Robert Wunderlich, CTS director, is featured in a USA Today story (source: Stateline) discussing built-in safety to prevent traffic crashes. Simple engineering changes such as rumble strips, median barriers, pavement markings, better lighting and wider shoulders could make a big difference in rural road safety. … [Read more...] about Deadly Crashes on Rural Roads Prompt New Safety Efforts
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Infrastructure Overhaul Should Focus More on Safety
Robert Wunderlich, CTS director, is featured in a Stateline story discussing a “safe system” approach to road planning. The idea is to anticipate human errors by road users, then engineer and redesign roads to reduce or eliminate risks that result in serious traffic injuries or deaths. … [Read more...] about Infrastructure Overhaul Should Focus More on Safety
TTI Researcher Presents at Human Factors Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Associate Transportation Researcher Christine Yager gave a presentation, “The Effects of Reading and Writing Text-Based Messages While Driving,” at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The meeting was held in Boston, MA, October 22–26 and was attended by more than 1,450 participants from the United States and around the world. According to Yager, the meeting provided … [Read more...] about TTI Researcher Presents at Human Factors Annual Meeting
CTS staff part of team examining distraction elements of vehicle warning systems
Making cars safer with advanced warning systems has the potential for causing other safety concerns for drivers. That dilemma is the basis for a new contract awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to TTI and other team members. “The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is supporting efforts for automobile manufacturers and their suppliers to develop communications systems that allow vehicles to ‘talk’ to … [Read more...] about CTS staff part of team examining distraction elements of vehicle warning systems