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Visibility Research Laboratory

TTI Facilities Research Road Safety Devices, Technologies

June 1, 2022

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Visibility Research Laboratory and smart intersection explore how improvements in road markings, signals and equipment can keep road users safe.  Through the Eyes of the Visibility Research Laboratory Researchers in TTI’s Visibility Research Laboratory evaluate retroreflective materials, lights, coatings and other technologies designed to provide nighttime visibility. The lab […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 58, Number 2 Tagged With: facilities, safety, smart intersection, Visibility Research Laboratory

Visibility Research Laboratory: One-of-a-Kind Facility Changes with the Times

June 1, 2015

In 2009, when the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) added a Visibility Research Laboratory (VRL) to its collection of world-class research facilities, TTI Senior Research Engineer Paul Carlson had a vision for what the lab could accomplish. “Before the lab opened, when we needed to take controlled photometric measurements in order to tie those into […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 2 Tagged With: visibility, Visibility Research Laboratory

New Study Shines Light on Pavement Markings and Safety

May 1, 2013

When you drive at night and your headlights illuminate a lane marking, it makes you feel safer, right? After all, bright pavement markings are designed to help you stay in your lane and prevent you from running off the roadway. Called retroreflectivity, special materials in edge lines and lane lines create the brightness. With age […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Paul Carlson, pavement markings, retroreflectivity, visibility, Visibility Research Laboratory

Carlson Featured in Traffic Technology International

January 30, 2013

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research Engineer Paul Carlson was recently featured in the January issue of Traffic Technology International. The article is related to senior drivers and has a section on visibility, which Carlson is noted throughout the country for his research.  Carlson is the division head for the Operations and Design Division and also leads TTI’s Visibility […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: retroreflectivity, Traffic Technology International, visibility, Visibility Research Laboratory

Capitol Staff Members Briefed on High-Priority Research Initiatives

February 28, 2012

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 […]

Filed Under: MyTTI News, News Tagged With: Center for Transportation Safety, freight shuttle, MY35, physical security, roadside safety, T.R.E.N.D.S., Visibility Research Laboratory

TTI’s Visibility Research Laboratory Puts Safety in the Spotlight Worldwide

December 1, 2011

When you’re driving, you have to see to be safe. From speed limits to where the roadway curves, traffic signs and pavement markings communicate critical information to help drivers get safely where they’re going.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 47, Number 4 Tagged With: safety testing, Visibility Research Laboratory

SPOTLIGHT: The Visibility Research Laboratory

June 1, 2010

“A dark and stormy night” is more than a clichéd way to introduce a story — it’s a dangerous driving scenario when the visibility of road signs becomes critical for safe passage. Nighttime traffic fatality rates are three times higher than their daytime equivalents. While fatigue and alcohol play important roles in nighttime crashes, Texas […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 46, Number 2 Tagged With: pavement markings, retroreflectivity, roadway lighting, Visibility Research Laboratory

Supporters Turn Out for State Headquarters and Research Building Grand Opening

June 1, 2010

The grand opening celebration for the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI‘s) first state headquarters building March 26 not only highlighted the past accomplishments of the Institute’s 60-year history but also the crucial work yet to be done. “Quite frankly, this new facility is clearly the envy of our peers,” Agency Director Dennis Christiansen told the 200 […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 46, Number 2 Tagged With: State Headquarters and Research Building, Visibility Research Laboratory

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