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You are here: Home / Archives for wrong-way driving

wrong-way driving

Do Not Enter! You’re Driving the Wrong Way

September 1, 2022

Few scenarios are more terrifying for a motorist than encountering someone driving the wrong way on a freeway. When a crash occurs because of wrong-way driving (WWD), the results are often catastrophic. Such was the case on March 15, 2011, when San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Officer Stephanie Brown was killed by an intoxicated WWD […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 58, Number 3 Tagged With: countermeasures, safety, wrong-way driving

TTI Demonstrates New Tech Aimed at Mitigating Wrong-Way Driving Crashes

September 1, 2017

On Aug. 17, reporters and transportation agency representatives gathered under a tent near a repurposed runway at The Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus. They watched as Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Melisa Finley — known for her innovative studies on wrong-way drivers — led a first-of-its-kind and successful connected-vehicle demonstration funded by […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 53, Number 3 Tagged With: connected transportation, connected vehicle, human factors, safety, wrong-way driving

TTI Demonstrates New Tech Aimed at Mitigating Wrong-Way Driving Crashes

August 20, 2017

Reporters and transportation agency representatives gathered under a tent near a repurposed runway at The Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus August 17. They watched as Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Melisa Finley — known for her innovative studies on wrong-way drivers — led a first-of-its-kind and successful connected-vehicle demonstration funded by the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: connected transportation, human factors, RELLIS Campus, safety, Wrong Way Countermeasures, wrong-way driving

Troubleshooting Issues Before They’re Problems: TTI Partners with TxDOT on Seven Innovative Research Projects

September 1, 2015

In 2014, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) supplemented its Cooperative Research Program with an Innovative Projects program aimed at proactively addressing issues before they become problems. TxDOT’s Research and Technology Implementation Office (RTI) is overseeing 13 forward-thinking research efforts aimed at creating a safer, more efficient Texas transportation system. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 3 Tagged With: Connected/Automated Vehicles, energy, freight movement, infrastructure maintenance, truck platooning, wrong-way driving

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