PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-12-0098
Project Name:	Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory TO-13003: Improved Data Collection for Work Zone Gap Acceptance Field Test
Status:	Programmed
Contact:	Last Name: Lochrane First Name: Taylor Telephone: 202-493-3293 E-mail: taylor.lochrane@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Operations Research and Development
Team:	Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	The Contractor shall recruit 64 participants to conduct the data collection for the driving portion of work zone driver behavior study being conducted in the Saxton Transportation Operations Lab.
Laboratories:	Human Factors Laboratory Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory
Start Date:	April 1, 2012
End Date:	August 30, 2013
Funding Amount:	$0.00
FHWA Program Name:	Other
Goals:	(1) Recruit 64 participants (2) Conduct experiment with 64 participants
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	There is a lot of current research that focuses on work zone safety and mobility but there has been little that focuses on the driver behavior that is specific for simulation parameters. Some of these parameters used in simulation could be car-following, lane-change, merging, etc. These are very important factors that can impact the work zone capacity modeling. Without adequate calibration and understanding of these parameters specific to work zones, simulation results may not be accurate.
Test Methodology:	The use of an Instrumented Research Vehicle to collect real-time driver behavior data
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Safety Research and Development; Role(s): Advisory, Technical Federal Highway Administration: Office of Operations - Office of Transportation Operations; Role(s): Advisory, Technical Federal Highway Administration: Office of Operations - Office of Transportation Management; Role(s): Advisory, Technical
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Fieldtest:	Instrumented Research Vehicle will be driven through a Work Zone Living Laboratory
Expected Benefits:	Work Zone specific Naturalistic driving data
Deliverables:	Name: Data from drivers Product Type(s): Research report, Data Description: Data from 64 participants Audiences: Researchers, State highway agencies, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Academics, Operations researchers, Other highway agencies, State departments of transportation, Traffic engineers Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TRT Terms:	Work Zones Car Following Transportation Operations Testing Operations Instrumented Vehicles Human Factors Data Collection
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations Safety
Subject Areas:	Vehicles and Equipment Safety and Human Factors Research Operations and Traffic Management Data and Information Technology Highways Planning and Forecasting