For the last 28 years, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has been quietly improving the lives of people suffering from a myriad of life-changing illnesses — from debilitating arthritis to paralysis — that prevent them from driving. The four-member TTI team from the Riverside Campus responsible for improving mobility for this population has just […]
Archives for April 2013
Voice-To-Text Apps Offer No Driving Safety Benefit; As With Manual Texting, Reaction Times Double
Texting drivers may believe they’re being more careful when they use the voice-to-text method, but new research findings suggest that those applications offer no real safety advantage over manual texting. The study was sponsored by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center and conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). SWUTC is a part of […]
Sequester, Business Aviation, Hot Topics at Upcoming Conference
In the past month, news of the potential closure of 14 air traffic control towers as a result of the March 1 sequester deadline made headlines throughout Texas. And even though the Federal Aviation Administration recently announced plans to delay tower closures until June 15, the topic is still expected to be a major point […]
Work Zone Safety: We’re All In This Together
Roadway work zones are hazardous both for motorists who navigate through lane changes and slowed speeds and for the dedicated workers whose office is often mere feet away from moving vehicles. Each year in April, National Work Zone Awareness Week is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in […]
Turnbull Participates in White House Special Forum on Women in Transportation
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull participated in a Special Forum on Women in Transportation sponsored by the White House Office of Public Engagement and the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on April 4, 2013. Turnbull was one of approximately 60 women leaders from industry, public agencies, professional organizations, universities […]
As Distracted Driving Becomes an Increasing Threat on Texas Roadways, TxDOT Ramps Up Public Education
Talk. Text. Crash. campaign launches statewide It happens every day. You get a text or a phone call and you feel the need to respond immediately, even when you’re driving. But what you may not know is a simple text or call can cost you your life or someone else’s. “Distracted driving is unacceptable, and […]
Taking Research Further with the Driving Simulator
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 […]
Briefs Summarize Active Transportation and Demand Management Process
Ask any transportation professional or decision maker from an urban area what the number one challenge is, and the answer you’ll likely get is congestion. Though the problem is nothing new, the approaches to solving it are evolving. One approach that is gaining in popularity throughout the country is active transportation and demand management (ATDM). […]
Using Social Media to Tell the TTI Story
Two years ago, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) made a major leap into social media to extend the Institute’s reach in telling our story. Communications Specialist Michelle Hoelscher was asked to lead the effort to establish a social media presence for TTI. In 2011, she created a TTI Facebook page and a Twitter account […]