Download or read book Intermodal Safety Research Needs Report of the Sixth Workshop on National Transportation Problems written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This conference brought together DOT policymakers, university principal investigators and other professionals to consider the intermodal safety research requirements of the Department of Transportation. The objectives of the conference were: (1) to highlight safety problems and needed transportation safety research identified by DOT modal safety managers and to stimulate university or university/industry teams to respond with research proposals which emphasize multi-modal applicability and a system view; and (2) to provide a forum for university research groups to inform DOT safety managers of promising new directions in transportation safety research and new tools with which to address safety related problems. The conference addressed the research requirements for safety as identified by the Statement of National Transportation Policy and by the modal safety managers in three principal contexts, each a workshop panel: I, Inter-Institutional Problems of Transportation Safety. Problems were described as: Federal-State, local; Federal-Industry; Federal-Public, Consumer groups. II, Goal Setting and Planning for Transportation Safety Programs. Issues were: modifying risk behavior, safety as a social value, and involving citizens in development of standards as a way of increasing probability of achieving program objectives. III, DOT Information, Management, and Evaluation Systems Requirements. Needs were: data requirements and analytic tools for management of safety programs.

Download or read book Intermodal Safety Research Needs Report of the Sixth Workshop on National Transportation Problems written by A. J. Warshawer (ed) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intermodal Safety Research Needs written by Alan J. Warshawer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intermodal Safety Research Needs written by Alan J. Warshawer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intermodal Safety Research Needs written by A.J. Warshawer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Safety Research on Highway Infrastructure and Operations written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research Priorities and Coordination in Highway Infrastructure and Operations Safety and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB Special Report 292 ... recommends the creation of an independent scientific advisory committee (SAC). The SAC would be charged with development of a transparent process for identifying and prioritizing research needs and opportunities in highway safety, with emphasis on infrastructure and operations, and using the process developed to recommend a national research agenda focused on highway infrastructure and operations safety. The report also explores opportunities to improve the quality of highway safety research." -- publisher's website.

Download or read book Development of Information on Intermodal Safety Issues in Illinois written by Athanasios K. Ziliaskopoulos and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study was to identify safety and efficiency issues related to the intermodal truck movements in the Chicago area. The literature was comprehensively reviewed and all possible sources of information were identified, so that a clear and objective assessment of the status of the intermodal industry in Chicago could be provided, as well as the problems they face and the problems they are creating. It was not possible to get complete access to all databases, or conclusively answer questions, such as "Are intermodal trucks less safe than the non-intermodal trucks?" However, the reasons for that were identified and recommendations for remedying this shortcoming were provided. The requirements of this study were exceeded by investigating sources of potential information not considered before (automatic vehicle location, yard gate information) as well as the development of innovative tools that can help engineers and planners to objectively evaluate future improvements on the street network. In addition, the global view was taken of looking at the problem at the system level. Truck drivers were surveyed in a cost effective way and both insights and objective data were obtained. Also, in the course of this research, communication was established with all involved stakeholders (trucking companies, drivers, Illinois Transportation Association, Chicago Area Transportation Study, rail companies, the police) who helped the team understand the problems better from their perspectives. The findings of this research are outlined with emphasis on the implementable recommendations.

Download or read book A Subject Bibliography from Highway Safety Literature written by United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Future Truck and Bus Safety Research Opportunities written by and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intermodal Freight Transportation and Highway Safety written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manpower Development Education and Training a Bibliography written by William Eugene Tarrants and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway Safety Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials Transportation written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Study of the Feasibility of a Hazardous Materials Transportation Cooperative Research Program and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2005 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Framework for Evaluation of System Impacts of Intermodal Terminals Using Commodity Flow Data written by Chiranjivi Sarma Bhamidipati and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the challenges attributable to increasing freight traffic and roadway congestion it is necessary to investigate opportunities for better management of goods movements. Rail-truck intermodal freight transportation can be considered as one such solution for reducing long-haul truck traffic on highways. For the rail-truck intermodal freight transportation to act as an effective transportation alternative, it is necessary to evaluate its impacts on the transportation system. A framework for evaluation of rail-truck intermodal terminal projects with qualitative and quantitative measures has been established using public goals and private stakeholder perspective. With the use of a case study, some of these measures have been evaluated. Recommendations have also made on data collection procedures for making a full scale evaluation. The case study selected for the Project is the proposed freight intermodal terminal at Petersburg, Virginia, conceived by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. This analysis formed a bridge between a region and a corridor based analysis. The key findings of the study are as follows: (a) Evaluation of an intermodal terminal project requires a systematic multi-regional modeling approach; (b) The impacts of an intermodal terminal are region and trade corridor specific; and (c) In cases where estimated intermodal rail drayage forms a small share of the overall truck traffic, the introduction of an intermodal terminal does not have substantial impacts on accessibility, mobility or safety. The study successfully developed models for estimation of impacts, including a two-stage accessibility model for drayage, a truck-rail mode choice model, truck involved crash models, and secondary local freight traffic impact model, mainly using data from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Download or read book Intermodel Safety Research Needs written by 6th Workshop on National Transportation Problems (Washington, D. C., 1976) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index