Bridge and Tunnel Strikes: A Guide for Prevention and Mitigation (2025)
Chapter: Acronyms
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Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Bridge and Tunnel Strikes: A Guide for Prevention and Mitigation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28813.
Acronyms
| AADT | Annual average daily traffic |
| ALPR | Automatic license plate reader |
| BrTS | Bridge and tunnel strikes |
| BTS | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| CB | Citizens band [Radio] |
| CDL | Commercial Driver’s License |
| CMF | Crash modification factor |
| CMS | Changeable message sign |
| CSV | Comma-separated values |
| ETL | Extract, transform, and load |
| FI | Fatal and Injury |
| FMEA | Failure mode and effects analysis |
| GIS | Geographic information systems |
| GPS | Global positioning system |
| HSIP | Highway Safety Improvement Program |
| ID | Identification |
| LADAR | LAser Detection And Ranging [System] |
| MMUCC | Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria |
| MUTCD | Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways |
| NB | Negative binomial |
| NBI | National Bridge Inventory |
| NTI | National Tunnel Inventory |
| NYSDOT | New York State Department of Transportation |
| OHV | Overheight vehicle |
| OHVD | Overheight vehicle detection |
| OS/OW | Oversize/overweight |
| PDO | Property damage only |
| P/EVO | Pilot/escort vehicle operator |
| SPF | Safety performance function |
| UUID | Universal Unique Identifier |
| VTrans | Vermont Agency of Transportation |
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