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Formalizing Human Machine Communication in the Context of Autonomous Vehicles
(SAFE-D: Safety Through Disruption National University Transportation Center, 2020-05)
There are many situations where tacit communication between drivers and pedestrians governs and enhances safety. The goal of this study was to formalize this communication and apply it to the driving strategy of an autonomous ...
Problematic Roadway Environments for Automated Vehicles
(National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence, 2018-04-03)
Progress in the area of automated vehicles (AVs) will benefit safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. Of the roughly 30,000 traffic-related fatalities reported yearly, 94% are due to human error. AVs replace ...
An Assessment of Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
(2014-07-28)
The primary intent of this report is to provide a comprehensive and concise overview of the apparent safety issues presented to pedestrians and pedalcyclists by the operation of quiet vehicles on roadways. The report ...
Virginia Connected Vehicle Test Bed System Performance (V2I System Performance)
(Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC), 2016-05-01)
This project identified vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication system limitations on the Northern Virginia Connected Vehicle Test Bed. Real-world historical data were analyzed to determine wireless Dedicated Short ...
Improving Driving Safety for Teenagers with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
(National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence, 2017-09-19)
The majority of the research assessing the differences in driving performance between medicated and non-medicated Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) teenagers has relied on driving simulators and surveys. This ...
Applications of Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Technologies to Enhance Transit Service Efficiency and Safety, Part 1
(Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC), 2016-09-30)
Implementing Connected Vehicle Infrastructure (CVI) applications for handheld devices into public transportation transit systems would provide transit agencies and their users with two-directional information flow from ...
An On-Road Evaluation of the Impact of Explicit and Implicit Cognitive Training Protocols on Safety-Related Senior Driver Behaviors
(National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (NSTSCE), 2017-04-21)
This study presents a long-term examination of the effects of two types of perceptual-cognitive brain training programs on senior driver behavior and on-road driving performance. Seniors over the age of 69 engaged in either ...
Data Mining to Improve Planning for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
(SAFE-D: Safety Through Disruption National University Transportation Center, 2019-11)
Between 2009 and 2016, the number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities saw a marked trend upward. Taken together, the overall percentage of pedestrian and bicycle crashes now accounts for 18% of total roadway fatalities, ...
Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: Application of STOP-Bang
(National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence, 2020-04-06)
Although several studies have estimated the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver population, limitations such as small sample sizes and study samples that are not ...
A survey of light-vehicle driver education programs to determine the prevalence of curriculum on sharing the road with heavy vehicles: final report
(Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2011-12-01)
Light-vehicle driver education programs that contain content about heavy-vehicle operation may be helpful in reducing light-vehicle/heavy-vehicle interactions. However, it is unclear as to the extent of current state ...