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Southwest Region University Transportation Center

Voice-To-Text Apps Offer No Driving Safety Benefit; As With Manual Texting, Reaction Times Double

April 23, 2013

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: distracted driving, National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Southwest Region University Transportation Center, swutc, texting driving, voice-to-text, voice-to-text apps

Travel Surveys: Moving from Tradition to Practical Innovation

March 7, 2013

The Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Household Travel Survey Symposium: From Tradition to Innovation was held in Dallas Nov. 8 and 9 and attended by more than 70 travel survey professionals from across the United States. Attendees represented an almost equal mix of agency, consultant and academic researchers. The symposium started with a poster […]

Filed Under: MyTTI News, News Tagged With: Household Travel Survey Symposium, Southwest Region University Transportation Center, swutc

LSU Joins the Southwest Region University Transportation Center

October 16, 2012

Winning coaches seem to have at least one thing in common: an emphasis on teamwork while utilizing the talents of each individual. In the case of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) — a consortium of five schools with transportation research and education programs — that philosophy has paid dividends for 25 years. “Louisiana […]

Filed Under: MyTTI News, News Tagged With: Southwest Region University Transportation Center, swutc, transportation education

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