Federal Research Projects

The objectives of this research are to document the existing state of knowledge regarding the impact safety outcomes associated with motorcycle lane splitting and lane filtering, support the development of standardized, behaviorally grounded definitions, and develop an evidence-based toolkit for use by state highway safety offices, state driver licensing agencies, and state motorcycle safety programs to manage the behavioral and safety complexities of motorcycle lane splitting and filtering.

The objective of this research is to develop a guide that supports efforts by SHSOs to conduct a comprehensive stakeholder assessment, develop a core set of educational active ISA materials or leveraging materials available from other sources, ensure that SHSO staff have a strong foundational understanding of active ISA, establish clear metrics and evaluation processes allows SHSOs to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives and outreach efforts, engage with key stakeholders to advance pilot programs and develop guidelines and implementation frameworks for pilot projects.

The objectives of this research are to document the existing state of knowledge regarding the application of telematics data to support traffic enforcement, assess pilot projects underway in various states, assess primary issues and unintended consequences, and propose measures states can take to manage risks, develop a guide for state highway safety and other state agencies indicating (1) how they can use this technology to promote traffic safety and (2) recommendations for standardizing the use of telematics data to meet user needs, and propose a study design for use in potential future BTSCRP research to address knowledge gaps.

This project developed procedures to assess the existence and extent of under/over-reporting of impaired and distracted driving in crash data and to propose a methodology to improve the reporting of impaired and distracted driving in motor vehicle crashes.

The research evaluated a variety of traditional and innovative behavioral traffic safety campaigns to identify noteworthy practices and cost-effective approaches.

The objective of this research was to characterize the current state of knowledge related to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), identify populations in need of education on the matter, and recommend methods of delivery for that education.

The objective of this research is to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of the current on-road driver skills tests and test scoring methods and develop guidance that include methods for on-road driver skills test administration and scoring that predicts high safety risk.

A better understanding of how to engage road users effectively in such campaigns and ways to measure effectiveness would help create successful and sustainable initiatives.

This research report examines how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can impact distraction and driving safety in teens, using naturalistic driving study data to analyze the frequency of eyes-off-the-road (EOR) instances.

This project will explore how speed camera programs effect pedestrian and bicycle crashes, including downstream effects beyond speed camera locations.

This project will look at the challenges law enforcement face in managing micromobility-related incidents and develop ideas to improve practices.

This project will develop a methodology to evaluate behavioral traffic safety countermeasures, with a focus on the potential to applying crash modification factors (CMFs) to safety projects.