Kimberly Vachal, Donald Malchose, and Laurel Benson
North Dakota teens have relatively high risk for crash injury and death. Analysis of a survey completed by 2,284 teens in the state shows age, driving exposure, driving experience, and demographics are interrelated factors in safety outcomes. The oldest teens are least likely to be consistent seat belt...
Keywords: teen, crashes, seat belts, age, driving exposure, driving experience, demographics
Mohammad Naser and Shawn Birst
Modeling and developing different evacuation scenarios gained significant interest in recent years, where the management of the transportation system in support of evacuation efforts proved to be critical in mitigating the impacts of regional emergency events. However, most of the evacuation modeling...
Keywords: evacuation modeling, mesoscopic simulation
Carolyne Namagga and Rebecca Atadero
This research focuses on the beneficial utilization of Spray Dryer Ash (SDA) and investigates its performance in concrete for structural and transportation applications. Based on the challenges associated with disposal of all coal ashes, and SDA in particular, and the economic and environmental costs...
Keywords: fly ash, pavements, sustainable development
Kimberly Vachal, Mark Berwick, and Doug Benson
North Dakota wheat producers are located long distances from major consumer and export markets. Understanding the competitive position of their products is important to focusing efforts for market development and transportation investments. Research here provides some fundamental knowledge about market...
Keywords: freight, competitiveness, logistics
Chris Turnbull-Grimes, Wayne A. Charlie, Richard Gutkowski, and Jeno Balogh
This research was undertaken to: 1) design and construct a wall and basic subassembly of an emergency storm shelter comprised entirely of wood that could resist a "missile" impact at 100 mph or multiple impacts at 80 mph; 2) study the difference in impact response for various specimen configurations...
Keywords: bus-stop shelters, hail, impact resistance, tornado and hurricane debris, timber
David Ripplinger and Jill Hough
Students at three institutions of higher learning in the upper Midwest were surveyed to identify attitudes and behaviors that impact their choice of academic major, internship, and career, as well as perceptions of internships and careers in public transportation, and use of job search methods. Fifteen...
Keywords: workforce development, public transportation, transit, university students
David Ripplinger and Bethany Brand-Sargent
In this paper, findings from a national survey on technology use by agencies providing transit service to rural areas are presented. The survey collected data on agency use of information and communications technologies, transit-specific technology, as well as characteristics of its manager. The survey...
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems, public transportation, transit, technology adoption, rural transit
Suren Chen, Jun Wu, and Feng Chen
This study aims at conducting the feasibility study on detecting damage of bridges through using passing vehicles and wireless sensors. As the first step, the finite element program has been compiled and some explorative tests have been conducted. It is found that the damage detection process is affected...
Keywords: rural bridge, damage detection, wireless sensor, mobile testing
Kimberly Vachal and Donald Malchose
Older drivers are a growing segment in North Dakota's driver population. The natural aging process brings about diminished visual, cognitive, and physical skills needed for driving tasks. Crash record analysis was conducted to highlight elements that may be used to reduce risk for older drivers. Results...
Peter Martin and Milan Zlatkovic
With ever-increasing traffic demand and price of fossil fuels public transit becomes more popular transportation mode than ever before, especially in the fast growing regions such as Salt Lake City Metropolitan Region. Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) (a local Metropolitan Planning Organization)...
Keywords: transit signal, Bus Rapid Transit, light rail transit
