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Policy Planning / Programs & Services / Weekly Briefs / 09/23/2013

Weekly Briefs - September 23, 2013

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Abbreviations in this issue:

  1. Aging Road User, Bicyclist, and Pedestrian Safety: Human Factors Studies Phase 3, Effective Bicycling Signs and Preventing Left-turn Crashes - This study examines how drivers’ and cyclists’ perceive and interact with several safety countermeasures to gain understanding and help support FDOT’s aging road-user program, "Safety Mobility for Life".
  2. Analysis of Passenger Vehicle Driver Restraint Use in Fatal Crashes -This report examines the relationship between passenger vehicle driver seat belt use status and the following factors: blood alcohol concentration, age group, previous driving while intoxicated conviction, driver license status, estimated vehicle speed, number of vehicle occupants, driver sex, day of week, season, geographic region, State seat belt law status, time of day and rural/urban status.
  3. Infrastructure: Essential to Manufacturing Competitiveness - This survey asks U.S. manufacturers about the infrastructure conditions and the importance of infrastructure investment to manufacturing in the U.S..
  4. Miscellaneous Reports

For further information contact Monica Zhong or phone (850) 414-4808