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Between 2005 and 2009, single-vehicle run-off-road (ROR) crashes on two-lane rural-roadway horizontal curves have resulted in an average of 4,748 fatalities per year. Driving while familiar with the roadway, inattentive, and in a hurry have been identified as factors that increase the likelihood of these crashes. The goal of the present study was to evaluate methods that elicit familiarity with the roadway, inattention, and driving in a hurry. Fourteen participants drove a simulated two-lane rural roadway. Familiarity was elicited by having participants drive the test route seven times. Two methods to elicit inattention were used: mental mathematics problems and noun classification. Two methods to elicit being in a hurry were used: with visual travel time feedback and without. The method to elicit familiarity with the roadway resulted in significant changes in behavior when compared to driving while unfamiliar. Results suggested that solving mental mathematics problems were more effective in producing driving behaviors associated with inattention than noun classification. Both methods to elicit being in a hurry were effective in producing noticeable changes in behavior when compared to driving while not under time pressure. The promise of using these elicitation methods in driving simulators to evaluate engineering countermeasures to ROR crashes on two-lane rural-roadway horizontal curves is discussed.

Survey results helped the City of De Soto, Kansas, craft a right-of-way use and maintenance policy.

This guide and the information it contains are provided as a public service by the Kansas Local Technical Assistance Program, a program of the Kansas University Transportation Center. Funding for the production of this guide was provided by technology transfer funds from the Federal Highway Administration, Kansas Division Office, and the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Federal-aid Essentials for local public agencies provides this video about how all project right-of-way requirements must be met when Federal aid is used.

This report describes a research study to evaluate the scope and impact of traffic signal violations in several Iowa cities. It includes field observations, crash analysis, surveys of professionals and the general population, and information on equipment for data collection and automated enforcement.

This document communicates the shared safety vision and mission and identifies high-level strategic goals that will guide decisions on priorities and resources to accomplish the mission of the FHWA's Safety Strategic Plan.

This Guide is intended to provide state departments of transportation (DOT) and LTAP/TTAP centers with an easy-to-use resource for implementing or enhancing a Safety Circuit Rider (SCR) program. The Guide includes common characteristics of existing SCR programs and the safety circuit riders. The Guide also includes information on the typical duties and services provided by SCR programs, lessons learned by existing programs, and evidence of the effectiveness of existing SCR programs.

This Strategic Plan includes the following key elements as defined by OMB guidance: Strategic Goals are general, outcome-oriented, long-term goals for the major functions and operations of the U.S. DOT. They address the broad impacts desired by U.S. DOT. Strategic Objectives reflect the outcomes that U.S. DOT is trying to achieve and are tied to performance goals and indicators. Lead agencies are identified for each strategic objective and key performance indicator; however, the Department recognizes that many strategies require coordination across Operating Administrations and Secretarial Offices. Strategies describe how U.S. DOT plans to progress toward its strategic objectives. Performance Indicators are quantitative metrics that measure progress toward a strategic objective. Agency Priority Goals are near-term results or achievements that leadership wants to accomplish within approximately 24 months that rely predominantly on the agency’s implementation.