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Seeing the Road in Low-Visibility Conditions

June 1, 2022

Seeing the road is an essential component of safe driving. Drivers depend on a continuous flow of information as they move along the roadway to properly position their vehicle. Centerline and edge-line markings delineate the vehicle lane for drivers, while other markings such as stop bars and railway crossings provide key safety information and alert […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 58, Number 2 Tagged With: human factors, pavement markings, retroreflectivity, safety, visibility

Carlson One of Five Experts Asked to Contribute at FHWA Workshop on Visibility

December 4, 2015

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently published a summary report, Breakthroughs in Vision and Visibility for Highway Safety. The report documents the workshop, held August 13-14, 2014, at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia. Sponsored by FHWA’s Office of Safety Research and Development and the Office of Safety—with support from the Exploratory Advanced Research […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: highway, Paul Carlson, safety, transportation, visibility

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

Looking Out for Pedestrians

March 1, 2012

Two recent research studies on pedestrian crossings have aimed at making crosswalks safer and more efficient. Both studies are influencing national standards and making conditions better for pedestrians.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 48, Number 1 Tagged With: bike-sharing, crash data, Crosswalk, pavement markings, pedestrian, safety, visibility

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