Abstract: Runaway truck accidents are primarily due to brake fade and failure resulting from excessive temperature of the truck system brake components generated while descending severe downgrades. A grade severity rating system ...

Abstract: Passage of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act has resulted in increased emphasis on alternative modes of transportation. Two old modes of transportation, bicycling and walking, are beginning to receive ...

Abstract: It has long been recognized that medians are an effective method of increasing vehicular safety and capacity on urban and suburban arterials. Medians can provide an additional lane for through traffic by removing left ...