Safety and Human Factors

A flatbed truck with a container and people sitting on it is on the side of a rutted unpaved rural road with loose soil near small huts and dense trees.
This theme issue on international low-volume roads looks at road use, technological innovations in their construction, maintenance and safety considerations, ...
A person wearing a helmet drives an e-bike while another passenger in a red dress sits sideways on the back seat as they ride along a city street in China.
A study finds that E-bikes shift daily travel habits and have benefits that include reducing congestion. ...
A New York City street has colorful painted pavement with stone barriers and planters used for hardened daylighting as pedestrians cross the area.
New York City will use “hardened daylighting” to redesign high-crash intersections with planters and other barriers. ...
A person stands on a dusty unpaved low-volume road holding a tool while thick dust clouds rise, with fields and trees visible in the background.
Incorporating safety measures such as traffic-calming features, separation barriers, and public transit stops can enhance safety and accessibility of rural ...
A bus driver wearing a cap and glasses sits at the wheel inside the driver’s cabin, steering through a city street visible through the front window.
A Transit Cooperative Research Program research report offers resources that can help transit agencies identify and mitigate adverse workplace conditions. ...
Firefighters and medics treat injured people on the roadside after a crash involving a truck, with fire engines and crews nearby.
A BTSCRP research report and web-only document outline guidance to help transportation agencies reduce the frequency and severity of accidents ...
Headshot of Steven E. Shladover.
Steven E. Shladover, Research Engineer at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes in intelligent transportation systems. ...
White pickup truck labeled 'WATER' sprays water onto the surface of a Utah highway with tiger-stripe lane markings. Behind that truck, another white utility vehicle equipped with a retroreflectometer gauges the reflectivity of the wet lane markings.
Utah Department of Transportation is enhancing its data-collection process to ensure that lane markings are easier to see in all ...
Bicyclist on protected bikeway with yellow bollards in Washington, DC.
Once expected to maneuver alongside vehicular traffic, bicyclists across the United States are now cruising along in their own designated ...
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