Traffic Control Device Challenge winners honored at ATSSA’s 50th Anniversary Convention & Traffic Expo Traffic Control Device Challenge winners honored at ATSSA’s 50th Anniversary Convention & Traffic Expo Pam / Monday, January 27, 2020 0 10362 Article rating: 5.0 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 27, 2020) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board (TRB), honored the winners of the Traffic Control Device Challenge (TCD Challenge) today during a ceremony at the Association’s 50th Anniversary Convention & Traffic Expo. Engineering students from across the U.S. competed in the TCD Challenge, which was titled: “Connected and Autonomous Innovations for Improving Work Zone Safety.” Read more
ATSSA continues work on traffic signals membership segment ATSSA continues work on traffic signals membership segment Pam / Friday, January 17, 2020 0 6798 Article rating: 4.0 Work continues on incorporating traffic signals into the Association’s activities to advance roadway safety. In 2019, ATSSA formed a Traffic Signals Committee and new membership category during its Midyear Meeting to ensure that the Association is representing all sectors of the roadway safety infrastructure industry and areas related to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). It also will allow ATSSA to move forward with new partnerships with traffic signal installers and manufacturers. Read more
Sensor technology in roadway infrastructure Sensor technology in roadway infrastructure How devices are strengthening the lines of communication between human and automated drivers SuperUser Account / Friday, April 12, 2019 0 28686 Article rating: 4.5 For many departments of transportation (DOTs), the collection and sending of real-time traffic data to roadway users is high priority. One way agencies nationwide are achieving this goal is through the use of sensor technology in roadway infrastructure, such as pavement markings or signs, allowing them to strengthen Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication. Read more
ATSSA joins Safety Spectrum Coalition ATSSA joins Safety Spectrum Coalition SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 11, 2017 0 8341 Article rating: No rating The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) has joined the Safety Spectrum Coalition to support advanced Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technologies supported by the 5.9 GHz safety spectrum band in vehicles. Read more
17May2023 Worker protection headlines Spring Issue of Roadway Safety magazine Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Read more