Safety

Research Reports

• Development of a smart phone app to warn the driver of unintentional lane departure using GPS technology
  October 2024, Report no. MnDOT 2024-25
• Development of a Mobile App for Reporting Work Zone Intrusions
  January 2024, Report no. MnDOT 2023-04
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  December 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-42
• Identifying Deer Vehicle Collision Concentrations in Minnesota
  November 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-38
• Establishing a Repeatable Method for Presenting Nontraditional Traffic Treatments to Maximize Stakeholder Support
  August 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2022-31
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study
  June 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-26
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: Understanding the factors that positively influence vehicle yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections
  June 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-24
• Evaluation and Refinement of Minnesota Queue Warning Systems
  March 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-05
• Multi-city study of an engineering and outreach program to increase driver yielding at signalized and unsignalized crosswalks
  March 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-11
• Criteria and Guidelines for Three-Lane Road Design and Operation
  February 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-09
• Development and Demonstration of an In-Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System using Standard GPS Technology
  June 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-17
• Guidance for Separated/Buffered Bike Lanes with Delineators
  May 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-12
• Generating Traffic Information from Connected Vehicle V2V Basic Safety Messages
  March 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-08
• Pedestrian Crossings and Safety on Four Anishinaabe Reservations in Minnesota
  November 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-29
• Deploy and Test a Smartphone-Based Accessible Traffic Information System for the Visually Impaired
  October 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-28
• Minnesota MNCrash Design and Training Research Development
  September 2020, Report no. CTS 20-12
• Minnesota Crash Records Audit
  August 2020, Report no. CTS 20-11
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Stop Lines in Increasing the Safety of Stop-Controlled Intersections
  July 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-17
• How Do Complete Streets Matter for Communities? The Case of Richfield, Minnesota
  July 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-22
• Understanding and Mitigating the Dynamic Behavior of RICWS and DMS Under Wind Loading
  June 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-18
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  May 2020, Report no. CTS 20-07
• Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems
  May 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-13
• Expanding Landowner Adoption of Snow Control Measures Through a Better Understanding of Landowner Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices
  December 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-44
• Work Zone Mapping and Tag Deployment System
  October 2019, Report no. CTS 19-29
• How Locals Need to Prepare for the Future of V2V/V2I Connected Vehicles
  August 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-35
• Pressure-based dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles
  August 2019, Report no. CTS 19-26
• Vehicle Automation and Transportability of Crash Modification Factors
  July 2019, Report no. CTS 19-21
• Teen Driver Support System Technology Transfer
  July 2019, Report no. CTS 19-24
• Development of a Workshop on Automated Vehicle Technologies
  July 2019, Report no. CTS 19-23
• Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings
  July 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-29
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  July 2019, Report no. CTS 19-22
• Characterizing Phase-Center Motion of GNSS Antennas Used in High-Accuracy Positioning
  June 2019, Report no. CTS 19-17
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  June 2019, Report no. CTS 19-14
• Evaluation of the Smart Work Zone Speed Notification System
  June 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-21
• Scenarios and Justification for Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Rural Minnesota
  June 2019, Report no. CTS 19-18
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Risk and Equity: Implications for Street Improvement Projects
  June 2019, Report no. CTS 19-15
• Emergency Medical Services in American Indian Reservations and Communities: Results of a National Survey
  May 2019, Report no. CTS 19-10
• Older Driver Support System Field Operational Test
  May 2019, Report no. CTS 19-13
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  May 2019, Report no. CTS 19-11
• Improving intersection safety through variable speed limits for connected vehicles
  May 2019, Report no. CTS 19-12
• Test and Evaluate a Bluetooth Based In-Vehicle Message System to Alert Motorists in Work Zones
  May 2019, Report no. CTS 19-09
• Development and Demonstration of Merge Assist System using Connected Vehicle Technology
  April 2019, Report no. CTS 19-06
• Accident Prediction Models using Macro and Micro Scale Analysis: Dynamic Tree and Zero Inflated Negative Binomial Models with Empirical Bayes Accident History Adjustment
  February 2019, Report no. CTS 19-02
• Improving Railroad Grade Crossing Safety: Accurate Prediction of Train Arrival Times for Emergency Response Management and Driver Decision Support
  February 2019, Report no. CTS 19-03
• Development and Demonstration of a Cost-Effective In-Vehicle Lane Departure and Advanced Curve Speed Warning System
  December 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2018-34
• Understanding Roadway Safety in American Indian Reservations: Perceptions and Management of Risk by Community, Tribal Governments, and Other Safety Leaders
  October 2018, Report no. CTS 18-20
• Using GIS to Improve Tribal Safety: Applications, Trends, and Implementation Dimensions
  September 2018, Report no. CTS 18-19
• Developing and Validating a Model of Left-Turn Crashes to Support Safer Design and Operations
  September 2018, Report no. CTS 18-18
• Development of Driver Assistance Systems to Support Snowplow Operations
  August 2018, Report no. CTS 18-14
• Modeling Bicyclist Exposure to Risk and Crash Risk: Some Exploratory Studies
  July 2018, Report no. CTS 18-15
• Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System Evaluation and Design Investigation
  May 2018, Report no. CTS 18-10
• A Novel Collision Avoidance System for a Bicycle
  April 2018, Report no. CTS 18-06
• Factors Influencing Policy and Political Leadership in Improving Roadway Safety
  March 2018, Report no. CTS 18-07
• Safety in Numbers: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Activity and Safety in Minneapolis
  March 2018, Report no. CTS 18-05
• In-Vehicle Dynamic Curve-Speed Warnings at High-Risk Rural Curves
  March 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2018-12
• Toward Greater Understanding of the Relationship between Public Perceptions of Speed, Speed Laws, and Safety
  February 2018, Report no. CTS 18-02
• Directional Rumble Strips for Reducing Wrong-Way-Driving Freeway Entries
  February 2018, Report no. CTS 18-04
• Work Zone Intrusion Report Interface Design
  February 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2018-09
• Positioning, Planning and Operation of Emergency Response Resources and Coordination between Jurisdictions
  February 2018, Report no. CTS 18-03
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  January 2018, Report no. CTS 18-01
• Development of a Road Condition Recovery Time Estimation System for Winter Snow Events
  January 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2018-01
• Evaluation of R1-6 Gateway Treatment Alternatives for Pedestrian Crossings: Follow Up Report
  June 2017, Report no. CTS 17-05
• Traffic Impacts of Bicycle Facilities
  June 2017, Report no. MnDOT 2017-23
• Alcohol-Related Hot-Spot Analysis and Prediction
  May 2017, Report no. CTS 17-04
• Flagger Operations: Investigating Their Effectiveness in Capturing Driver Attention
  February 2017, Report no. MnDOT 2017-07
• Robotic Roadway Message and Symbol Painter Implementation
  September 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-31
• Innovative Technology Workshop on 3D LIDAR
  June 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-19
• Development of a Guideline for Work Zone Diversion Rate and Capacity Reduction
  March 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-12
• New methods for identifying roadway safety priorities in American Indian reservations (TRB webinar presentation and handouts)
  February 2016, Report no. 2015031 presentation
• Human Factors of Vehicle-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems
  June 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-35
• Development of Guidelines for Permitted Left-Turn Phasing Using Flashing Yellow Arrows.
  June 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-27
• Lighting Levels for Isolated Intersections: Leading to Safety Improvements
  January 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-05
• A Next Generation Non-Distracting In-Vehicle 511 Traveler Information Service
  October 2014, Report no. CTS 14-13
• Development of a Sensor Platform for Roadway Mapping: Part A - Road Centerline and Asset Management
  June 2014, Report no. CTS 14-09
• Minnesota Department of Transportation Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System (RICWS) Reliability Evaluation
  June 2014, Report no. CTS 14-07
• Implementation of High Accuracy Radar Detectors for Traffic Safety Countermeasure Evaluation
  June 2014, Report no. CTS 14-05
• Evaluation of the Effect of MnPASS Lane Design on Mobility and Safety
  June 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-23
• Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossing Evaluation Incorporating Highway Capacity Manual Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossing Analysis Methodology
  June 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-21
• Options for Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Projects in Minnesota Work and School Zones
  May 2014, Report no. CTS 14-06
• Investigation of the Impact of the I-94 ATM System on the Safety of the I-94 Commons High Crash Area
  May 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-19
• Development of a Navigation System Using Smartphone and Bluetooth Technologies to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely
  February 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-12
• Advanced LED Warning System for Rural Intersections: Phase 2 (ALERT-2)
  February 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-10
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
  January 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-02
• Video Detection and Classification of Pedestrian Events at Roundabouts and Crosswalks
  August 2013, Report no. CTS 13-27
• A Pilot Study on Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes
  July 2013, Report no. CTS 13-23
• Development of an Innovative Prototype Lane Departure Warning System
  March 2013, Report no. CTS 13-14
• Developing an Intelligent Decision Support System for the Proactive Implementation of Traffic Safety Strategies
  March 2013, Report no. CTS 13-12
• Hand Images in Virtual Spatial Collaboration for Traffic Incident and Disaster Management
  March 2013, Report no. CTS 13-15
• Development of Hybrid DSRC-PCMS Information Systems for Snowplow Operations and Work Zones
  February 2013, Report no. CTS 13-08
• Using Detailed Signal and Detector Data to Investigate Intersection Crash Causation
  January 2013, Report no. CTS 13-05
• Thermal Image-Based Deer Detection to Reduce Accidents Due to Deer-Vehicle Collisions
  January 2013, Report no. CTS 13-06
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design (January 2013)
  January 2013, Report no. CTS 13-02
• Prediction and Prevention of Tripped Rollovers
  December 2012, Report no. CTS 12-33
• Estimation of Winter Snow Operation Performance Measures with Traffic Data
  December 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-40
• Portable, Non-Intrusive Advance Warning Devices for Work Zones with or without Flag Operators
  October 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-26
• Estimation of Vehicle's Lateral Position via the Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow Method
  September 2012, Report no. CTS 12-31
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phases IV and V
  September 2012, Report no. CTS 12-27
• Investigation of Pedestrian/Bicyclist Risk in Minnesota Roundabout Crossings
  September 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-28
• Using a Smartphone App to Assist the Visually Impaired at Signalized Intersections
  August 2012, Report no. CTS 12-25
• Enhancing Bridge Safety and Operation with Response Modification (Research Brief)
  June 2012, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2012-04
• Development and Field Demonstration of DSRC Based V2V-Assisted V2I Traffic Information System for the Work Zone
  June 2012, Report no. CTS 12-18
• Infrared Thermal Camera-Based Real-Time Identification and Tracking of Large Animals to Prevent Animal-Vehicle Collisions (AVCs) on Roadways
  May 2012, Report no. CTS 12-15
• Performance Analysis of Squad Car Lighting, Retro-reflective Markings, and Paint Treatments to Improve Safety at Roadside Traffic Stops
  May 2012, Report no. CTS 12-13
• The Vehicle Speed Impacts of a Dynamic Horizontal Curve Warning Sign on Low-Volume Local Roadways
  May 2012, Report no. CTS 12-12
• Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Roadway Maintenance Phase I: Developing a Robotic Roadway Message Painter Prototype
  May 2012, Report no. CTS 12-17
• Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Occupant Safety
  May 2012, Report no. CTS 12-07
• Development of Best Practices for Inspection of PT Bridges in Minnesota
  April 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-09
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System -- Stop Sign Assist: Experiments to Validate Use of an In-Vehicle Interface Design
  April 2012, Report no. CTS 12-09
• Connected Vehicles Program: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation for In-vehicle Signing
  March 2012, Report no. CTS 12-05
• Scaling of Static Fracture of Quasibrittle Structures: Strength, Lifetime and Fracture Kinetics
  February 2012, Report no. 10.1115/1.4005881
• Vehicle Speed Impacts of Occasional Hazard (Playground) Warning Signs
  February 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-06
• Benefit and Cost Analysis of the I-394 MnPASS Program
  February 2012, Report no. CTS 12-03
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase III Report
  October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-26
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
  October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-22
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design (October 2011)
  October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-23
• In-Vehicle Decision Support to Reduce Crashes at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections
  August 2011, Report no. CTS 11-17
• Development of Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signals (MAPS) for Blind Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections
  June 2011, Report no. CTS 11-11
• Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Teen Driver Support System (TDSS)
  May 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-13
• Dual Frequency, Carrier Phase Differential GPS Augmentation
  May 2011, Report no. CTS 11-09
• Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Concept of Operations in ITS Applications
  March 2011, Report no. CTS 11-06
• Low-Cost Portable Video-Based Queue Detection for Work- Zone Safety
  January 2011, Report no. CTS 11-02
• Real-Time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II
  December 2010, Report no. CTS 10-16
• Advanced LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered by Renewable Energy
  December 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2011-04
• Spatial Orientation and Navigation in Elderly Drivers
  November 2010, Report no. CTS 10-13
• Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phone and DSRC-Based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of IntelliDriveSM Infrastructure
  November 2010, Report no. CTS 10-14
• Validation Study - On-Road Evaluation of the Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System - Stop Sign Assist Sign: CICAS-SSA Report #5
  August 2010, Report no. CTS 10-35
• Determination of the Alert and Warning Timing for the Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System-Stop Sign Assist Using Macroscopic and Microscopic Data: CICAS-SSA Report #1
  August 2010, Report no. CTS 10-31
• Sign Comprehension, Considering Rotation and Location, using Random Gap Simulation for a Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System - Stop Sign Assist: CICAS-SSA Report #4
  August 2010, Report no. CTS 10-34
• The Design of a Minimal Sensor Configuration for a Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System - Stop Sign Assist: CICAS-SSA Report #2
  August 2010, Report no. CTS 10-32
• Macroscopic Review of Driver Gap Acceptance and Rejection Behavior at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections in the US - Data Collection Results in Eight States: CICAS-SSA Report #3
  August 2010, Report no. CTS 10-33
• Application of a Rural Safety Policy Improvement Index (RSPII) Framework
  June 2010, Report no. CTS 10-07
• Evaluation of the SafeLaneTM Overlay System for Crash Reduction on Bridge Deck Surfaces
  March 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-13
• Evaluation of Workforce Perceptions as a Means to Identify and Mitigate the Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders
  January 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-01
• Comparison of Dual-Phase and Static Changeable Message Signs to Convey Airline Information on Interstate Freeways
  January 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-02
• TH-36 Full Closure Construction: Evaluation of Traffic Operations Alternatives
  January 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-04
• Benefit:Cost Analysis of In-Vehicle Technologies and Infrastructure Modifications as a Means to Prevent Crashes Along Curves and Shoulders
  December 2009, Report no. Mn/DOT 2009-39
• Development and Evaluation of a Cellular Phone Based Teen Driver Support System
  September 2009, Report no. CTS 09-22
• Identifying Methods and Metrics for Evaluating Interagency Coordination in Traffic Incident Management
  May 2009, Report no. CTS 09-13
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness
  May 2009, Report no. CTS 09-15
• Feasibility of a Quantitative Rural Safety Policy Improvement Index (RSPII): Phase I
  May 2009, Report no. CTS 09-14
• Impending Box Impact Warning System for Prevention of Snowplow-Bridge Impacts: A Final Report of Investigations
  February 2009, Report no. CTS 09-08
• The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
  January 2009, Report no. CTS 09-03
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment
  January 2009, Report no. CTS 09-02
• Warning Efficacy of Active Versus Passive Warnings for Unsignalized Intersection and Mid-Block Pedestrian Crosswalks
  January 2009, Report no. Mn/DOT 2009-03
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-30
• Five-County Minnesota Case Study: Rural Roadway Fatal Crash Characteristics and Select Safety Improvement Programs
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-03
• Directional Sound for Long Distance Auditory Warnings from a Highway Construction Work Zone
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-20
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-28
• Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology Final Summary Report of the STAR-TEA 21 Project
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-15
• Enhanced Micro-Simulation Models for Accurate Safety Assessment of Traffic Management ITS Solutions
  November 2008, Report no. CTS 08-17
• Overview of Rural Intersection Crashes at Candidate Intersections for the Intersection Decision Support (IDS) System
  November 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-53
• Review of California's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  October 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-52
• Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology
  October 2008, Report no. STAR-TEA 21 Summary
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions: Phase I
  September 2008, Report no. CTS 08-12
• Review of New Hampshire's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  August 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-30
• The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs-Phase II
  August 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-27
• Review of Nevada's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  August 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-31
• Cross Median Crashes: Identification and Countermeasures
  June 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-17
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures: Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural Minnesota - Technical Summary
  April 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 200741TS
• The Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota: Inventory, Analysis and Prospectus - Technical Summary
  April 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 200704TS
• Rural Transportation Safety and the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: An Examination of Select State Programs and Practices
  February 2008, Report no. CTS 08-02
• Effects of Alcohol on Motorcycle Riding Skills
  December 2007, Report no. DOT HS 810 877
• Enhancing Environment and Health in Transportation Project Design
  December 2007, Report no. CTS 07-08
• Driving Performance During 511 Information Retrieval: Cell Phone 2
  November 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-48
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures: Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural Minnesota
  November 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-41
• Benefit-Cost Analysis for Intersection Decision Support
  October 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-32
• Freeway Network Traffic Detection and Monitoring Incidents
  October 2007, Report no. MnDOT 2007-40
• Traffic Safety Methodologies
  September 2007, Report no. CTS 07-11
• Intersection Decision Support: An Overview
  September 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-33
• Developing Driving Support Systems to Mitigate Behavioral Risk Patterns Among Teen Drivers
  August 2007, Report no. CTS 07-05
• Evaluation of Minnesota's Operation NightCAP Program
  August 2007, Report no. MnDOT 2007-29
• Intersection Decision Support Surveillance System: Design, Performance and Initial Driver Behavior Quantization
  August 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-30
• A Simulator-Based Evaluation of Smart Infrastructure Concepts for Intersection Decision Support for Rural Thru-STOP Intersections
  August 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-31
• Review of Iowa's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  July 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-27
• Review of Georgia's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  July 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-28
• Safety Effects of Left-Turn Phasing Schemes at High-Speed Intersections
  January 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-03
• The Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota: Inventory, Analysis and Prospectus
  January 2007, Report no. MnDOT 2007-04
• Stopping Behavior at Real-World Stop-Controlled Intersections with and without In-Lane Rumble Strips
  November 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-42
• Review of Michigan's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  August 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-33
• Review of North Carolina's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  August 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-32
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collisions With Snowplows in Fog and Snow
  July 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-29
• Case Control Study of Speed and Crash Risk, Technical Report 1: Aggregation Biases in Road Safety Research and a Mechanism Approach to Accident Modeling
  April 2006, Report no. CTS 06-01A
• A Case Control Study of Speed and Crash Risk, Technical Report 3: Speed as a Risk Factor in Run-off Road Crashes
  April 2006, Report no. CTS 06-01C
• A Case Control Study of Speed and Crash Risk, Technical Report 2 Bayesian Reconstruction of Traffic Accidents and the Causal Effect of Speed in Intersection and Pedestrian Accidents
  April 2006, Report no. CTS 06-01B
• Identification and Simulation of a Common Freeway Accident Mechanism: Collective Responsibility in Freeway Rear-end Collisions
  April 2006, Report no. CTS 06-02
• Review of Wisconsin's Rural Intersection Crashes: Application of Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  April 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-10
• Statistical Modeling for Intersection Decision Support
  February 2006, Report no. Mn/DOT 2006-03
• Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
  October 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-42
• Driving Performance During Cell Phone Conversations and Common In-Vehicle Tasks While Sober and Drunk
  October 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-41
• Finding What the Driver Does
  May 2005, Report no. CTS 05-03
• The Effects of In-Lane Rumble Strips on the Stopping Behavior of Sleep-Deprived Drivers
  March 2005, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-16
• Real-Time Collison Warning and Avoidance at Intersections
  November 2004, Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-45
• Monitoring Driver Activities
  September 2004, Report no. CTS 04-05
• GPS Based Real-Time Tire-Road Friction Coefficient Identification
  September 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2005-04
• Reducing Risk Taking at Passive Railroad Crossings With Active Warnings
  June 2004, Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-33
• Accident Analysis of Significant Crash Rates for Low to Very Low Volume Roadways in 10 Minnesota Counties
  March 2004, Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-22
• Review of Minnesota's Rural Intersection Crashes: Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  March 2004, Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-31
• Deer Avoidance: The Assessment of Real World Enhanced Deer Signage in a Virtual Environment
  January 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-13
• System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS)
  December 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2004-09
• Evaluation Report Volume 2: Benefit Analysis
  November 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2004-08
• System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS): Supplemental Track Test Evaluation
  November 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2004-12
• Evaluation Report Volume 1: System Performance and Human Factors
  November 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2004-07
• Reducing Crashes at Controlled Rural Intersections
  July 2003, Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-15
• The Effectiveness of Auditory Side- and Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings on Snow Covered Roads in Conditions of Poor Visibility
  June 2003, Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-14
• The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs (CMS)
  June 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2004-27
• Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
  March 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2003-13
• Effects of Vision Enhancement Systems (VES) on Older Drivers' Ability to Drive Safely at Night and in Inclement Weather: Visual Human Factors Analysis of In-Vehicle Heads Up Display (HUD)
  June 2002, Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-27
• Personal Safety and Transit: Paths, Environments, Stops, and Stations
  April 2002, Report no. CTS 02-05
• The Effect of Centerline Treatments on Driving Performance
  March 2002, Report no. MnDOT 2002-35
• Forward Looking Blindspots: A Report of A-Pillar Induced Field-of-View Obstruction and Driver Performance in a Simulated Rural Environment
  March 2002, Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-16
• A Re-assessment of Road Accident Data-Analysis Policy: Applying Theory from Involuntary, High-Consequence, Low-Probability Events like Nuclear Power Plant Meltdowns to Voluntary, Low-Consequence, High-Probability Events like Traffic Accidents
  February 2002, Report no. CTS 02-02
• Investigating the Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior
  January 2002, Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-20
• The Effects of In-Lane Rumble Strips on the Stopping Behavior of Attentive Drivers
  October 2001, Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-11
• Detecting Driver Fatigue Through the Use of Advanced Face Monitoring Techniques
  September 2001, Report no. CTS 01-05
• Investigating the Effect on Driver Performance of Advanced Warning Flashers at Signalized Intersections
  July 2001, Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-05
• Development and Testing of Methods for Estimating the Impact of Safety Improvements
  March 2001, Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-08
• A GPS Based Heads Up Display System for Driving Under Low Visibility Conditions
  January 2000, Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-03
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue - Phase 3
  June 1999, Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-30
• Investigating Differences In Driver Accident Involvement: The Influence of Perceptual Motor Competence, Competitive Athletics, and Gender
  April 1999, Report no. CTS 99-03
• Human Factors Evaluation of Gains, a Prototype In-Vehicle Navigation System
  April 1999, Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-14
• Radar Based Longitudinal Virtual Bumper Collision Avoidance System Implemented on a Truck
  March 1999, Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-07
• Differential GPS Based Control of a Heavy Vehicle
  January 1999, Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-05
• Effect of Compliance Reviews on Out-of-Service Rates of Region 5 Carriers: A Study
  July 1998, Report no. MnDOT 1999-27
• Simulation Validation: Evaluating Driver Performance In Simulation and the Real World
  July 1998, Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-28
• Effectiveness of marketing campaigns for grade crossing safety
  January 1998, Report no. MnDOT 1998-02
• SAFETRUCK: Sensing and Control to Enhance Vehicle Safety
  December 1997, Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-29
• The Virtual Bumper: A Control Based Collision Avoidance System for Highway Vehicles
  October 1997, Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-30
• Variable Message Signage Content: Survey Test of Meaning and Simulation Test of Usability
  September 1997, Report no. CTS 97-03
• Motor Carrier Compliance Reviews: Measuring Their Impact on Improved Safety Performance Among Interstate Freight Motor Carriers Based in Minnesota
  May 1997, Report no. Mn/DOT 1997-10
• Rollover protection and wheelchair securement for special transportation systems
  March 1997, Report no. MnDOT 97-11
• Human Factors for Transitway Safety Improvement: Final Report for Phase 1
  July 1996, Report no. 1996 Transitway
• Lighted guidance devices : intelligent work zone traffic control
  June 1995, Report no. Mn/DOT 1996-05
• Collision avoidance : smart trucks on rural roads
  March 1995, Report no. Mn/DOT 1995-11
• Empirical Bayes identification of high hazard locations for older drivers final report
  October 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1995-23
• Trace driven driving simulation : towards integration of external lab with simulator and the integrated study of microscopic and macroscopic problems in IVHS : emulation of the I-394 external laboratory in a driving environment
  June 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-23

Active and Completed Research Projects

• Roundabout Connected/Automated Vehicle Active Inference Control Strategies to Improve Safety for All Users
  (02/2024), Status: Active
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Implementation Study
  (02/2024), Status: Active
• Rural Intersection Safety for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
  (01/2024), Status: Active
• School times impact on students walking or biking to school: safe routes to school
  (08/2023), Status: Active
• Human-centered testing of rear-facing display to reduce vehicle collisions with snowplows
  (06/2023), Status: Active
• Behavioral Investigation of Temporary and Permanent Pedestrian Infrastructure
  (05/2023), Status: Active
• Development of a System to Report School Bus Stop-Arm Violations
  (11/2022), Status: Active
• Assessment of Pedestrian Safety and Driver Behavior Near an Automated Vehicle
  (02/2022), Status: Active
• Tool to estimate the safety impact of vehicle levels of automation on Minnesota roads
  (07/2021), Status: Active
• Pavement Marking/Colored Pavement Friction Differential and Product Durability
  (06/2021), Status: Active
• Multi-Method Investigation of Pedestrian Safety Impacts of Right Turn Lanes
  (06/2021), Status: Active
• Identifying Deer-Vehicle Collision Concentrations in Minnesota
  (05/2021), Status: Completed
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study
  (04/2021), Status: Active
• Development of a Smart Phone App to Warn the Driver of Unintentional Lane Departure using GPS Technology
  (08/2020), Status: Active
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: understanding the factors that positively influence driver yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections.
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Pedestrian Engineering and Enforcement at Signalized Intersections
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Work Zone Intrusion App Development
  (11/2019), Status: Completed
• Establishing a Repeatable Method for Presenting Non Traditional Traffic Treatments to Maximize Stakeholder Support
  (04/2019), Status: Completed
• Guidance for Protected/Buffered Bike Lanes With Delineators
  (09/2018), Status: Completed
• Evaluation and Refinement of Minnesota Queue Warning Systems
  (09/2018), Status: Completed
• Pressure-based dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles
  (09/2018), Status: Completed
• Criteria and Guidelines for Three-Lane Road Design and Operation
  (09/2018), Status: Completed
• Generating Traffic Information from Connected Vehicle V2V Basic Safety Messages
  (08/2018), Status: Completed
• Quantifying the Impacts of Complete Streets: The Case of Richfield
  (08/2018), Status: Completed
• Deploy and Test a Smartphone Based Accessible Traffic Information System for the Visually Impaired
  (07/2018), Status: Completed
• Development and Demonstration of an In-Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System using DSRC Based V2V Communication
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• Expanding landowner adoption of snow control measures to improve public safety and achieve cost savings through a better understanding of landowner knowledge
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  (05/2018), Status: Completed
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  (04/2018), Status: Completed
• Scenarios and Justification for Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Rural Minnesota
  (04/2018), Status: Completed
• Developing GPS Antenna Error Models For Improved Centimeter Level Positioning
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS)
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• Improving Emergency Medical Service Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in American Indian Reservations
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• The Screening Effectiveness of the Commercial Driver's Medical Examination
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• Development of a Course on Automated Vehicle Technologies
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• Vehicle Automation and Transportability of Crash Modification Factors
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• Test and Evaluate a Bluetooth Based In-Vehicle Message System to Alert Motorists in Work Zones
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• Improving intersection safety through variable speed limits for connected vehicles
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Equity, and Street Funding: New Criteria for Prioritizing Multimodal Street Projects in Minneapolis
  (02/2018), Status: Completed
• How Locals Need To Prepare for the Future of V2V/V2I Connected Vehicles
  (10/2017), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Stop Lines in Increasing the Safety of Stop-Controlled Intersections
  (09/2017), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings
  (06/2017), Status: Completed
• Understanding and mitigating the dynamic behavior of RICWS and DMS under wind loading
  (05/2017), Status: Completed
• Work Zone Mapping and Tag Deployment System
  (04/2017), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Crash Records Audit
  (03/2017), Status: Completed
• Examining the Relationship Between Speed Enforcement Laws and Traffic Safety
  (02/2017), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Low-Cost, Centimeter-Level Accuracy OEM GNSS Receivers
  (12/2016), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths, 2016-2017
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Admin/Outreach, 2016-2017
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Smart Human-Centered Collision Warning System: Sensors, Intelligent Algorithms and Human-Computer Interfaces for Safe and Minimally Intrusive Car-Bicycle Interactions.
  (09/2016), Status: Completed
• Understanding Pedestrian Travel Behavior and Safety in Rural Settings
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Work Zone Intrusion Report Interface Design
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Final Report for Vehicle-mounted Robotic Roadway Message and Symbol Painter
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• In-vehicle Dynamic Curve Speed Warnings At High Risk Rural Curves
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Development and Demonstration of a Cost Effective In-Vehicle Lane Departure and Advanced Curve Speed Warning System
  (05/2016), Status: Completed
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Technology Transfer
  (05/2016), Status: Completed
• Long-Term Effects of Gateway R1-6 Treatment on Yielding to Pedestrians, Vehicle Speed, and Sign Survival
  (05/2016), Status: Completed
• National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 17-64 Guidance for the Implementation of the Towards Zero Deaths National Strategy on Highway Safety
  (03/2016), Status: Completed
• Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems
  (11/2015), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Smart Work Zone Speed Notification System
  (11/2015), Status: Completed
• Development of a Road Condition Recovery Time Estimation System for Winter Snow Events
  (10/2015), Status: Completed
• RICWS Evaluation and Design Investigation
  (10/2015), Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) Conference, 2015-2016
  (09/2015), Status: Completed
• Test and Demonstration of Connected Vehicles Applications to Maintenance Operations
  (05/2015), Status: Completed
• Innovative Technology Workshop on 3D Lidar
  (01/2015), Status: Completed
• Exploring Links Between Medical Conditions and Safety Performance in Tractor Trailer Drivers
  (12/2014), Status: Completed
• Using GIS to Improve Tribal Traffic Safety
  (11/2014), Status: Completed
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  (10/2014), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Conference, 2014-2015
  (09/2014), Status: Completed
• Alcohol-Related Hot-Spot Analysis and Prediction for Improving DWI/OVI Law Enforcement
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Directional Rumble Strips for Reducing Wrong-Way-Driving Freeway Entries
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Identifying and Reconciling Stakeholder Perspectives in Deploying Automated Speed Enforcement
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Improving Railroad Grade Crossing Safety: Positioning, Planning, and Operation of Emergency Response Resources and Coordination Between Jurisdictions
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Improving Railroad Grade Crossing Safety: Accurate Prediction of Train Arrival Times for Emergency Response Management and Driver Decision Support
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Safety in Numbers? Accessibility, Traffic, and Safety of Nonmotorized Travelers
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Improving Railroad Grade Crossing Safety: Accident Prediction Models Using Macro- and Micro-Scale Analysis
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Factors Affecting the Adoption of Evidence-Based Approaches to Road Safety by State Policymakers
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Collaborating with American Indian Communities to Re-Interpret and Strategize About Transportation Safety Risks in Tribal Lands
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Performance Measures for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety: Methodologies for Monitoring Traffic Volumes and Assessing Exposure to Risk
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Traffic Impacts of Bicycle Facilities
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Examining the Impact of ASE in Work Zones on Driver Attention
  (06/2014), Status: Completed
• Development and Demonstration of Merge-Assist System Using Connected Vehicle Technology
  (06/2014), Status: Completed
• Novel Collision-Avoidance System for Bicycles
  (05/2014), Status: Completed
• Driver Behavior in Left-Turn and Other Two-Vehicle Crashes
  (05/2014), Status: Completed
• DSRC-Based Warning System for Worker Safety
  (03/2014), Status: Completed
• Evaluation Update on the Effectiveness of the Minnesota Primary Seatbelt Law
  (01/2014), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ATM Messages Used During Incidents
  (09/2013), Status: Completed
• Developing a Digital Highway Framework to Serve County Roads
  (07/2013), Status: Completed
• Flagger Operations: Investigating their Effectiveness in Capturing Driver Attention
  (05/2013), Status: Completed
• Development of Guidelines for Work Zone Diversion Rate and Capacity Reduction
  (05/2013), Status: Completed
• Human Factors of Vehicle-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems
  (04/2013), Status: Completed
• Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System (RICWS) Reliability Evaluation
  (02/2013), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Strategic Visioning Workshop
  (02/2013), Status: Completed
• Fiscal Year 2013 Highway Safety and Capacity Workshops for MnDOT
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Conference
  (10/2012), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach 2012-2013
  (10/2012), Status: Completed
• Fiscal Year 2013 MnDOT Roundabout Training
  (10/2012), Status: Completed
• Development of a Digital Highway Framework to Facilitate Crash Avoidance
  (10/2012), Status: Completed
• Investigating Deployment Potential for Automated Speed Enforcement in Minnesota
  (10/2012), Status: Completed
• Development of Guidelines for Permitted Left-Turn Phasing Using Flashing Yellow Arrows
  (08/2012), Status: Completed
• Investigation of the Impact the I-94 ATM System has on the Safety of the I-94 Commons High-Crash Area
  (08/2012), Status: Completed
• Using Smartphone App to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely
  (08/2012), Status: Completed
• Lighting Levels for Isolated Intersections Leading to Safety Improvements
  (07/2012), Status: Completed
• Implementation of High Accuracy Radar Detectors for Traffic Safety Countermeasure Evaluation
  (07/2012), Status: Completed
• SmartDrive: A Cleaner and More Efficient Traffic System through Network Vehicles and Infrastructure
  (07/2012), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Field Test of CrashHelp
  (05/2012), Status: Completed
• Field Implementation, Testing, and Refinement of Density Based Coordinated Ramp Control Strategy
  (05/2012), Status: Completed
• 2012 Focus Groups for the Local Road Research Board
  (03/2012), Status: Completed
• Analysis of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data
  (01/2012), Status: Completed
• Robotic Roadway Message and Symbol Painter Implementation
  (12/2011), Status: Completed
• Advanced LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered by Renewable Energy (ALERT System): Phase II
  (12/2011), Status: Completed
• Impacts of Minnesota's Primary Seat Belt Law
  (12/2011), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach- 2011-2012
  (10/2011), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops- 2012-2013
  (10/2011), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Conference- 2011-2012
  (10/2011), Status: Completed
• Video Detection and Classification of Pedestrian Events at Roundabouts and Crosswalks
  (09/2011), Status: Completed
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
  (09/2011), Status: Completed
• Hand Images in Virtual Spatial Collaboration for Traffic Incident and Disaster Management
  (08/2011), Status: Completed
• An Onboard Virtual Rumble-Strip Based Operation for Road Departure Warning Phase II - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Thermal Imaging-based Driver Alert System with Real-time Mapping of Roadside Deer Locations - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Snowplow Warning System for Drivers using V2V and/or V2I based DSRC Communication and Variable Message Signs (VMSs) - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Spatial Cognition of the Blind and Visually Impaired While Using a Mobile Accessible Pedestrian System (MAPS) at Signalized Intersections
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Size- and Shape-Effects on Safety Factors of Quasibrittle Structures
  (06/2011), Status: Completed
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS) -Stop Sign Assist: Field Operational Test, ABA Study, and Vehicle Infrastructure Study Conclusion
  (06/2011), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Effect MnPASS Lane Design has on Mobility and Safety
  (05/2011), Status: Completed
• Intellidrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation
  (05/2011), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops, 2011
  (02/2011), Status: Completed
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase IV - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011), Status: Completed
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase V - FY12 TechPlan
  (01/2011), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach 2011
  (10/2010), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Conference, 2010
  (10/2010), Status: Completed
• Estimation of Winter Snow Operation Performance Measures with Traffic Flow Data
  (08/2010), Status: Completed
• Prediction and Prevention of Tripped Rollovers
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Inspection of In-Place Bridges Constructed with Grouted Post-Tensioning Ducts
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• An Onboard Virtual Rumble-Strip Based Operation for Road Departure Warning Phase I - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Integration of New Ramp Metering Formula in RTMC IRIS System
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Development of a Portable Traffic Safety Information System for Congested US Roadways using V2V-assisted V2I Communication Using DSRC Technology - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Infrared Thermal Camera-Based Real-Time Identification and Tracking of Large Animals to Prevent Animal-Vehicle Collisions (AVCs) On Roadways - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Developing an Intelligent Decision Support System for the Proactive Implementation of Traffic Safety Strategies - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
  (06/2010), Status: Completed
• Investigation of Pedestrian/Bicyclist Risk in Minnesota Roundabout Crossings
  (06/2010), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops, 2010
  (03/2010), Status: Completed
• Using Detailed Signal and Detector Data to Investigate Intersection Crash Causation
  (01/2010), Status: Completed
• In-Situ Testing of State Patrol Vehicle Lighting, Retro-reflectors, and Paint
  (01/2010), Status: Completed
• Accessible Traffic Signals for Blind and Visually Impaired Pedestrians
  (11/2009), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Conference, 2009-2010
  (10/2009), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach, 2009-2010
  (10/2009), Status: Completed
• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Value Pricing: Case Study for MnPass - FY10 TechPlan
  (10/2009), Status: Completed
• National Rural Road Safety Public Opinion Survey
  (09/2009), Status: Completed
• An Evaluation of a Prototype Safe Teen Car
  (09/2009), Status: Completed
• EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase III - FY10 TechPlan
  (09/2009), Status: Completed
• Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Passenger Safety
  (08/2009), Status: Completed
• Response Modification for Enhanced Operation and Safety of Bridges
  (08/2009), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Workforce Perceptions as a Means to Identify and Mitigate the Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• Hospital Costs of SUVs and Light and Heavy Trucks to Themselves and Others
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• In-Vehicle Decision Support to Reduce Crashes at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• Portable, Non-Intrusive Advance Warning Devices for Work Zones With or Without Flag Operators
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• Speed Impacts of Occasional Hazard Residential Street Warning Sign
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Improve the safety and efficiency of roadway maintenance phase I: Developing a robotic roadway message painter prototype - FY10 NATSRL
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Improving Driver Ability to Avoid Collisions when Following a Snowplow - FY10 NATSRL
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Low-Cost Portable Video-Based Queue Detection for Work Zone Safety
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Horizontal Curve Safety Improvement Project
  (05/2009), Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops, 2009
  (02/2009), Status: Completed
• Comparison of Dual-Phase and Static Signage
  (02/2009), Status: Completed
• Rural Intersection Collision Avoidance System (RICAS) Design, Integration and Project Management Services
  (02/2009), Status: Completed
• Assessment of Centerline Rumble Strips in Minnesota
  (01/2009), Status: Completed
• Smartphone Based Novice Teenage Driver Support System
  (12/2008), Status: Completed
• Requirements for Effective Fuel Economy Displays for Improving Fuel Economy and Safety
  (09/2008), Status: Completed
• Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phones and DSRC-based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of VII Infrastructure - FY09 NATSRL
  (07/2008), Status: Completed
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II - FY09 NATSRL
  (07/2008), Status: Completed
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design - FY09 NATSRL
  (07/2008), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the SafeLaneTM Overlay System for Crash Reduction on Bridge Deck Surfaces
  (03/2008), Status: Completed
• Advanced Dynamic LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered By Renewable Energy
  (02/2008), Status: Completed
• Analysis of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles ITS Concept of Operations
  (01/2008), Status: Completed
• Investigation of Policy-Based Statewide Safety Measure Quantification
  (01/2008), Status: Completed
• Development and Evaluation of a Second Generation In-Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers to Facilitate a Reduction in Crash Rates
  (09/2007), Status: Completed
• Analysis of Highway Design and Geometric Effects on Crashes
  (08/2007), Status: Completed
• Automated Enforcement of Red-Light Running & Speeding Laws in Minnesota: Bridging Technology and Public Policy
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Automatic Safety Alert System for Work Zones with Flag Operators
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• ITS and Transportation Safety: ITS and EMS System Data Integration for Safety, Emergency, and Crisis Response Planning - FY08 TechPlan
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• GPS Augmentation for Robust Lane Assistance on Cedar Avenue in Support of the Urban Partnership Agreement
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Assessing Coordination Between Agencies Involved in Traffic Incident Management - FY08 NATSRL
  (06/2007), Status: Completed
• Real-time Non-intrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY08 NATSRL
  (06/2007), Status: Completed
• TH-36 Full Closure Construction: Evaluation of Traffic Operations Alternatives
  (04/2007), Status: Completed
• Development of Analysis Methods Using Recent Data
  (02/2007), Status: Completed
• The Strategic Highway Safety Plan: An Analysis of Process, Similarities and Differences, and Future Considerations
  (10/2006), Status: Completed
• The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs: Phase II
  (09/2006), Status: Completed
• Investigating Rural Safety: A Minnesota Case Study
  (09/2006), Status: Completed
• Rural Safety, Health, and Emergency Response
  (09/2006), Status: Completed
• Warning Efficacy of Active Versus Passive Warnings for Unsignalized Intersection and Mid-Block Pedestrian Cross-Walks
  (09/2006), Status: Completed
• Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)
  (08/2006), Status: Completed
• The Role of Well Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities: Protecting Public Health, Safety and the Environment
  (07/2006), Status: Completed
• Impending Box Impact Warning System for Prevention of Snowplow-Bridge Impacts - FY07 NATSRL
  (07/2006), Status: Completed
• The Role of Well-Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities: Traffic Safety Methodologies
  (07/2006), Status: Completed
• CICAS Stop Sign Assist (SSA) System
  (06/2006), Status: Completed
• 2006 Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach
  (04/2006), Status: Completed
• Mn/DOT Roundabout Conference
  (03/2006), Status: Completed
• Driver Performance During 511 Information Retrieval
  (02/2006), Status: Completed
• Motorcycle Riding Impairment at Different BAC Levels
  (02/2006), Status: Completed
• Freeway Network Traffic Detection and Monitoring Incidents
  (02/2006), Status: Completed
• Cross-Median Crashes-Identifications and Countermeasures
  (02/2006), Status: Completed
• Enhanced Micro-Simulation Models for Accurate Safety Assessment
  (12/2005), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Minnesota's Operation NightCAP
  (10/2005), Status: Completed
• 2005 Toward Zero Deaths Conference
  (08/2005), Status: Completed
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures
  (07/2005), Status: Completed
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
  (05/2005), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Local Agency Safety Pilot Program
  (12/2004), Status: Completed
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collision with Snowplows in Fog and Snow
  (09/2004), Status: Completed
• The Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota
  (08/2004), Status: Completed
• Safety Effect of Left-Turn Phasing Schemes at High-Speed Intersections
  (02/2004), Status: Completed
• Finding What the Driver Does
  (01/2004), Status: Completed
• Toward A Multi-State Consensus on Rural Intersection Decision Support
  (01/2004), Status: Completed
• In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
  (12/2003), Status: Completed
• Design and Safety Implications for ATIS Use with Cell Phones
  (11/2003), Status: Completed
• ITS and Emergency Medical Services Response
  (07/2003), Status: Completed
• Role of Licit Drug Use by Elderly in Motor Vehicle Mortality
  (07/2003), Status: Completed
• Guidelines for Using Rumble Strips
  (04/2003), Status: Completed
• Real-time Collision Warning and Avoidance at Intersections
  (03/2003), Status: Completed
• The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs
  (03/2003), Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effects of Rumble Strips on the Stopping Performance of Sleep Deprived and Alcohol Impaired Drivers
  (01/2003), Status: Completed
• Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
  (01/2003), Status: Completed
• Optimal Secondary Controls Using a Configurable Haptic Interface
  (01/2003), Status: Completed
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions Phase I
  (11/2002), Status: Completed
• Identification and Simulation of Common Freeway Accident Mechanisms
  (08/2002), Status: Completed
• Chromatic Perception Effects on Collisions with Snow Plows
  (07/2002), Status: Completed
• Deer Avoidance Research-Use of Motion Detector Flashing Lights
  (03/2002), Status: Completed
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving - Phase 2
  (01/2002), Status: Completed
• Intersection Decision Support
  (01/2002), Status: Completed
• Monitoring Driver Activities
  (12/2001), Status: Completed
• Fatigue Detection: Can Fatigue Detection Devices Predict the Driving Performance of Sleep-Deprived Drivers?
  (12/2001), Status: Completed
• GPS Based Real-Time Identification of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient
  (12/2001), Status: Completed
• Accident Analysis for Low Volume Roads
  (09/2001), Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of In Lane Rumble Strips
  (02/2001), Status: Completed
• ISO 9000 Impact on Safety Performance in the Trucking Industry
  (01/2001), Status: Completed
• A Case Controlled Study of Driving Speed and Crash Risk
  (08/2000), Status: Completed
• Eliminating Driver Forward "Blindspots" at Rural Intersections
  (08/2000), Status: Completed
• Reducing Crashes at Controlled Rural Intersections
  (08/2000), Status: Completed
• Reducing Risk Taking at Passive Railroad Crossings with Active Warnings
  (07/2000), Status: Completed
• Detecting Driver Fatigue through the Use of Advanced Face Monitoring Techniques
  (06/2000), Status: Completed
• Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
  (04/2000), Status: Completed
• User - Centered Auditory Warning Signals in Snowplows
  (03/2000), Status: Completed
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving
  (12/1999), Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effect of Roadway Design on Driver Behavior - Phase II
  (11/1999), Status: Completed
• Human Factors Issues in Transportation and Transit Safety
  (11/1999), Status: Completed
• Re-Assessment of Road Accidents Data Analysis Policy in Minnesota
  (10/1999), Status: Completed
• United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) specialty Vehicle Field Operational Test
  (10/1999), Status: Completed
• Spatial Orientation and Navigation in Elderly Drivers
  (06/1999), Status: Completed
• The Effects of Vision Enhance Systems on Older Drivers' Ability to Drive Safely at Night and in Inclement Weather
  (04/1999), Status: Completed
• Transit Corridor Design for Personal Safety
  (11/1998), Status: Completed
• Development of a Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision Model to Support Neighborhood Traffic Control
  (11/1998), Status: Completed
• Driver Performance in Accident Likely Conditions
  (06/1998), Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior
  (06/1998), Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effect on Driver Performance of Advanced Warning Flashers at Signalized Intersections
  (04/1998), Status: Completed
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue - Phase 3
  (03/1998), Status: Completed
• Improving Driver Visibility Using Heads Up Displays and Vehicle Location Systems
  (01/1998), Status: Completed
• MALL 2: Mobility and Accessibility in Later Life, Phase II
  (12/1997), Status: Completed
• SAFETRUCK: Preventive Run-off-the-Road Accidents and Collisions
  (12/1997), Status: Completed
• Investigating Differences In Driver Accident Involvement
  (07/1997), Status: Completed
• The Effectiveness of a Motivational-based Fatigue-Countermeasure in Reversing Fatigue-related Decrements in Driving
  (07/1997), Status: Completed
• Investigation of Driver Fatigue
  (03/1997), Status: Completed
• Human Factors Evaluation of Etak/Delco's In-Vehicle Navigation System
  (03/1997), Status: Completed
• Simulation Validation
  (02/1997), Status: Completed
• Quantification of Motor Carrier Safety Program Impacts on Accident Reduction - Phase 2
  (12/1996), Status: Completed
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue: Phase 2
  (10/1996), Status: Completed
• Vehicle Following (Platooning) Using CCD Cameras - Phase II
  (09/1996), Status: Completed
• Mobility and Accessibility in Later Life: Assessment, Screening, and Maintenance of Fitness-to-Drive
  (07/1996), Status: Completed
• Rollover Protection and Wheelchair Securement: Assessment
  (07/1996), Status: Completed
• Impact of Traffic Safety Improvements
  (06/1996), Status: Completed
• SAFETRUCK: Sensing and Control to Enhance Vehicle Safety
  (06/1996), Status: Completed
• A Sensory System for Monitoring Safety in Work Zones
  (06/1996), Status: Completed
• Quantification of Mn/DOT Motor Carrier Safety Program Impacts
  (02/1996), Status: Completed
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue - Phase 1
  (10/1995), Status: Completed
• Human Factors for Transitway Safety Improvement
  (10/1995), Status: Completed
• Grade Crossing Safety: Increasing Public Awareness of the Dangers
  (09/1995), Status: Completed
• Agent-based Distraction-free Interfaces: Investigation
  (08/1995), Status: Completed
• Human Factors and Safety Aspects of Intelligent Transportation Systems
  (06/1995), Status: Completed
• Increasing Trip Capacity Through Traffic Calming
  (06/1995), Status: Completed
• Effective Speed Reduction in Work Zones
  (06/1995), Status: Completed
• Human Factors Research Program, Phase 1
  (12/1994), Status: Completed
• A SemiTractor-Trailer Testbed for the Investigation of Guidance
  (09/1994), Status: Completed