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A new iPhone application has made it easier for consumers to make important vehicle safety decisions in real time.The SaferCar app allows users to search vehicle 5-Star Safety Ratings, locate child seat installation help, file a vehicle safety complaint, and receive automatic notices.
Alex Epstein is passionate about pedestrian and bike safety. When Volpe announced its first-ever Innovation Challenge last fall, Epstein proposed a study to examine the safety and potential fuel economy benefits of truck side guards.
Some people do dangerous things at railroad crossings. Marco daSilva, a systems safety program manager at Volpe, described how recent work, in support of the Federal Railroad Administration, has captured images of a car whose driver had run the safety gates and stopped only inches from a passing...
Program evaluators have reported that the Federal Railroad Administration's Clear Signal for Action (CSA)—a safety-culture initiative sponsored by FRA's Office of Research and Development—could significantly transform the railroad industry's safety culture when widely adopted.
Nigel Wilson relies on the London Underground Oyster card, but not for his daily commute. Wilson uses data from transit fare cards to research and improve transit services in London.
When Stephen Popkin isn't performing cutting-edge safety work at Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, or serving as a keynote speaker for an international human factors conference, he dedicates his time to developing the next generation of transportation professionals.
In September 2008, four crew members and a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 helicopter perished offshore of Oahu, Hawaii, in the aftermath of a night training mission. While practicing a medical evacuation from a small boat, the helicopter's hoist cable tangled in a deck fitting.
It's a myth that fuel economy standards are new, says Kevin Green, head of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program office at Volpe, The National Transportation Center. Mandated by Congress, CAFE standards debuted in 1975.
In February, ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection agreed to a new noise standard for new-design aircraft entering into service in 2017 (and for lower-weight aircraft entering into service in 2020).
"Safety is number one" at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency's deputy administrator, Bill Bronrott.