“Vehicle Mileage Fees: Update on Research Initiatives” by Ginger Goodin of TTI and Ben Pierce of Battelle — April 28, 2011. Vehicle Mileage Fees testimony PowerPoint
Drowsy Driving Brief
April 26, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Drowsy Driving— This brief details the dangers of operating a motor vehicle while being impaired by a lack of sleep.
Testimony on the Electric Motor Vehicle Mileage Fee Pilot Program
April 8, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Resource witness testimony by Ginger Goodin, TTI Senior Research Engineer on HB 1669 – Relating to the establishment of an electric motor vehicle mileage fee pilot program by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Ginger Goodin testimony [MP3 audio]
Testimony on Texting While Driving
April 8, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Dr. Joel Cooper, a TTI Assistant Research Scientist specializing in distracted driving research, provided resource information to the Committee as it dealt with several bills dealing with texting while driving — March 16, 2011.
Distracted Driving
Dr. Joel Cooper, a TTI Assistant Research Scientist specializing in distracted driving research, responded to questions of the Committee as it considered several bills dealing with texting while driving (including CSHB 243, CSHB 37, and HB 287) — March 9, 2011.
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Joel Cooper introduction [MP3] | Joel Cooper testimony [MP3]
The 2011 Texas 2030 Report
April 5, 2011 - Leave a Comment
The March 2011 report from the 2030 Committee, It’s About Time: Investing in Transportation to Keep Texas Economically Competitive, provides updated details about transportation challenges in Texas and the possible solutions to those challenges. The report was adopted by the Texas Transportation Commission on March 31, 2011. The report is available on the Texas 2030 Committee website.
Speed Limits
March 31, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Testimony on Ignition Interlock Devices
March 25, 2011 - Leave a Comment
A presentation about the use of ignition interlock devices, and how they are used to address the problem of driving while intoxicated by Dr. Melissa Walden on March 22, 2011.
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Melissa Walden testimony [MP3 audio]
Interlock Testimony by Dr. Melissa Walden
Electric Vehicle Market Penetration Research Brief
March 23, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Texas Impaired Driving Research Brief
March 23, 2011 - Leave a Comment
This brief outlines several issues related to specific impaired-driving countermeasures and speaks to the larger problem of measuring how effective these initiatives might be in the effort to reduce crashes, fatalities and other adverse events related to impaired driving.
Texas Impaired Driving
Ignition Interlocks Research Brief
March 23, 2011 - Leave a Comment
This brief provides an overview of research results related to the effectiveness of a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device.
Ignition Interlocks
