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All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govThe U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity conducts several different types of tests on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including testing the HEV batteries when both the vehicles and batteries are new and at the conclusion of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010974752The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity conducts several different types of tests on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including testing the HEV batteries when both the vehicles and batteries are new and at the conclusion of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010974759The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity conducts several different types of tests on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including testing the HEV batteries when both the vehicles and batteries are new and at the conclusion of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010974758The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity conducts several different types of tests on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including testing the HEV batteries when both the vehicles and batteries are new and at the conclusion of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010974751In this nineteenth annual legislatively-mandated report, 2007 and 2008 DUI data from diverse sources were compiled and cross-referenced for the purpose of developing a single comprehensive DUI data reference and monitoring system. This report present ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110828The overall objective of this synthesis is to capture information about and lessons learned from airport terminal facility openings so that the practices currently used to successfully activate airport terminal facilities can be shared. The goal is t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113819The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the statutory authority to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) applicable to new motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment, including motorcycle helmets. The law establ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112967Airports are a vital part of the nation's air transportation system and face many similar challenges. In 2003, the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) was authorized to conduct applied research to help airport operators solve shared challenge ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112463Ice formation on aircraft can disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wings and prevent the aircraft from taking off or decrease the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft. Takeoff and landing operations can also be risky in winter weath ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112485The common denominator shared by virtually all of the inhabitants of Schellengers Landing Island, property and business owners alike, as well as the visitors to the area, is a dependence on the economic and recreational opportunities created by the w ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113556An analysis of the port traffic by mode of transportation and type of traffic shows how Baltimore functions as a port and how coal impacts the local economy: Of the coal destined to Baltimore, most, or over four-fifths comes in by rail, while two-thi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113504This Volume contains the following chapters: (1) Impacts of Changes in Shipping Methods, Cargo Trends, and Techniques on Land Uses; (2) Revitalization of Waterfront Land and Buildings; (3)Meeting the Needs of the Public for Access to the Waterfront; ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113502The United States and Canada share a border of nearly 5,525 miles. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for securing the borders while facilitating trade and travel. CBP launched t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112474This document presents aggregate statistics on buses involved in traffic accidents in 2001. The statistics are derived from the Buses Involved in Fatal Accidents (BIFA) file, compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. T ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010111331This report presents the descriptive and predictive analyses of: (i) the results of a survey (n = 130) conducted of California Department of Motor Vehicles (CA DMV) Field Office and Driver Safety Branch staff and managers participating in the 3-Tier ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110834On September 14, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2542 (Daucher) into law, adding Section 1659.9 to the California Vehicle Code, and calling for a pilot study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (CA DMV) ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110833On-board hydrogen storage is a key requirement for fuel cell-powered cars and trucks. Porous carbon-based materials can in principle adsorb more hydrogen per unit weight at room temperature than liquid hydrogen at -176 degrees C. Achieving this goal ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010969920No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA524210At present, local jurisdictions across North America are evaluating how best to provide parking spaces to carsharing vehicles in a fair and equitable manner. Some have initiated implementation of carsharing parking policies, and many continue to evol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110822Section 809(g) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-293) requires the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to submit an annual report on its evaluation of the current cargo inspection targeting system for internatio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA524205The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) conducted laboratory and field tests on several commercial-off-the-shelf cold patch asphalt repair products to determine their suitability for airfield pavement repairs. Testing included a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA523874Clean Cities hosts a collection of tools on the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center. These calculators, interactive maps, and informational tools assist fleets, fuel providers, and others looking to reduce petroleum consumption in the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010975397Coal power plants generate about half of the United States' electricity and are expected to remain a key energy source. Coal power plants also account for about one-third of the nation's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), the primary greenhouse gas ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112472The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) by amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978. This is one of a series of audit, inspection, and special rep ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010114712To supplement fare revenues, airlines are increasingly charging fees for optional passenger services, notably for checked baggage, for which separate charges did not previously exist. While air fares are subject to a 7.5 percent excise tax that funds ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112465This project compares eight measures of performance related to transit service quality (e.g. trip reliability, on-time departures) and cost-efficiency (e.g. farebox recovery, subsidy per passenger) between Washington State Ferries (WSF) and 23 ferry ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010111750This report documents the work completed by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP) Crash Imminent Braking (CIB) Consortium during the first year of the project titled Objective Tests for Imminent Crash Automatic Braking Systems. The project i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010111757The Crash Imminent Braking (CIB) Project was initiated in September 2007. The project is being conducted by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP) CIB Consortium, which consists of Continental, Delphi Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113255The F/A-18 Hornet is one of the ADF's premier defence assets. It utilises a highly optimised metallic structure to assist in achieving its performance objectives. Thus the structure (particularly the fracture critical wing attachment bulkheads or the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA523416In 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a workshop on distracted driving research. In the ten years that followed, electronic devices that have the potential for distraction have changed dramatically. Cell phone usage ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113328The fractionated governance structure of the entire Northeast Corridor (Warren 2009) is also evidenced within the Baltimore-to-Philadelphia portion, which contains the entire extent of Delawares claim to the corridor. Though comprising only a small s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110832This project was an initiative to engineer, develop and build a plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle using the Dual-Drive system. The project aimed to build a plug-in hybrid utilitarian vehicle on a light commercial vehicle platform. The hybrid vehicle wi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113825This report examines 2006 hospital discharge data reporting cases where the external cause of injury to a vehicle occupant was a motor vehicle crash to predict the estimated savings to Rhode Island if a primary seat belt law is implemented. The savin ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112690This report examines 2005 hospital discharge data reporting cases where the external cause of injury to a vehicle occupant was a motor vehicle crash to predict the estimated savings to the State of Vermont if a primary seat belt law is implemented. T ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112691A 2003 study estimated that if all States had primary seat belt laws from 1995 to 2002, over 12,000 lives would have been saved. Failure to implement a primary seat belt law creates a real cost to a States budget for Medicaid and other State medical ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112687A 2003 study estimated that if all States had primary laws from 1995 to 2002, over 12,000 lives would have been saved. Failure to implement a primary belt law creates a real cost to a States budget for Medicaid and other State medical expenditures. T ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112688A 2003 study estimated that if all States had primary laws from 1995 to 2002, over 12,000 lives would have been saved. Failure to implement a primary belt law creates a real cost to a States budget for Medicaid and other State medical expenditures. T ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112686This report examines 2005 hospital discharge data reporting cases where the external cause of injury to a vehicle occupant was a motor vehicle crash to predict the estimated savings the State of New Hampshire if a primary seat belt law is implemented ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112689A 2003 study estimated that if all States had primary laws from 1995 to 2002, over 12,000 lives would have been saved. Failure to implement a primary belt law creates a real cost to a States budget for Medicaid and other State medical expenditures. T ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112685This report estimates the economic benefits derived from the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS(Trademark)) installation on the Columbia River. The primary vehicle for the dissemination and use of Columbia River PORTS(Trademark) informati ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010114620Computer models have been developed and used to predict the performance of vehicles equipped with advanced fuel and power train technologies such as hybrid electric or fuel cells. However, simulations that describe the interaction of the vehicle with ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA523727Lane departure has been shown to be a major cause of serious traffic crashes. Installing a rumble strip on the shoulders of two lane roads provides drivers with an audible warning that they are leaving their lane of travel. Painting the edge line on ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112925Effective July 1, 2000, Florida eliminated the legal requirement that all motorcycle riders wear helmets. State law now requires helmet use only by riders under the age of 21, or older riders who do not carry at least $10,000 of medical insurance. Ob ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112683On August 16, 2008, a 67-year-old male police officer (victim) was fatally injured when struck by a car while performing a traffic detail. The victim was directing traffic at night for a local annual fair and had been stationed at a T-shaped intersec ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113170On March 3, 2008, a 59-year-old male traffic supervisor, who was wearing a white hard hat, died when he was struck by a Yale clamp truck that was transporting a paper roll that was approximately 59 inches tall and 50 inches wide. The decedent, who wa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113168On August 7, 2008, a 52-year-old male tow truck driver was critically injured when he was pinned under a vehicle he was attempting to start. A vehicle driver had pulled off to the side of the road after he thought he had run out of gas. The driver ca ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113171The monitoring of transportation infrastructure health is currently reliant on transportation maintenance teams. Scheduled and periodic inspections of most infrastructures are performed by manual and visual operations, which are generally time consum ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113719This report outlines progress towards reducing the footprint of the DSTO Acoustic Electric Feedthrough (AEF). The AEF approach is being explored as a potential means of wirelessly powering in situ structural health monitoring systems embedded within ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA523415ACRP Report 32: Guidebook for Addressing Aircraft/Wildlife Hazards at General Aviation Airports presents the different wildlife challenges that airports may face and the techniques and strategies for addressing them. The Guidebook discusses for airpo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113818Highway design and construction projects can be extremely complex and are often fraught with uncertainty. Engineers and construction managers who lead such projects must coordinate a multitude of human, organizational, technical, and natural resource ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110813Federal funding for highways is provided to the states mostly through a series of grant programs known as the Federal-Aid Highway Program, administered by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In 2005, the Sa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113185The ability of transit agencies to staff dispatch effectively and use technology to its full advantage is critical in responding proactively as service changes occur and in making sound routing decisions. Sound routing decisions result in improved pr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110821A comprehensive review of the scientific literature, State and Federal Government reports, and other sources of information was conducted to determine the magnitude of the problem of teen safety belt use and to identify and summarize programs, interv ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112684Congestion threshold is embedded in the congestion definition. Two basic approaches exist in current practice for setting the congestion threshold. One common approach uses the 'free-flow' or unimpeded conditions as the congestion threshold. Another ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110819The highway operational strategies implemented to reduce recurring congestion have shown promising results abroad where there is an extensive use of active traffic management systems. To prove the effectiveness of a better managed freeway in mitigati ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112957This report is part of the operationalization of Vision Zero. The main focus is on accidents and injuries among elderly pedestrians. It summarizes risk factors, accident statistics, and safety measures for reducing the accident and injury risk of eld ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112772This project developed a methodology to couple a new pollutant dispersion model with a traffic assignment process to contain air pollution while maximizing mobility. The overall objective of the air quality modeling part of the project is to develop ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110820Utilizing a unique, Far West Technology Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC)-based system called the HAWK, the atmospheric radiation exposures of commercial air travelers and naval personnel were compared to the quantity predicted by commerc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA524084The number of motorcyclist crash-related fatalities has more than doubled during the past 10 years. In the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), P.L. 109-59, Congress directed the Secretary ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113804The New Jersey Crash Record Geocoding Initiative was designed as a provisional measure to address missing crash locations. The purpose of the initiative was twofold. Primarily, students worked to locate crashes that had no location information after ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113821To address challenges to the aviation industry's economic health and safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other federal partners to plan and implement the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113190To prepare for forecasted air traffic growth, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in partnership with other federal agencies and the aviation industry, is planning and implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), a new ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112484In support of all of these important efforts, this 2010 National Communications Plans aim is not merely to communicate broad messages to the public, but to proactively support strong policies and sound programmatic efforts that encourage, create and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112979Since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained the ability to project combat power rapidly around the globe. That ability has been achieved through a dual approach: 'forward basing' units overseas in regions of particular importance ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA523620National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes. Driver distraction is a significant and difficult safety problem to address. This program lays out NHTS ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112960Research and data show that Latinos in the United States are at particular risk of death and injury from alcohol-related crashes. In 2006, 42,708 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of those fatalities, 42 percent occurred in alcohol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112966The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) is committed to educating the public about issues affecting safety on the roadway. A contract was awarded to the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center to conduct research on The Rol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113322From 1991 to 2000, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted vertical and longitudinal and static and dynamic tests of various narrow-body transport airplane fuselage sections, which included different types of in-service overhead stowage b ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010111759This research focuses on the valuable utilization of spray dryer ash (SDA) and investigates its performance in concrete for structural and transportation applications. Based on the challenges associated with coal ash (including SDA) and the economic ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010114708Passenger rail systems are vital to the nation's transportation infrastructure, providing approximately 14 million passenger trips each weekday. Recent terrorist attacks on these systems around the world--such as in Moscow, Russia in 2010--highlight ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112494The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducts the Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) on a periodic basis to monitor the publics attitudes, knowledge, and self-reported behavior regarding occupant protection devices (se ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010112692The following report will detail an independent and quantitative assessment of traffic data by the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), with a focus on data validity, quality and integrity for New Jersey Department of Transpo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113801The Transportation Safety Resource Center (TSRC) is the vital link in a collaborative partnership created among federal and state transportation agencies, local stakeholders, academic institutions, and the private sector to provide resources and solu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113802This document presents examples of significant University Transportation Centers projects that are aligned with the nations needs and with the U.S. Department of Transportations goals of ensuring safety, livability and sustainability, and promoting e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113323Propane powers about 190,000 vehicles in the United States and more than 14 million worldwide. Propane vehicles are a good choice for many fleet applications, including school buses, shuttle buses, taxis and light-duty trucks. The advantages of propa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2010976981The purpose of this report is to support the West Virginia Department of Transportation in its investment planning and to improve understanding of the value of an efficient passenger rail system in West Virginia. The report presents an overview of th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010110824This report summarizes the results of a national random-digit-dial public opinion poll that asked 1,545 respondents if they would support various tax options for raising federal transportation revenues. The eight specific tax options tested were vari ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010113803