungle Out There: Using the Bullnose Guardrail to Protect the Elephant
Traps
by John D. Reid, Martin W. Hargrave, and Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
Lincoln
Builds First Heated Pedestrian Viaduct
by Milo D. Cress and Al Imig
LS-DYNA:
A Computer Modeling Success Story
(January/February 2001)
by John D. Reid, Martin W. Hargrave, and S. Lawrence Paulson
When the bullnose guardrail system failed a crash test, researchers
went back to the drawing board - or rather, back to LS-DYNA, a complex
computer analysis system - to find the solution.
Metrication
of Roadside Hardware
(Summer 1995)
by Malcolm H. Ray
The updated Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Rail Hardware contains
some important recommendations regarding metrication of roadside safety
hardware.
A
Preliminary Field Evaluation of Ultraviolet-Activated Flourescent
Roadway Delineation
(July/August 1997)
by Karen R. Mahach, Richard L. Knoblach, Carole J. Simmons, Marsha
Nitzburg, John B. Arens, and Samuel C. Tignor
A two-part study by the Federal Highway Administration shows that
drivers can see ultraviolet roadway markings at a greater distance
in comparison with standard roadway markings.
Road
Safety Audits: Scanning for "Gold" Down Under
(September/October 1997)
by Michael F. Trentacoste
An American team visits Australia and New Zealand to learn about road
safety audits, a process to identify potentially dangerous features
of the highway operating environment.
Roundabouts:
A Direct Way to Safer Highways
(Autumn 1995)
by Leif Ourston and Joe G. Bared
The superior safety record of modern roundabouts in Western Europe
is attracting attention in the United States.
The
Safety Challenge -- The National Capital Beltway
by Ilona Orban
Safety
on the Washington, D.C., Capital Beltway
by Ilona Orban
Sign
Simulator Validated in FHWA Study
(July/August 1999)
by Karen R. Mahach, Kathryn Wochinger, Rafael Marshall, and Deanne
Eppich
The sign simulator - "Signism" - is used by FHWA to evaluate
a group of traffic signs that were proposed as national standards.
FHWA researchers discuss the validation process of this simulator.
Structural
Monitoring With GPS
(Spring 1997)
by Keith Duff and Michael Hyzak
Recent advances in GPS technology make it a cost-effective structural
deformation monitoring tool to inspect bridge and safety performance.
TFHRC
Hosts Collaborative Retroreflective Testing Effort
(November/December 1999)
To ensure that commercially available retroreflectometers meet the
requirements of the state highway agencies, FHWA contracted with HITEC
to perform a standard group evaluation of the devices.
The
Top Truck and Bus Safety Issues
Summer 1995
by Stan Hamilton
The first Truck and Bus Safety Summit in Kansas City, Mo., recently
identified the 17 most significant truck and bus safety issues.
Vehicle
Compatibility With Roadside Safety Hardware
(Autumn 1995)
by Jerry A. Reagan
Many issues must be resolved in the development of design and evaluation
methodology for roadside safety structure.
Using
the Computer and DYNA3D to Save Lives
(January/February 2001)
by Martin W. Hargrave and David Smith
Within the past decade, FHWA has led a program focused on employing
and expanding the capabilities of a new crash analysis
tool, DYNA3D. DYNA3D is a non-linear finite element code that can
be used with the computer to replicate three-dimensional motor vehicle
crashes.
What's
a Work Zone?
(May/June 1999)
by J. Dan Turner
Currently, no nationally recognized definitions of work zone or work-zone
accidents exist. FHWA is involved in an effort to develop a standardized
definition of work zone to enable researchers to assess the current
state of work-zone safety and to recommend possible countermeasures
to eliminate or mitigate safety problems.
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Safety Performance of Rural Two-Lane Highways, (June 2001)
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