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Crash Analysis Group

Description

The focus of the crash analysis and modeling group is to assimilate, synthesize, and analyze roadway crash data to predict and/or establish causal relationships, potential countermeasures, and/or safety improvements to minimize the frequency and/or severity of roadway crashes. This will include the development of effective methodologies for roadway crash data research, the conduct of engineering safety studies, the utilization and enhancement of crash prediction models, the development and refinement of computer visualization of roadway crash data, statistical analysis of roadway crash data, and the evaluation of roadway safety improvement programs.

Expertise

Researchers in the Crash Analysis and Modeling Group have expertise in the following areas:

  • transportation safety,
  • system design,
  • urban transportation,
  • safety performance functions,
  • pedestrian safety,
  • application of traffic conflicts at signalized intersections,
  • investigation of safety issues for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology, and
  • analysis of geometric and mass transit freeway improvements.

Cooperative Relationships/Sponsors

The Crash Analysis and Modeling Group maintain cooperative relationships with the following sponsors:

  • Federal Highway Administration,
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
  • National Centers for Disease Control,
  • National Academy of Sciences,
  • AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety,
  • Texas Department of Transportation,
  • Texas Department of Public Safety,
  • Sam Houston State University,
  • Southwest University Transportation Center,
  • University of North Carolina,
  • Northport Associates,
  • SAFE, Inc,
  • Houston-Galveston Area Council, and
  • Harris County Transit Authority.

For More Information

John Mounce
Center for Transportation Safety
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 458-3346
j-mounce@tamu.edu

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