Episode 1: Whoa, That Was Close! Can we prevent crashes from happening by studying the ones that almost happened?

Shawn Turner is a senior research engineer at TTI, where he has developed, conducted, and managed applied research for 29 years. Shawn is a nationally recognized expert with practical experience in multimodal travel data collection and analysis, performance measures and monitoring, and mobility analysis. He’s pioneered using private-sector GPS probe traffic data for mobility and reliability performance monitoring. Shawn works with FHWA, state, and local agencies to advance the use of best available and high-quality data in planning, performance management, and traffic monitoring.

Eva Shipp is an injury epidemiologist, research scientist, and program manager in TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety. With more than twenty years of experience in public health research (including injury prevention and novel approaches to tracking injuries), she’s conducted research for the Federal Motor Carrier Association, Texas Department of Transportation, the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among other sponsors.