Members of the Texas House Transportation Committee on December 7 heard updates on research related to two of the Committee’s priority interest areas. Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, briefed members on the topic of autonomous vehicles in the context of policy and regulation. Robert Wunderlich, Director of TTI’s Center for Transportation […]
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Save the Date | 2017 Traffic Safety Conference
2017 Traffic Safety Conference June 7-9, 2017 | Omni Mandalay | Las Colinas, Texas Planning is underway for the 2017 Traffic Safety Conference. Mark your calendar and plan to join us in Las Colinas, Texas, to attend sessions where presenters will share experiences, knowledge, ideas, and programs to reduce and eliminate crashes on our roadways. […]
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: Nov. 6–13
Nov. 6–13 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. The purpose of the week is to create awareness of the dangers of drowsy driving. Through a Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) funded survey, researchers found that about one in four people (23.6 percent) said they had driven drowsy within the past week. Almost 40 percent said they […]
Latest Issue of Safetynet Now Available
The newest issue of the Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View the newsletter. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this issue: 2015 Traffic Safety Conference Ignites Passions, Examines New Ways to Save Lives Driver Stress Detection May Result in Safer Roadways Gunnels Presents Keynote Address at Traffic Safety Conference The Traffic Safety Challenges […]
2015 Traffic Safety Conference Program Announced
The program for the 2015 Traffic Safety Conference is now available. The conference is June 8–10 at the Omni Hotel–Corpus Christi. | View the Conference Program Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about effective strategies during the breakout sessions, visit with up and coming stars in transportation research during the student poster sessions, or engage […]
Registration Now Open for the 2015 Traffic Safety Conference
Planning is underway for the 2015 Statewide Traffic Safety Conference in Corpus Christi June 8-10, 2015. No matter what your area of expertise may be or what specific approaches to solving traffic safety problems you take, we’re all working toward a common goal: significant and permanent reductions in the deaths and injuries on our streets […]
Latest Issue of Safetynet Now Available
The newest issue of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View the newsletter.Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this issue: New TxDOT traffic safety projects Safety Center researchers look at improving low-bridge warning signs Circuit of the Americas, TxDOT partners for motor safety Researchers, medical professionals seek better […]
Latest Center for Transportation Safety Newsletter Now Available
The newest issue of the Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View Safetynet | 2014, Vol. 1 Issue 2. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this issue: Traffic Safety Conference focuses on teamwork, breaks attendance record Teens in the Driver Seat Summit furthers program’s momentum CTS, AAA Foundation work to improve child safety […]
Traffic Safety Conference Breaks Attendance Record
A record number of people attended this year’s Traffic Safety Conference, organized by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). More than 300 people attended the statewide event in San Antonio, Texas, May 12–14. The event, now in its sixth year, usually attracts about 200 people. “We tried to expand and diversify […]
Early Registration Extended For the 2014 Traffic Safety Conference
The early registration period for the 2014 Traffic Safety Conference has been extended through Friday, April 11. This year’s conference, held at the Westin Riverwalk – San Antonio, will include three workshops, 16 breakout session and student poster presentations on safety research. The breakout sessions will be on a variety of topics, including: Teen driving Motorcycle […]
Fall 2013 Safetynet Now Available
The Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently converted the quarterly publication – Safetynet – from paper to an online, interactive format. This new format is intended to be viewed on your desktop internet browser, and includes video and other dynamic features highlighting a variety of topics. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. […]
CTS Researcher Teaches Child Passenger Certification Class in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican law requires fire stations to have at least one child passenger safety technician on staff to educate parents on the proper installation of the safety seats for their children as well as provide safety seats for families in need. Irene Rodriguez, assistant research specialist in the Center for Transportation Safety, has traveled to […]
2013 Traffic Safety Conference Draws Upon Multiple Perspectives
The 250 transportation safety professionals who attended the 2013 Traffic Safety Conference in Fort Worth were told that Texas fatalities rose last year for the first time since 2005. But they were also given a behind-the-scenes look into connected vehicle technology that could drastically improve safety by eliminating a majority of car crashes in the […]
Spring 2013 Safetynet Newsletter Now Available
The newest issue of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View it here. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this Issue: USAA, TTI Begin Extensive Distracted Driving Study New Study Shines Light on Pavement Markings and Safety Taking Research Further with the Driving Simulator Remotely Controlling Work […]
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization Begins
While many Americans are preparing to travel during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, law enforcement will be ramping up their seat belt law enforcement efforts. With overwhelming evidence that seat belts save lives and help prevent serious injuries from automobile crashes, Texas’ Click It or Ticket campaign has had over 10 years of success. Since […]
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 […]
DDACTS Becoming the New Crime and Crash-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement
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 Safety Belt Use at All Time High, Other Restraint Surveys Indicate Need for Improvement
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 […]
Safer Roads, More Work Highlighted at TTI Safety Conference
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, […]
“Senator Safety” Honored at Annual TTI Safety Conference
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 […]