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TTI Advances Research on EV Safety and Roadway Infrastructure

June 24, 2024

As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) accelerates, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is leading the charge in safety innovation. Roadway departure crashes, responsible for approximately one-half of all roadway fatalities, demand more attention. Understanding how traditional guardrail responds to EV impacts is just one crucial component for promoting roadway safety today and in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: barriers, Electric Vehicles, EVs, infrastructure, MASH, Roadway Departure Crashes

Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety

March 1, 2023

Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2020 in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state departments of transportation (DOTs) are taking matters into their own hands to address these related issues. In partnership with […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 59, Number 1 Tagged With: barriers, motorcycle safety, roadside safety, roadway design, safety

TTI Helps Keep Americans Safe at Home and Abroad

September 1, 2014

How do you keep a terrorist from bombing an embassy with a fast-moving car or truck fitted with explosives? The terrorist tactic goes back more than 30 years when the U.S. Marine barracks were bombed in Beirut, Lebanon. Today, embassies, consulates, and other facilities and bases here and abroad are protected with bollards and other […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 50, Number 3 Tagged With: anti-terrorist, barricades, barriers, crash test, security, TTI Proving Ground

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