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The evolution of practical safety audits in the United States

Creator:: Houghton, Tegan Marie
Abstract:: This thesis evaluates pre-construction auditing procedures used in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand in order to help create post-construction auditing procedures for the state of Oregon. It was funded as part of the development of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Safety Investigation Manual, and also evaluates content...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Evolution of Practical Safety Audits in the United States by Tegan Marie Houghton A THESIS

Sound and Vibration Analysis of Alternative Rumble Strips

Creator:: Horne, Dylan Ross
Abstract:: Roadway departure crashes accounted for 18,275 fatal crashes in 2017 across the United States (Jones et al. 2017). Rumble strips (RS) provide audible and haptic interior alert when a vehicle is departing the roadway reducing run-off-the road crashes. Although inexpensive to install, and easy to maintain, RS are not installed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: other evaluations of sinusoidal RS in the United States. 2.3 Background The FHWA State of the

A Review of Current State Department of Transportation Practice for Promoting and Documenting the Safety of Field Employees

Creator:: Barlow, Zachary Wesley
Abstract:: State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are the primary owners of roadway infrastructure in the United States. Many of the employees of state DOTs work on roadway work sites, putting them at disproportionately higher risks of injury or fatality. A review of the literature determined that a combination of policies, standards,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: roadway infrastructure in the United States. Many of the employees of state DOTs work on roadway work

Evaluating Driver Response to the Onset of Circular Yellow Indication in the Presence of a Following Vehicle at Isolated High-Speed Signalized Intersections

Creator:: Mohammed, Hameed A.
Abstract:: Dilemma zones on the approach to high-speed signalized intersections have been identified as a safety problem that can contribute to rear–end and right–angle crashes. However, in situations when a pair of vehicles is caught in the dilemma zone, it is not well understood how the following vehicle’s headway and classification...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: inconsistencies between the Driver Training Manual (DTM) guidance and yellow state laws. 74% of states followed

The Statistical and Econometric Analyses of the Impacts of Covid-19 on Truck Driver Behavior

Creator:: Velasquez, Brianna N.
Abstract:: The outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the restrictions implemented in response to it (e.g., stay-at-home orders, social distancing mandates, business closures) had unprecedented effects on the trucking industry. The pandemic prompted the first significant overhaul of federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations in over 15 years. Prior to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon State University professors, the entire Oregon State Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE

Innovative Strategies to Protect Concrete Bridge Decks and Cross-Laminated Timber Structures through the Use of Impermeable Overlays

Creator:: Haynes, Matthew A.
Abstract:: Bridges are a vital component of transportation infrastructure in the United States, and the continual maintenance and preservation of bridges is critical to maintaining their structural capacity and maximizing service life. One of the most significant issues faced by concrete bridges is the infiltration of moisture from the roadway surface...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States, and the continual maintenance and preservation of bridges is critical to maintaining

Assessing the Impact of Three Intersection Treatments on Bicyclist Safety

Creator:: Scott-Deeter, Logan K..
Abstract:: Bicyclist safety at urban intersections is a critical element for encouraging an increase in bicycle commuting. With bicycle injury and fatality rates rising due to collisions with vehicles at signalized intersections, increasing the safety of riders continues to be an important consideration when promoting this mode of transportation. Previous research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the United States in 2019 (NHTSA, 2020), where 78% of these fatalities occurred in urban

An Agent-based Evacuation Modeling of Underground Fire Emergency

Creator:: Xu, Yue
Abstract:: Increasingly congested surface transportation network in urban areas and grow-ing land values make underground transportation systems more attractive for high-ways (i.e., tunnels) and metro system compared to other options [1]. An underground transportation system can preserve the land above for recreational parks, commer-cial buildings, residential homes, or other purposes while...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Yue Xu A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Implications of distracted driving on driver behavior in the standing queue of dual left-turn lanes : an empirical study

Creator:: Marnell, Patrick Stanley
Abstract:: Driver distraction is a commonly observable phenomenon with a significant effect on the transportation network. Although the negative effects of driver distraction on safety are commonly studied, there has been little effort made to investigate the impacts of distraction on efficiency. This study will examine driver behavior in standing queues...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Exploring the Relationship between Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress and Reported Bicycle Collisions

Creator:: Vogt, Rachel
Abstract:: Transportation agencies need efficient methods to determine how to improve bicycle facilities in order to improve connectivity and safety. Many studies have used standalone methods such as level of traffic stress (LTS) and bicycle level of service (BLOS) to better understand bicycle mode share and network connectivity for a region...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The evolution of practical safety audits in the United States

Sound and Vibration Analysis of Alternative Rumble Strips

A Review of Current State Department of Transportation Practice for Promoting and Documenting the Safety of Field Employees

Evaluating Driver Response to the Onset of Circular Yellow Indication in the Presence of a Following Vehicle at Isolated High-Speed Signalized Intersections

The Statistical and Econometric Analyses of the Impacts of Covid-19 on Truck Driver Behavior

Innovative Strategies to Protect Concrete Bridge Decks and Cross-Laminated Timber Structures through the Use of Impermeable Overlays

Assessing the Impact of Three Intersection Treatments on Bicyclist Safety

An Agent-based Evacuation Modeling of Underground Fire Emergency

Implications of distracted driving on driver behavior in the standing queue of dual left-turn lanes : an empirical study

Exploring the Relationship between Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress and Reported Bicycle Collisions

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