{"id":253176,"date":"2023-11-30T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-florida-department-of-transportation-honored-for-friction-treatment-that-reduces-stopping-distances-at-intersections\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T04:00:01","slug":"el-departamento-de-transporte-de-florida-fue-premiado-por-el-tratamiento-de-friccion-que-reduce-las-distancias-de-frenado-en-las-intersecciones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-departamento-de-transporte-de-florida-fue-premiado-por-el-tratamiento-de-friccion-que-reduce-las-distancias-de-frenado-en-las-intersecciones\/","title":{"rendered":"FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR FRICTION TREATMENT THAT REDUCES STOPPING DISTANCES AT INTERSECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>2023 National Roadway Safety Awards recognize innovations to protect pedestrians, cyclists and motorists as pandemic spike in U.S. road fatalities continues largely unabated<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 29, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for demonstrating how increasing pavement friction helps motorists stop more quickly and retain better control at high-speed intersections.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a pilot project started in 2020, FDOT added highly skid-resistant material to the road surface at three Hillsborough Avenue intersections in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tampa<\/span> to see how much it would enable vehicles to come to a stop within a shorter distance. The goal was to reduce &#8220;improper stopping behavior,&#8221; such as vehicles ending up in crosswalks, which puts pedestrians and cyclists at risk.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> and other states had used specially engineered material to increase friction on curves to prevent vehicles from running off the road. However, this is believed to have been the first time a U.S. transportation agency has used\u00a0intersection high friction treatment to reduce stopping distances and study its effect on driver stopping behaviors at signalized intersections, as is done in some European countries.<\/p>\n<p>FDOT&#8217;s two-year before and after study found that the increased friction reduced improper stopping behaviors at the three signalized intersections. On average, these reductions ranged from 11 percent\u00a0to 31 percent\u00a0compared to the pre-treatment conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The range in results comes from the comprehensive assessment we performed across multiple &#8216;after&#8217;\u00a0time periods, from six\u00a0to 21 months, and several scenarios, including daytime and nighttime conditions, as well as dry and rainy weather. The effectiveness of friction treatments can last for a long period of time,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Pei-Sung Lin<\/span>, the study&#8217;s principal investigator.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to be proactive,&#8221; said Lin, who is also program director at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of South Florida&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0Center for Urban Transportation Research. &#8220;If we can reduce risky driving behavior, that means we can reduce the potential for crashes. Better friction between tires and the pavement makes a big difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It works,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Hsu<\/span>, who initiated the study as the FDOT District Safety Administrator for <span class=\"xn-location\">Tampa Bay<\/span>. &#8220;It helps reduce stopping distance and improper stopping behaviors invading the crosswalks at signalized intersections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The findings are significant in a state where about 1,000 people die every year in intersection collisions. Between 2013 and 2022, about 27 percent of traffic fatalities and 35 percent of serious\u00a0injuries statewide occurred at intersections.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 National Roadway Safety Award winners and two honorable mentions are using proactive, data-driven, collaborative and cost-effective approaches to better protect pedestrians, cyclists and motorists across the country. Much of their work began amid a nationwide spike in vehicular crashes during the pandemic, when U.S. <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038464-1&amp;h=3095211125&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=roadway+fatalities+rose+7.3+percent+in+2020+and+a+further+10.1+percent+in+2021+before+holding+steady+at+a+high+level+in+2022+(-0.3+percent)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">roadway fatalities rose 7.3 percent in 2020 and a further 10.1 percent in 2021 before holding steady at a high level in 2022 (-0.3 percent)<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Early estimates for the first half of 2023 show crash fatalities declined slightly but <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038464-1&amp;h=2712871683&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMotor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year&amp;a=remain+at+levels+not+seen+since+the+mid-2000s.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">remain at levels not seen since the mid-2000s.<\/a><\/u> Between January and June, fatalities nationwide declined by an estimated 3.3 percent, compared with the first six months of 2022, according to the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038464-1&amp;h=4085343996&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=National+Highway+Traffic+Safety+Administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a><\/u> (NHTSA).<\/p>\n<p>First-half 2023 fatalities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> declined about the same: An estimated 1,772 people died on Florida roads, down 3.7 percent from the same time frame last year, according to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038464-1&amp;h=1479268441&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=NHTSA%27s+preliminary+data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NHTSA&#8217;s preliminary data<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>The continued high fatality numbers demonstrate the value of safety innovations like <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> skid-resistant pavement and the 11 other projects from across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>FDOT&#8217;s pilot study team included the Federal Highway Administration and the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of South Florida<\/span>, as well as consultants Element Engineering Group and WDM <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Roadway Safety Awards, presented biannually since 1999, are sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the nonprofit Roadway Safety Foundation. Projects were evaluated on safety effectiveness, innovation and efficient use of resources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem-solving creativity and dedication shown by the Florida Department of Transportation will save countless lives &#8212; using a data driven approach and practices that are proven to reduce crashes,&#8221; said Federal Highway Administrator <span class=\"xn-person\">Shailen Bhatt<\/span>. &#8220;It demonstrates a strong commitment to moving <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> toward zero deaths and serious injuries on the state&#8217;s roadways, and we are proud to applaud their efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stubbornly elevated fatality numbers underscore the urgent need for innovations like the National Roadway Safety Award honorees&#8217; projects,&#8221; said Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Hamilton<\/span>. &#8220;With several initiatives already showing major reductions in fatalities, injuries and crashes, today&#8217;s honorees are shining a bright light on the path to safer travel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other honorees are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span><\/b>: NCDOT for reducing severe crashes at rural intersections by adding more all-way stops<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/b>: Illinois Tollway for creating an app that shows livestream video of serious crashes to speed up incident response<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span><\/b>: Acadiana Planning Commission for reducing severe crashes at rural &#8220;T&#8221; intersections using larger signs and rumble strips to alert distracted drivers<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span><\/b>: TxDOT for reducing pedestrian fatalities on an <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> highway, particularly among people experiencing homelessness<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Delaware<\/span><\/b>: DelDOT for reducing fatal and serious injury crashes by converting more intersections to all-way stops<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span><\/b>: South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization for developing a plan to prioritize cyclist and pedestrian safety in rural <span class=\"xn-location\">Cumberland County<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span>\/<span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>: <\/b>The Port Authority of NY &amp; NJ for reducing crashes by using timely data analysis to proactively identify and address safety problems<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span><\/b>: MnDOT for its widespread use of &#8220;J-turn&#8221; intersections on high-speed divided highways to reduce the severity of crashes<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><\/b>: Caltrans for implementing pedestrian protections, signs to prevent wrong-way driving and other cost-effective safety measures more quickly<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Virginia<\/span><\/b>: VDOT (Honorable Mention) for funding lower-cost safety projects in a more systemic way aimed at preventing traffic fatalities and serious injuries<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span><\/b>: NDOT (Honorable Mention) for its first comprehensive plan to reduce speeding, a leading cause of fatal and severe crashes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners were selected by an expert panel of judges:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Lori Diaz<\/span>, The American Traffic Safety Services Foundation<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Hall<\/span>, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Kirk<\/span>, Kentucky Transportation Center<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Stephen Read<\/span>, Virginia Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Brian Roberts<\/span>, Transportation Research Board<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Terecia Wilson<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Clemson University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete details on each of the winners and for more information on the national awards program, visit:<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadwaysafety.org\/awards\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.roadwaysafety.org\/awards<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>The Roadway Safety Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. 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