PRELIMINARY AGENDA

FHWA Evaluation of Low Cost Safety Improvements Pooled Fund Study

2014 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

NHI Facility (Virginia Room), Arlington, Virginia

June 4–5, 2014

DAY 1:  Wednesday, June 4

Morning Session – 8:30 AM ET

Welcome and Introductions

• Welcome [Monique Evans and Roya Amjadi, FHWA]
   
• Introductions
   
• Review of Study Mission, Objectives, and History and Meeting Overview [Kim Eccles, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.  (VHB)]
   

Lane Departure

• Shoulder and Edgeline Rumble Strips in Combination
   
  • Final Results of Evaluation [Craig Lyon, Persaud & Lyon]
     
  • Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State 
     

BREAK

Lane Departure (Cont’d)

• Rumble Strips and Cable Median Barrier in Combination 
   
  • Preliminary Results of Evaluation [Raghavan Srinivasan, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center (UNC-HSRC)]
     
  • Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State
     
• California’s Roadway Departure Safety Improvement Plan [Thomas Schriber, Caltrans]
   

Safety through Better Design

• Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection (RCUT) Evaluation – Update on Progress [Jon Soika, VHB]
   
• Continuous Green-T – Study Design and Schedule [Eric Donnell, Penn State]
   
• Access Management [Frank Gross, VHB]
   
  • Results of FHWA Evaluation
     
  • Using the Data to Further the ELCSI–PFS objectives
     
• Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State
   

Lunch – 12:00 PM ET

Afternoon Session – 1:00 PM ET

Pedestrian Safety

• Evaluation of Pedestrian Countdown Signals – Update [Daniel Carter, UNC-HSRC]
   
• FHWA Programs to Address Pedestrian Safety [Tamara Redmon, FHWA]
   
• New York’s Pedestrian Safety Corridors [Rob Limoges, New York State Department of Transportation]
   
• Observations of Pedestrian and Motorist Compliance at Pedestrian Crossings [Shawn Troy, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)]
   
• Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State 
   

Break

Wrong Way Driving

• ATSSA Efforts [Roger Wentz, The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)]
   
• Rhode Island Experience [Bob Rocchio, Rhode Island DOT]
   
• Michigan Efforts [Mark Bott, Michigan DOT]
   
• Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State
   

Improving the Science of Crash Modification Factors

• December Technical Experts Meeting and White Paper [Bhagwant Persaud, Persaud & Lyon]
   
• Related FHWA efforts [Karen Scurry, FHWA]
   

Break

Signalized Intersection Safety

• Update on Florida’s Systemic Intersection Safety Improvement Program (ISIP) [Joe Santos, Florida DOT]
   
• Impacts of Flashing Yellow Arrow in North Carolina [Shawn Troy, NCDOT] 
   
• Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State 
   

Future Direction of the Study, Part I

• TAC Ballot Discussion [Jon Soika, VHB]
   

Adjourn Day 1 – 5:30 PM ET

DAY 2:  Thursday, June 5

Morning Session – 8:30 AM ET

Notable FHWA Efforts

• FHWA Traffic Control Devices Pooled Fund Updates [Jim Shurbutt, FHWA]
   
• Road Weather and Work Zone Best Practices [Paul Pisano, FHWA]
   

Unsignalized Intersection Safety

• Intersection Conflict Warning Systems
   
  • Preliminary Results [Frank Gross, VHB]
     
  • Experiences and Lessons Learned – Expert Panel 
     
• Reflectorized STOP Sign Posts in Huron County, MI [Mark Bott, Michigan DOT] 
   
• Unsignalized Intersection Improvement Guide [Jon Soika, VHB]
   

Break

Safety Program Management

• MAP-21 and Safety Performance Measurement [Keith Williams, FHWA]
   
• Interactive Discussion – Establishing Targets and Framework for Measurement
   
• County-level SHSPs in Missouri [John Miller, Missouri DOT]
   
• Applying Safety Analyses to General Project Development in Kentucky [Tracy Lovell, KYTC]
   
• Peer Exchange – Experience in Your State
   

Lunch – 12:00 PM ET

Afternoon Session – 1:00 PM ET

Pavement and Delineation

• ELCSI-PFS Phase VI, Final Results [Bhagwant Persaud, Persaud & Lyon]
   
• New Continuous Pavement Friction Research Project in Virginia [Stephen Read, VDOT]
   
• Edge Line Rumble StripEs on Curves [Frank Gross, VHB]
   
• Wet-Reflective Markings, Evaluation Update [Craig Lyon, Persaud & Lyon]
   
• Louisiana’s Experience with Raised Pavement Markers [April Renard, LaDOTD]
   

Future Direction of the Study, Part II

• TAC Ballot Discussion [Jon Soika, VHB]
   

Closing Remarks

Break

Tour of Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Human Factors Labs

• Highway Driving Simulator
   
• MiniSim Driving Simulator
   
• Sign Lab
   

Adjourn Meeting and Depart for Airports and Hotel – 4:15 PM ET