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RTSSC Research Reports
View AllLocal rural road travel has the highest injury crash incidence in North Dakota. These roads are typically narrow two-lane roads with limited or no shoulder, and often unpaved surfaces that account for 1 in 5 rural travel miles beyond the interstate system. Local roads accounted for nearly half of serious... Occupant seat belt use in fatal and injury crashes is considerably lower than conventional use rate reported by NHTSA. North Dakota’s 10-year average occupant use in fatal crashes is 23%, and injury crashes, 64%. Crashes in this report are defined as speed-related if the attending officer specified that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor (NHTSA). Nationally, teens are a high-risk driver group. Crashes are consistently the leading cause of death for this age group, accounting for more than one-third of deaths annually. Many states have adopted graduated driver licensing (GDL) for teens as one intervention to improve teen driver safety. The GDL... Rumble strips and rumble stripes are a recommended strategy for crash reduction. The North Dakota Department of Transportation initiated rumble strip use in the 1970s and greatly expanded application of rumble stripes through a statewide initiative in recent years. This study of four intervention and... This report gives a summary of the current state of alcohol-impaired driving and countermeasures in the United States and individual states, including North Dakota. Truck Crash Facts (Nov 2012, Issue Brief) Trucks are an important mode of economic connectivity in rural states like North Dakota. The size/mass difference between 80,000-pound trucks and 4,000-pound passenger vehicles, along with operational differences such as acceleration/deceleration times and turning radiuses, heighten risk for crash events. The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides the NDDOT Traffic Safety Office an understanding of perceptions and behaviors related to focus issues. A set of core questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities including seat belts, drinking and driving, and speeding. In addition to the core... Road usage in western North Dakota has changed considerably over time. Interstate, highway, and low volume unpaved roads have been used with greater frequency because of increased agricultural production and a growing energy sector. This evolution is especially evident in a 17-county region that encompasses... North Dakota's rural roads provide vital social and commercial links for a widely dispersed population. The safety of these roadways is paramount in managing traffic assets to enhance the state's livability. Approximately 67% of the state's travel, in vehicle miles, takes place on rural roads. From a... |
