This award to the texas aand m transportation institute is for research to improve CMV safety in work zones the specific objectives include 1 identifying and describing factors contributing to crashes…

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute was awarded $385,261 under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The two-year project grant will support research to improve commercial motor vehicle safety in work zones. Key deliverables include identifying factors contributing to crashes in work zones and developing crash profiles by location in Texas. Additional products are an experiential work zone training module for truck drivers, evaluation of its impact on risk perception and driving performance, and outreach materials for law enforcement. The grant will also help identify enforcement challenges in work zones and engineering issues regarding work zone setup in the state.

This award to the texas aand m transportation institute is for research to improve CMV safety in work zones the specific objectives include 1 identifying and describing factors contributing to crashes in work zones, 2 developing work zone crash profiles by rural, urban, and fringe locations for texas, 3 identifying enforcement challenges in work zones by interviewing law enforcement officers about driver behaviors and common work zone set UPS, 4 developing an experiential, evidence based work zone training module for truck tractor drivers, 5 evaluating the impact of the experiential training module on truck tractor driver performance, risk perception and how risk perception is related to driving experience and performance, 6 conducting a three month follow up pilot assessment of the impact of the training module on risk perception and driving performance of at least 10 drivers in the treatment group, 7 developing and distributing outreach and educational materials to law enforcement officers, and 8 identifying engineering issues for work zone setup in texas