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- All Subjects: Automobile driving in winter
- All Subjects: Dust storms
- Creators: Arizona. Department of Transportation
ContributorsArizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center (Issuing body) / Arizona. Department of Transportation (Issuing body) / Sonoma Technology Inc. (Contributor) / Western Transportation Institute (Contributor) / Partners in Brainstorms, Inc. (Publisher) / United States. Department of Transportation (Contributor) / United States. Federal Highway Administration (Contributor)
Created2015-05
Description
Windblown dust events occur in Arizona, and blowing dust has been considered a contributing factor to serious crashes on ... Arizona roadways.... [T]he Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) acquires information about predicted or in-progress dust events through National Weather Service forecasts and advisories and through field reports from motorists and ADOT personnel. ADOT then communicates this information to the public.... During this project, researchers developed a set of recommendations that ADOT can implement to identify the most effective means for acquiring data about windblown dust events, communicating ... to the public, and influencing driver behavior....--Page v.
ContributorsArizona. Department of Transportation (Author)
Created2004
Description
Weather conditions in Arizona can find you driving in sunny, moderate climates of the low desert to ice and snow of the mountain regions in a couple of hours. The Arizona Department of Transportation wants to make sure that your travel throughout the state is safe and enjoyable, no matter what the climate. We offer the enclosed winter driving information to ensure that you save the slipping and sliding for the slopes and not the roadways.