Motorcycles and Horizontal Curves – A Literature Review Zhenyu Wang, Changyoung Lee, Pei-Sung Lin, Rui Guo, Chunfu Xin, Rama Durga Tammayya Naidu Kolla, Runan Yang, Abhijit Vasili Accident Reconstruction Journal, Volume 29 Issue 5, September 2019 Motorcycle ownership and use is increasing nationwide, leading also to an increase in motorcycle-related crashes, injuries and fatalities.…
Florida LTAP’s Dr. Cong Chen, Stephanie Lewis, and Dr. Pei-Sung Lin were excited to participate in the 2019 National LTAP-TTAP-NTTD Conference. The CUTR trio traveled to Stowe, VT and met with Irmali Franco and Dr. Benjamin Colucci Rios, colleagues from the Puerto Rico LTAP.
Development of crash modification factors of horizontal curve design features for single-motorcycle crashes on rural two-lane highways: A matched case-control study Chun fu Xin, Zhenyu Wang, Chanyoung Lee, Pei-Sung Lin, Tao Chen, Rui Guo, Qing Lu Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 123, pp 51-59, February 2019. Single-motorcycle crashes are overrepresented on horizontally curved segments of…
Smartphone-based Connected Bicycle Prototype Development for Sustainable Multimodal Transportation System Principal Investigator: Achilleas Kourtellis Ph.D Summary: The project’s goal is to develop a proof of concept prototype connected bicycle and demonstrate that the technology works and can provide a connection between a bicycle and the road environment. The specific objectives are to:
Campus Automated Shuttle Service Deployment Initiative Principal Investigator: Pei-Sung Lin Ph.D Summary: Public transit systems that include transit bus and shuttle service have been advocated for reducing traffic congestion, fuel consumption, emissions, traffic crash risk, personal vehicle use, and overall associated loss of productivity. At most mid-size and large open-campus universities with many campus activities,…
Safety effects of street lighting on roadway segments: Development of a crash modification function Runan Yang, Zhenyu Wang, Pei-Sung Lin, Xiaopeng Li, Yu Chen, Ping P. Hsu & Alex Henry, Traffic Injury Prevention, Page: 296-302,Volume 20 Issue 3, April 11, 2019. Abstract Objective: Nighttime crashes are overrepresented on the U.S. highway system. Roadway lighting, which provides additional…
This report provides a working concept and methodology for application of a mobility fee in Florida. It also addresses some policy and practical implications of implementing such a fee and illustrates the approach through hypothetical testing in Alachua County, Florida. Alachua County was chosen as a suitable area to test the mobility fee methodology due…
This report provides a policy analysis and discussion of practical implications of a mobility fee (MF). Three approaches covering a range of possibilities are introduced including a road user fee, a modified impact fee, and an adapted transportation utility fee. These approaches are followed by a working concept for application in Florida. Each approach is…