Austin, TX
One person injured in South Austin stabbing
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Tue, 08 Aug 2023 03:24:50 GMT (1691465090711)
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Austin, TX
Nine people transported after multiple-vehicle collision in SE Austin
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AUSTIN, Texas — A multi-vehicle collision occurred just before 9 p.m. on Sunday on FM 1327 near Evelyn Rd. and S US Hwy 183.
Austin Travis County EMS reported that 9 patients were involved, and that ESD 11 Command, STAR Flight, APD, and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene.
One person was entrapped, but was not pinned.
The first person transported was taken to Seton Hays around 9:15 p.m. with potentially life-threatening injuries. Two other adults were subsequently transported to Seton Hays with non-life-threatening injuries.
The second person transported was considered a pediatric trauma alert and was transported to Dell Children’s.
One person was transported to Dell Seton by STAR Flight, and four others were transported to St. David’s South with non-life-threatening injuries.
Continued traffic delays are expected in the area, but no further information is available about the incident.
Also: Traffic signals at ‘hectic’ SW Austin intersection expected to be activated this week
Austin, TX
North Texas SC Defeats Austin FC II in Shootout
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In former FC Dallas midfielder Michel’s first match as North Texas SC’s new interim manager, the club played to a 3-3 draw after regulation against Austin FC II. NTSC then went on to win the shootout to claim the two points from the match.
FC Dallas U-22 signing Enes Sali scored his fourth goal of the season in the 12th minute of the match. At the hour mark, Sali also contributed to Pedrinho’s fifth goal of the year. Pedrinho now brings his total to 10 goal contributions (five goals and five assists) in the season in nine matches played so far.
In the 79th minute, FC Dallas Homegrown Tarik Scott scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season. Scott has scored two of his seven goals this season at Choctaw Stadium. He is tied for third in the MLS NEXT Pro Golden Boot race, just two goals off first place.
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What are the black tubes that run across Texas roads?
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TEXAS (KXAN) — Those traveling across Texas have probably seen — and driven over — a slew of black cords running across roadways. But what exactly are they, and how are they used?
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) calls them “pneumatic road tubes,” an in-roadway sensor that can help detect and track vehicles traveling on roads. They’re typically used as short-term traffic counts, with some models having the ability to gather data related to the following:
- Gaps between vehicles
- Intersection stop delays
- Stop Sign delays
- Saturation flow rate
- Spot speed
- Traveling time
Alongside their uses in short-term traffic counts, they can be used to detect vehicle classification (via axle count and spacing) as well as assist with planning and research studies. But how, exactly, do they work?
How does it work?
The tubes are portable and are placed perpendicular to the direction of the traffic flow. When a vehicle’s tires drive over the tube, the tube’s sensors “send a burst of air pressure along a rubber tube,” per the FHWA.
That air pressure pulses close to an air switch, which is able to create an electrical signal that’s then sent back to a counter or analysis software synced with the tube.
Here in the Lone Star State, the Texas Department of Transportation collects roughly 82,000 short-term traffic volume counts each year along with approximately 1,000 vehicle classification counts, per its traffic count maps database. Among those counts collected, nearly half of them — 46.9% — are used to track traffic volume, according to the database.
The state department has more than 300 permanent count locations across Texas that collect data around the clock. KXAN reached out to TxDOT to confirm how many pneumatic road tubes are used as part of those traffic data collections. We will update this story once we’ve received a response.
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