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Nicholas J. GarberPh.D.

Faculty Research Engineer

Traffic operations
Safety
Intelligent transportation systems

Memberships:

American Society of Civil Engineers Traffic Operations Committee
Transportation Research Board Committee AHB55, Work Zone Traffic Control
TRB Committee AHB65, Operational Effects on Geometrics
Institute of Transportation Engineers

Current Projects

Reports

The Effect of Speed, Flow, and Geometric Characteristics on Crash Rates for Different Types of Virginia Highways
Report No: 00-R15
Crash Characteristics at Work Zones
Report No: 02-R12
Feasibility of Incorporating Crash Risk in Developing Congestion Mitigation Measures for Interstate Highways: A Case Study of the Hampton Roads Area
Report No: 02-R17
Estimating the Supply and Demand for Commercial Heavy Truck Parking on Interstate Highways: A Case Study of I-81 in Virginia
Report No: 03-R4
Estimation of the Demand for Commercial Truck Parking on Interstate Highways in Virginia
Report No: 04-R10
Development of Left-turn Lane Guidelines for Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections
Report No: 04-R11
An Evaluation of Red Light Camera (Photo-red) Enforcement Programs in Virginia: A Report in Response to a Request by Virginia's Secretary of Transportation
Report No: 05-R21
Evaluation of the Late Merge Work Zone Traffic Control Strategy
Report No: 05-R6
The Impact of Red-Light Cameras (Photo-red Enforcement) on Crashes in Virginia
Report No: 07-R2
Evaluation of Crash Rates and Causal Factors for High-risk Locations on Rural and Urban Two-lane Highways in Virginia
Report No: 09-R1
Crash Causal Factors and Countermeasures for High-Risk Locations on Multilane Primary Highways in Virginia
Report No: 09-R15
Causal Factors for Intersection Crashes in Northern Virginia
Report No: 10-R22
Development of Safety Performance Functions for Two-Lane Roads Maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation
Report No: 10-R25
Safety Performance Functions for Intersections on Highways Maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation
Report No: 11-CR1
A Case Study of Experimental Passing Zones on Route 8 in Patrick County
Report No: 82-R51
Centerline Pavement Markings on Two-lane Mountain Highways: Volume 1
Report No: 84-R8
Centerline Pavement Markings on Two-lane Mountain Highways: Volume 2
Report No: 84-R9
Optimizing Traffic Count Program: A Methodology for Estimating AADT Volumes from Short-duration Counts
Report No: 85-R14
Optimizing Traffic Counting Procedures
Report No: 86-R40
Addendum to Final Report, Optimizing Traffic Counting Procedures
Report No: 87-R21
An Investigation of Issues Related to Raising the Rural Interstate Speed Limit in Virginia
Report No: 88-R17
Accident Characteristics at Construction and Maintenance Zones in Urban Areas
Report No: 90-R12
Traffic and Geometric Characteristics Affecting the Involvement of Large Trucks in Accidents
Report No: 90-R2
Traffic and Geometric Characteristics Affecting the Involvement of Large Trucks in Accidents: Volume 1
Report No: 91-R17
Traffic and Geometric Characteristics Affecting the Involvement of Large Trucks in Accidents: Volume 2
Report No: 91-R18
The Effect of Trailer Width and Length on Large-truck Accidents
Report No: 93-R11
A Study of the Feasibility of Using Photo-radar for Traffic Speed Enforcement in Virginia
Report No: 93-R19
Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Project for the Capital Beltway: Feasibility of Photo-radar
Report No: 93-R6
Advanced Technologies for Improving Large-Truck Safety on Two-lane Secondary Roads
Report No: 95-R17
Effectiveness of Changeable Message Signs in Controlling Vehicle Speeds in Work Zones
Report No: 95-R4
Traffic and Highway Geometric Characteristics Associated with Pedestrian Crashes in Virginia
Report No: 96-R29
Comparison of the Operational and Safety Characteristics of the Single Point Urban and Diamond Interchanges
Report No: 97-R6
Effectiveness of Changeable Message Signs in Controlling Vehicle Speeds in Work Zones: Phase II
Report No: 98-R10
Guidelines for Preliminary Selection of the Optimum Interchange Type for a Specific Location
Report No: 99-R15

Nicholas J. GarberPh.D.

Nicholas.Garber@VDOT.Virginia.gov

(434) 293-1908

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Last updated: October 12, 2023