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Employee Fatigue in the U.S. Railroad Industry: In-Depth Analyses

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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How fatigued are safety-critical railroad employees such as Train and Engine (T&E) workers, passenger T&E workers, signalmen, Maintenance of Way (MOW) workers and dispatchers, and how does their level of fatigue affect the safety of railroad operations? Are statutory or regulatory limitations on hours of work sufficient to prevent worker fatigue? Fatigue is largely a…
Truck Drivers and Fatigue: Efficacy Studies of the Restart Rules

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
$215.00

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The objective of this book is to examine the efficacy of the new restart rule promulgated as part of the Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule. Under the new restart rule, if commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers choose to use a provision allowing “restart” of the 60- or 70-hour duty-cycle limit, they are required…
Road Infrastructure Funding: Selected Practices and Lessons From Around the Globe

Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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This book examines the funding of roads and highways in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England and Wales, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, and Sweden. It provides a description of the infrastructure in the jurisdiction, information on the ownership and responsibility of the roads, and taxes or other ways of collecting money…
Alternative Jet Fuels: Development and Viability

Petroleum Science and Technology, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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The federal government has encouraged the development and use of alternative fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with aviation and to enhance economic development and energy security for the United States. To help achieve these goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry is actively supporting alternative jet fuels. This book examines the…
Rail Safety: Challenges, Oversight Issues and Positive Train Control

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) rail-safety oversight framework relies on inspections to ensure railroads comply with federal safety regulations. FRA inspects railroad infrastructure and operations, identifies safety defects and, if warranted, cite the railroads for violations of federal safety regulations. This book examines the overall framework that FRA, the states, and the railroads use to…
Freight Corridors and Freight Transportation in the European Union: Policies and Programs

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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To provide efficient goods movement on the U.S. transportation network, the United States will need to undertake new approaches. An approach advanced by industry groups as a potential path forward for the continued economic prosperity and competitiveness of the United States is a focus on corridor level thinking. A corridor approach can help focus the…
Autonomous Vehicles: Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart Technologies

Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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This is the first comprehensive book on the autonomous vehicles as a part of the smart transportation systems. It was written by scientists and engineers who had been actively contributing to the development of technical knowledge in this field. The authors tried to cover both the theoretical background and the multitude of practical issues related…
Transportation Safety Risks: Analyses of Unsecured Loads and Cargo Tank Truck Wetlines

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Vehicles carrying objects that are not properly secured pose a safety risk on our nation’s roadways. Debris that falls from a vehicle can collide with other vehicles or pedestrians, causing serious injuries or fatalities. According to data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were about 440 fatalities caused by roadway debris…
U.S. Freight Transportation: Elements, Role and Recommendations for Improvement

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Transportation is important. It is about people and how they live their lives, how they get to work, how they get their children to school, how they buy food, clothes, and other necessities, and how families visit one another around the country. It is also about business. Transportation is critical to how the supply chain…
Local and Rural Road Safety: Effective Planning and Practices

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique conditions that contribute to crashes within their jurisdictions. The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) offers a foundation for consensus and focus. It defines key emphasis areas and…
Road and Traffic Safety: Practices, Role of Human Behavior and Effective Programs

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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The disparity between urban and rural motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S. is well documented in academic research and reports show discrepancy between urban and rural fatalities. However, despite the decline in overall motor vehicle fatalities, the difference between urban and rural fatality rates has stayed relatively consistent. Rural fatalities still account for over half…
Human Factors in Automated Driving Scenarios: Assessment of Research, Technology, and Concepts

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Although the concept of a fully automated driving system as envisioned under the Automated Highway System program has yet to be realized, technological advancements over the past decade have led to the emergence of advanced driver assistance systems and features such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), collision warning, automatic braking, and lane-keeping assist systems. To…
Waterborne and Rail Transport of U.S. Crude Oil: Elements and Issues

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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New sources of crude oil from North Dakota, Texas, and western Canada have induced new routes for shipping crude oil to U.S. and Canadian refineries. While pipelines have traditionally been the preferred method of moving crude overland, they either are not available or have insufficient capacity to move all the crude from these locations. While…
Freight Transportation Flows: Trends, Impacts and Mitigation Efforts

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Projected increases in the transport of freight by rail and truck may produce economic benefits but also increase traffic congestion in communities. This book addresses among other things, the recent changes in U.S. rail and truck freight flows and the extent to which related traffic congestion is reported to impact communities; the extent to which…
Drug-Impaired Driving: Data and Reduction Strategies

Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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The issue of alcohol-impaired driving has received broad attention over the years, but drug-impaired driving also contributes to fatalities and injuries from traffic crashes. However, knowledge about the drug-impaired- driving problem is less advanced than for alcohol-impaired driving. This book discusses what is known about the extent of drug-impaired driving in the United States; challenges…
Performance-Based Transportation Programs: Assessments of Approaches and Challenges

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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In fiscal year 2013, the Department of Transportation (DOT) provided about $50 billion to states and other grantees (such as metropolitan planning organizations and transit agencies) to support highway and transit infrastructure and safety. However, it is not clear if this funding has improved system performance because, in part, these programs have lacked links to…
Transportation Services for Older Adults and Nonemergency Medical Transportation: Selected Analyses

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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As the U.S. population ages, access to safe and reliable transportation alternatives is critical to helping older adults remain in their homes as long as possible. HHS, DOT, VA, and other federal agencies may provide funds to state and local entities to help older adults access transportation. This book examines the federal programs that provide…
Transit System Resilience: Development Efforts and Challenges

Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Public transit systems, which receive funding from the federal government, are vulnerable to catastrophic events, as demonstrated by the impact Hurricane Sandy and other events have had on transit systems. These events highlight our reliance on transit systems for access to jobs, medical care, and other services, as well as the cost of recovering from…
Motor Carrier Safety: Oversight of High Risk and ”Chameleon” Carriers

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has taken steps toward better oversight of motor carriers by establishing the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) and chameleon carrier vetting programs; however, FMCSA could improve its oversight to better target high risk carriers. The CSA program oversees carriers’ safety performance through roadside inspections and crash investigations, and issues…
Red Light Camera Systems: Traffic Safety Evaluation and Operational Guidelines

Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Red light running is one of the major causes of crashes, deaths, and injuries at signalized intersections. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) support a comprehensive approach to intersection safety that incorporates engineering, education, and enforcement countermeasures to prevent red light running and improve intersection safety. Red light cameras…
Adaptive Roadway Lighting: Implementation Guidelines and Design Criteria

Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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This book provides guidelines for the implementation of an adaptive lighting system for roadway lighting. Based on the analysis of crashes and lighting performance, a series of criteria and the associated design levels have been developed to provide an approach for light level selection and the adjustability of the light level based on the needs…
Railroad Employees and the Use of Personal Electronic Devices: Distraction Issues and the Safety Environment

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Based on the historical record, rail transportation in the United States is an extremely safe mode of transportation. However, distraction of a railroad employee who is entrusted with safety related duties has the potential, which has been realized in several accidents described below, to compromise performance and endanger the employee, coworkers, or members of the…
Mitigating Suicides on Railways: Countermeasures and Lessons

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Railroad Operations, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
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Trespassing is the leading cause of rail-related fatalities in the United States. A large proportion of these trespasser fatalities are from intentional acts (i.e., suicides). With a lack of systematic research and evaluation of the countermeasures that are currently in place as well as those that have been proposed, it is difficult for railroad carriers…
Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Technologies: Elements, Deployment Challenges, and Safety Applications

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Health and Safety, Transportation
$120.00

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Over the past two decades, automobile crash-related fatality and injury rates have declined over 34 and 40 percent respectively, due in part to improvements in automobile safety. To further improve traffic safety and provide other transportation benefits, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is promoting the development of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies. Among other things, V2I technologies…

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