Texas is among the top states for fatal crashes involving trucks. Over 50 percent of Texas truck vehicle miles traveled are on rural roadways. This is a concern given that…
Employer-Based Behavioral Traffic Safety Programs
Little was known about if or how behavioral change theories were being used to design and evaluate employer-provided behavior traffic safety programs. This was a concern because rooting interventions in…
Walk. Bike. Safe. Texas
Project Need and Approach Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities in Texas have become an increasingly significant issue, with nearly 800 lives lost in 2020, accounting for over 20 percent of all…
Law Enforcement Training on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Laws
Project Need and Approach Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities have been on the rise in Texas; pedestrian deaths increased 15.2 percent and bicyclist fatalities increased 13.9 percent in 2021. These fatalities…
Improving Pedestrian Safety Near Bus Stops
Pedestrian crashes occur often on transit corridors, and a significant number of pedestrian crashes on these corridors involve transit system riders. Two of the main contributing factors for pedestrian crashes…
TTI Investigates Traffic Safety Impacts of Marijuana Use
As part of a new Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers are looking into Texans’ attitudes on marijuana use and analyzing the traffic safety…