Signs & Markings

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1111 RELLIS Parkway
Room 3222
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 317-2136
[email protected]

Mr. Pike is an Associate Research Engineer and Manager of the Signs and Markings Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Mr. Pike manages the TTI Visibility Research Lab where traffic control devices are tested using standard and non-standard measurement protocols. The TTI Visibility Research Lab is the focal point of TTI’s visibility research with both lab and field equipment to evaluate traffic control device performance and visibility, evaluate and measure sources of light, and is the test area for some equipment used to instrument vehicles for human factors evaluations.

Since 2004, Mr. Pike has led and participated in research studies for the Federal Highway Administration, state agencies, and private industry. He has conducted research in areas of traffic signing, pavement marking, traffic operations, and work zones with an emphasis on visibility needs, human factors, material performance, cost-benefit analysis, and safety. Mr. Pike has been the author or co-author on over 70 articles, papers, or reports.

Mr. Pike is currently the program coordinator for the TTI Mobile Retroreflectometer Certification and Verification Programs that are being conducted in cooperation with TxDOT. Mr. Pike is active with multiple committees of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), ASTM International, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), SAE International, and the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA).

Mr. Pike holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. Mr. Pike is a registered professional engineer in Texas, No. 105117.