Understanding driver and occupant dynamics in rural traffic safety

The goal of this study was to contribute localized information for decision-making to allocate traffic safety resource in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The rural nature of the region differentiates its driving environment from other more populated U.S. regions. Analysis of Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data shows that while this region shares many traffic safety issues with its urban counterparts, the policies, educational initiatives, and enforcement activities may be better designed by considering local decision criteria. It seems evident that several shared traffic safety priorities in the region, including driver drinking and speeding, offer great opportunity for peer-learning and for leveraging resources to more effectively address this critical personal safety and public mobility issue.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=574
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• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Vachal, K
  • MacGowan, J
• Publication Date: 2007-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 51p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: DP-188

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Overturning; Passengers; Policy; Rural areas; Speeding
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (human factors)
• ATRI Terms: Drink driving; Driver behaviour; Overturning; Passenger; Policy; Road safety; Rural area; Speeding
• ITRD Terms: 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01387048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 10:01PM