Highway Safety

Highway safety research in the Center for Transportation Analysis addresses all aspects of the transportation system: highway, vehicle, driver and environment. Staff members are active in traffic records development, the analysis of State and national crash data files, and exposure data such as the Nationwide Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS). Project experience includes occupant protection and collision avoidance issues for both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. Current projects include development of methods to study crash causation and the assessment of motor carrier safety performance.

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Focus Areas:

  • National and State Crash Data Files
  • Exposure Data
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Occupant Protection
  • Older Driver Safety
  • Heavy Truck Safety
  • Motor Carrier Safety
  • Crash Causation
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Risk Analysis
  • International Safety Data

Selected Presentations

Highlights

New version of Freight Analysis Framework released
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its new version of the Freight Analysis Framework, the most comprehensive publicly available data set of freight movement. This tool is developed for FHWA by CTA.

Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week
The Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week provides statistical information on vehicle sales, fuel economy and transportation trends.

2011 Annual Fuel Economy Guide is released
DOE and EPA released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles.

Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 30 . . .
One of ORNL's most requested documents, this data book details transportation-related energy use in the U.S.

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