Highway & traffic engineering books

This purpose of this report is to determine the effect of rear turn signal color on the likelihood of being involved...  Read More >>

The report details how NHTSA produces these lives saved estimates for seat belts and frontal air bags. The methodology...  Read More >>

The first generation of frontal air bags saved the lives of thousands of drivers and adult or teenage right front...  Read More >>

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 201 - Occupant Protection in Interior Impact - was upgraded in 1995,...  Read More >>

NHTSA conducted a survey from April to October 2005 to collect information about the types of restraint systems...  Read More >>

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is a safety technology designed to enhance a vehicle's stability and control...  Read More >>

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, Side Impact Protection was amended to assure occupant protection in...  Read More >>

This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration...  Read More >>

This report was one of a series of Pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway administration...  Read More >>

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This study explores the relationship between vehicle occupancy and several other variables in the National Highway...  Read More >>

Beginning September 1, 1993, all light trucks (pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles) were required to...  Read More >>

This report presents results on the demographics of safety belt use from the 2003 National Occupant Protection Use...  Read More >>

Rear window defrosting and defogging systems are not required on motor vehicles by any Federal standard. Rear window...  Read More >>

This study estimates the effectiveness of passenger vehicle daytime running lights in reducing two-vehicle opposite...  Read More >>

This report provides the results of a survey of State highway agencies in the United States on partnering agreements...  Read More >>

This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration...  Read More >>

This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration...  Read More >>

With the increasing popularity of cellular phones and public concern about the safety of using phones while driving,...  Read More >>

This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration...  Read More >>

The objective of this study is to analyze passenger vehicle crashes involving children up to 15 years old. The Fatality...  Read More >>

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHYSA) began to evaluate its federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards...  Read More >>

GPP 8 contains 20 papers presented at the First International Symposium on Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering...  Read More >>

This publication provides an introduction to the principles of pavement drainage.  Read More >>