2018 Traffic Safety Conference | August 8—10, 2018
Sugar Land Marriott Town Square
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Presentations*
Pre-Conference Workshops
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian | Lauren Blackburn, Senior Project Manager, VHB
Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth (FRIDAY Program) | Mark Busbee, Program Manager, FRIDAY Program
Early Adopter Success: Experiences Integrating STEP and DDACTS
DDACTS | Lance Arnold, Chief, Weatherford PD
Anthony Boone, Asst. Chief, Longview PD
Sgt. Darin Lair, Crime Analysis, Longview PD
Jadonna Manion, Analyst, Longview PD
Presentation and Discussion Circle Sessions
Intersection Safety
- Intersection Safety: Implementation Success Stories | Brian Chandler, Director of Transportation Safety, DKS Associates
- Roundabouts and Intersection Safety | John Denholm III, Senior Project Manager, Lee Engineering
- Intersection Safety Improvement Program in Austin, Texas – A Success Story | Upal Barua, Program Manager & Lead Traffic Safety Engineer, Austin Transportation Department, City of Austin, Texas.
Older Road Users
- A Perspective on Safety and Mobility for Older Persons | Sandi Rosenbloom, Professor, University of Texas
- Older and Younger Driver Training Preferences for Automated Driving Systems | Michael Manser, Human Factors Team Leader, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Keeping the Keys | Kara Thorp, Public Affairs Specialist, AAA Texas & New Mexico
Impaired Driving
- Making Change Happen With Strategies That Work | Nicole Holt, CEO, Texans Standing Tall
- San Antonio’s Social Host Ordinance | Vickie Adams, Coalition Director, San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- TABC efforts to address impaired driving | Mindy Carroll, Director of Education and Prevention, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Distracted Driving
- Cutting Edge Distracted Driving Enforcement | Patrick Oborski, Detective, Austin Police Department
- San Antonio’s Safest Driver Contest: Using Technology & Competition to Support Vision Zero | Art Reinhardt, Assistant Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements, City of San Antonio
- Employers and the Importance They Play in Addressing Fatalities and Injuries on our Roadways | Lisa Robinson, Senior Program Manager, National Safety Council
Speeding
- Tracy Cox, Sergeant, Traffic Division Motorcycle Unit, Missouri City Police Department
- What works? Speeding Enforcement | Carl Currie, Lieutenant, Texas Highway Patrol District 2A — Houston
- Achieving Desired Operating Speeds Using Context Sensitive Solutions: A Case Study on an Urban Farm-to-Market Road | Gary W. Schatz, Transportation Engineering Consultant, City of Bryan
Roadway and Lane Departures
- A Data-Driven Approach to Stopping Roadway Departure Crashes | Karen Dixon, Division Head, Traffic Operations and Roadway Safety Division, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Texas Curves | Darren McDaniel, Safety Engineer, Transportation Operations Division, Texas Department of Transportation
- District-Wide Program to Reduce Run-Off-Road Crashes | Rebecca Wells, Director of Transportation Operations, Atlanta District – Texas Department Of Transportation
Pedestrians
- Austin’s Approach to Address Pedestrian Safety | Joel Meyer, Pedestrian Coordinator, Austin Transportation Department
- Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations | Lauren Blackburn, Senior Project Manager, VHB
- Walk. Bike. Safe. – A Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Pedestrian Safety | Neal A. Johnson Assistant Transportation Researcher, Center for Transportation Safety; and Joan Hudson, Research Engineer, Planning and Engagement Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Closing Session
Safety Starts With Us – Robert Wunderlich, Director, Center for Transportation Safety, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Program
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Participant List
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Photos
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- President and CEO of the National Safety Council Deborah Hersman.
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- (L-R): TxDOT Traffic Safety Program Director Terry Pence, Director of the Center for Transportation Safety at TTI Robert Wunderlich, TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree and TxDOT Traffic Operations Division Director Michael Chacon.
For More Information
Christie Havemann
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 317-2513
[email protected]
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