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Proven Safety Countermeasures
In 2008, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) created a document outlining 9 safety countermeasures which utilize a data driven approach to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on American highways. Based on the most recent research, the FHWA updated the safety countermeasures in January 2012.
This week’s blog, we’ll review the first five safety countermeasures.
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National Work Zone Awareness Week
From April 23-27, the USA Federal Highway Administration celebrates National Work Zone Awareness Week along with State Departments of Transportation (DOT) and other government agencies. In 1997, it started as a small event in one district at Virginia Department of Transportation in 1997 and now nearly all State DOTs participate in order to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones.
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The Transportation Industry Celebrates Earth Day
This month we celebrate Earth Day which is an annual event to bring awareness to the environment and focus on environmental issues. The transportation industry has been implementing many green initiatives and this Earth Day, we’ll focus on what government organizations and State DOTs are putting into action.
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Traffic Data Collection at the Green Living Show 2012
This past weekend Miovision attended the Green Living show at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ontario. This is one of North America’s largest green living consumer events and attracts over 400 exhibitors and 30,000 individuals over three days. Miovision was part of the Green Innovations & Inventions Ontario Exhibit where the Miovision Scout video collection unit was on display.
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Faulty Traffic Data Used in Northern Virginia BRAC
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a blog article entitled, Top 5 Reasons to Automate Your Spring Counts, which briefly covered the use of faulty data in Northern Virginia and the importance of accurate traffic data. This started a number of discussions about traffic data accuracy and the consequences for cutting corners, so I decided to dedicate this week’s blog to this occurrence.
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Miovision at Intertraffic Amsterdam
Last week, Miovision attended Intertraffic Amsterdam which is one of the top international events for infrastructure, traffic management, safety and parking. With over 850 exhibitors, from 45 countries, Miovision had a great team on-site and garnered attention from the media, attendees and even other exhibitors.
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Top 5 Reasons to Automate Your Spring Counts
This week, we’ll focus on why many transportation professionals are now automating their traffic studies. The start of a new year provides a great time to step up your traffic data collection efforts and leave the manual counters in the dust.
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Top 3 Traffic Data Projects to Start Off Your Spring Count Season
This week’s blog, Miovision reviews the Top 3 Traffic Data Projects to Start Off Your Spring Count Season. These top three traffic data collection projects will provide efficiencies with resources – the equipment can be used amongst these three projects. The traffic data collected are also relatable and can be used for various other projects.
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Urban Congestion Impacts and Improvements
The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released their annual Urban Congestion Trends for 2010 and shows an increase in congestion and traffic levels overall within US urban cities. According to the report, congestion levels increased in all of the urban cities measured.
What strategies and initiatives can traffic engineers introduce? What are urban cities actively implementing and what results have they achieved?
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Proven Safety Countermeasures – Part 2