Nebraska Transportation and Ethics 7 PDH Discount Package 2

This online engineering PDH course discusses about the dissemination of Travel Time Reliability (TTR) information using a set of tested Lexicon phrases in order to help road users make optimal travel choices and reduce roadway congestion.

Travel time variability is a characteristic of the transportation system that means a traveler’s trip will vary from what is normally expected and will potentially take longer than planned. By helping travelers make travel choices that take into account travel time variability, agencies have the potential to reduce roadway congestion. This reduced congestion has the added benefit of reducing primary and secondary crashes, vehicle emissions, and fuel use, as well as yielding other benefits.

Travel Time Reliability (TTR) information includes static data about traffic speeds or trip times that capture historic variations from day to day and enable individuals to understand the level of variability in traffic. A key component to addressing the reliability issue related to urban mobility is conveying this TTR information to system users so that they can make informed decisions about their travel. The challenge for transportation professionals lies in selecting the best means of conveying that information so that it is usable and effective to the traveler and other stakeholders.

This online engineering PDH course describes how a bike-sharing system can be implemented in an urban environment for the purpose of making the environment more livable and sustainable.  The course presents key aspects of implementation such as planning, maintenance, evaluation, technology, and required infrastructure. Lessons learned from programs which have already been implemented are also discussed.

A bike-share program makes bikes available at stations throughout a well-defined project area for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis. This provides another choice of transportation and extends the existing transportation system by providing access to destinations off of existing public transportation routes.

This 3 PDH online course is intended for civil and transportation engineers concerned with the design and implementation of a bike share system.

This online engineering PDH course provides recommendations as well as descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards to ensure traffic safety in marine terminals.

Traffic incidents are a serious problem at marine terminals, where heavy equipment is used to load and unload ships and move freight from one place to another in the terminal. The work is fast-paced, conducted at any time of the day or year, and often performed in inclement weather. Vehicular traffic endangers any worker walking in a marine terminal.

Many work-related injuries and fatalities occurring in marine terminals result from traffic incidents. For this reason, traffic-safety controls can help individuals avoid traffic incidents and prevent or reduce work-related fatalities and injuries. In addition, reducing traffic incidents can also increase the productivity of the marine terminal.

This online engineering PDH course will establish, through the presentation of many examples, the principles of distinguishing between a gift and a bribe.

The federal government has formulated detailed rules covering gifts given to executive-branch employees in many situations. The rules are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and are illustrated through many examples. Even though the examples are intended for government employees (many of whom are engineers), they also apply to private-sector engineers in similar situations. This course presents selected CFR examples that furnish guidance on the ethics of gift giving in situations that are especially relevant to engineers.