Author Archives: Connecticut T2 Center

New Resource: Decision-Making Guide for Signal Phasing Earlier this year, the TRB released NCHRP Web-Only Document 284: Decision-Making Guide for Traffic Signal Phasing. The document outlines the existing best practices on signal phasing along with the results of NCHRP Project … Continue reading →

Teen Driver Safety National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 18-24 this year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has good reason to highlight teen driver safety, as motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, … Continue reading →

Hot Stick Voltage Detectors — A False Sense of Safety? There are several versions of voltage detectors I’ve seen firefighters and public works folks have purchased. Then they’ve asked me what I think of them. I have always told them … Continue reading →

Traffic Signal Academy_MUTCD Warrants for Traffic Signals Learning Guide

National Center for Pavement Preservation — Free Webinars! The National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP) announces the 2020 AASHTO TSP·2 Pavement Preservation Webinar Series.  These webinars are offered FREE to all on a first-come, first-served basis.  You are encouraged to … Continue reading →

FHWA’s Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures — FoRRRwD Thirty people will die today, and every day, in a rural roadway departure—accounting for one third of U.S. traffic fatalities. The Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD) initiative provides technical … Continue reading →

Speed Display/Driver Feedback Sign Program The T2 Center, working in cooperation with CTDOT, is pleased to announce a new program aimed at reducing fatal and serious-injury speed-related crashes on rural town-owned roadways. The Speed Display/Driver Feedback Sign Program will provide … Continue reading →

Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) — Never Heard of It? Me Neither, Until Now Several times during the summer, I would read a story of a fatality at a lake or pool or marina where somehow electricity was in the water … Continue reading →

Signal Spotlight: Optimizing Yellow Clearance Intervals: A Proven Safety Countermeasure At a signalized intersection, the yellow clearance or yellow change interval is the length of time the yellow signal indication is displayed following a green signal indication. The yellow signal … Continue reading →

 Sign Visibility and Retroreflectivity  Every day, no matter where we go or what we do, we see signs. Whether it’s the STOP sign at the end of a street, a pedestrian warning sign or the sign directing you to the … Continue reading →