Volpe Center Highlights - May 1999
Safety
Director's Notes |
Focus |
Safety |
Mobility |
Human and Natural Environment |
Economic Growth and Trade |
National Security |
Published and Presented
Promote public health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation-related deaths, injuries, and property damage.
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Volpe Center Hosts Workshop on Rail Grade Crossing Safety (FRA)
The Volpe Center's Accident Prevention Division provides ongoing Grade Crossing Safety Research for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In support of this work, the Volpe Center hosted the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Highway-Rail Intersection (HRI) Assessment Workshop to identify promising ITS solutions for improving HRI safety. Key workshop objectives included reviewing the status of current ITS HRI demonstration projects being conducted in seven different states, obtaining inputs for a comparative evaluation of these projects, determining the conformity of these projects to the ITS National Architecture, and identifying areas of future ITS HRI research. Representatives of each demonstration project attended the workshop, including individuals from railroads, academia, industry, state and local governments, as well as staff from the FRA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
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