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At the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), researchers have the ability to take transportation studies even further using the Institute’s driving simulator. TTI’s portable desktop driving simulator is housed in the Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). The Realtime Technologies, Inc. system uses SimCreator, software that allows researchers to test real-world roadway scenarios. Most simulators (including [...]
Are traffic crashes and crime related? Well, it turns out they often are. Find an area of town that has an abundance of crashes and traffic violations and chances are pretty good that the crime rate is high there too. So, law enforcement agencies have found that providing a high police presence in areas with [...]
Texas motorists are once again buckling up in large numbers, especially compared to years past. Despite the improving numbers, the Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) — part of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) — has documented some areas where still more improvement is needed. TTI has been conducting these surveys since 1984. Among the [...]
With the theme of improving safety on highways in Texas and across the nation, the leader of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the retiring state legislator known as “Senator Safety” were featured speakers for the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) 4th annual Statewide Traffic Safety Conference, June 4-6, in San Antonio. David Strickland, [...]
State Senator Steve Ogden was recently honored jointly by the three state agencies most involved in realizing his vision for enhancing roadway safety in Texas. The recognition came in response to Ogden’s keynote address at the annual Texas Traffic Safety Conference in San Antonio on June 5. “Mention the name ‘Senator Safety’ to just about [...]
Despite the vastly different cultures between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is finalizing a nine-month contract agreement with the Texas Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). The project will center on crash investigation and post-crash site inspection and analysis. “The United Arab Emirates, and especially the [...]
With speakers that include the administrator of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the retiring state legislator known by many as “Senator Safety,” the 2012 Statewide Traffic Safety Conference in San Antonio June 4–6 is expected to be well attended. “We are honored that NHTSA Administrator David Strickland and State Sen. Steve Ogden [...]
TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety is beginning to examine the reasons why two distinct population groups — Hispanics and U.S. military personnel — are experiencing above-average crash rates.
More than a dozen staff members representing various state legislators and committees visited TTI on February 21 to hear updates on some of the Institute’s high-priority efforts. The program lineup began with an overview of TTI by Agency Director Dennis Christiansen. Other key research area presentations by TTI personnel included: Steve Roop provided a status [...]
The Texas Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) is investigating the reasons why two distinct population groups — Hispanics and U.S. military personnel — are experiencing above-average crash rates. Each is a separate research initiative, and both projects are just getting underway as researchers gather crash data and begin looking for clues. “We have [...]
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