History

Dr. Lindsay Griffin has been appointed the first director of the Center for Transportation Safety established at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) earlier that year.

John Mounce served as CTS Director for eight years.

The first annual Motorcycle Safety Forum was held in College Station, Texas.

The TDS Junior High program is aimed at teens who are not behind the wheel yet, and focuses on passenger safety and outreach.

CTS received appropriated funds from the Texas Legislative Budget Board to assess the feasibility and safety implications of mandating seat belts on school buses.

TTI signed an MOU with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) of the World Health Organization (WHO) to collaborate on roadway safety research.

Texas Senator Steve Ogden Traffic Safety Award established by CTS to recognize exceptional

U in the Driver Seat (UDS) was created in 2012 in an effort to reduce the number of impaired-driving injuries and deaths of college-aged students. This program is part of the Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) program.

CTS performed major upgrade to the driving simulator, subsequently expanding the potential for funding with state, federal, and private partners.

The CTS Human Factors program is awarded a 5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract as a prime from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This is the first-ever NHTSA human factors IDIQ award made to TTI.

The Texas State Legislature approved Sec 662.013, which provides ongoing support to TTI from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to conduct research, advocacy, and education to improve motorcyclists’ safety in Texas.

The CTS Human Factors program won a $2 million award from NHTSA to examine driver monitoring technologies within level 2 automated driving systems.