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NCHRP Report 554: Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 554: Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design provides guidance for the aesthetic treatment of concrete safety shape barriers.


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CTBSSP Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement

TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement synthesizes information on the use of tests, measurements, and other assessment methods used by commercial truck and bus companies in the driver selection process. ...

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CTBSSP Synthesis 16: Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Trucks and Buses

TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 16: Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Trucks and Buses explores issues associated with speed limiters including measurable safety impacts, metrics, and degree of benefit. Speed limiters, ...

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NCHRP Report 500 Volume 17: A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 17, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce work zone crashes.
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CTBSSP Synthesis 23: Operator Drug- and Alcohol-Testing Across Modes

TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 23: Operator Drug- and Alcohol-Testing Across Modes explores practices used to deter drug and alcohol use among operators within the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) regulated community.

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NCHRP Synthesis 351: Access Rights

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 351 examines issues involved in acquiring access rights along roadways other than freeways. The report documents the state of the practice with the intent to limit the amount of access to the ...

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NCHRP Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles examines the process used in Canada to harmonize heavy truck size and weight regulations across the country. The report ...

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TCRP Synthesis 79: Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 79: Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections explores mitigation methods tested and used by transit agencies to reduce collisions between light rail vehicles (LRVs) and motor vehicles where light rail ...

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NCHRP Report 546: Incorporating Safety into Long-Range Transportation Planning

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 546/CD ROM CRP-CD-62, examines where and how safety can be effectively addressed and integrated into long-range transportation planning at the state and metropolitan levels. The report includes guidance for practitioners in identifying ...

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CTBSSP Synthesis 22: Safety Management in Small Motor Carriers

TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 22: Safety Management in Small Motor Carriers explores small motor carriers' strengths and weaknesses in safety management, and identifies potentially effective safety practices. ...

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