RES2023-23: Strategies for Improved Driver Behavior Within Work Zones
Work zone (WZ) has long been identified as a potential contributor to traffic fatalities and delays. Despite significant technological advancements that have improved WZ operations, societal concerns about safety and mobility near WZs persist, and Tennessee highways are no exception. The gravity of the problem and the critical nature of instituting solutions to reduce WZ fatalities is evident from the most recent year's WZ crash statistics (2021) of Tennessee, where 3,784 crashes were reported, out of which 12.5% of crashes involved a distracted driver. However, knowledge is scarce on what control/enforcement measures should be implemented, their associated benefits, and drivers' attitude towards these measures. Furthermore, there is insufficient evidence on how the design and positioning of control/enforcement measures influence driver behavior.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $250000
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Contract Numbers:
RES2023-23
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Sponsor Organizations:
Tennessee Department of Transportation
James K. Polk Building
Fifth and Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN United States 37243-0349 -
Managing Organizations:
Tennessee Department of Transportation
James K. Polk Building
Fifth and Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN United States 37243-0349 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Memphis
Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
3815 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN United States 38152 -
Principal Investigators:
Mishra, Sabyasachee
- Start Date: 20220801
- Expected Completion Date: 20250731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Work zone safety
- Geographic Terms: Tennessee
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01854611
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: RES2023-23
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 12 2022 3:41PM