2018 Traffic and Safety Forum | Institute for Transportation

Event Details

LOCATION

Ames, Iowa

VENUE

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Dr.
Ames, IA 50014

DATES

November 15, 2018

TIME

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

Event Contact

Judy Thomas

InTrans, MTC

515-294-1866
jathomas@iastate.edu

Description

The purpose of the 2018 Traffic and Safety Forum is to enable traffic and safety engineering professionals to learn about new and innovative systems and processes, share individual experiences, and collectively address issues of interest. In recent years, representatives have attended from cities, counties, consultants, universities, and the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Time	Event Details
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.	Welcome Steve Gent, Director, Iowa DOT Office of Traffic and Safety
9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address: Why do we Drive Distracted even though we Know it is Dangerous? Paul Atchley, University of South Florida
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	TAS Talks - Traffic and Safety Lightning Round Jon Resler, City of Cedar Falls Andy Swisher, HR Green Mark Perington, Snyder & Associates Pat Kueter, Foth Mark Pohlmann, HDR Ryan Davis, McClure Engineering Company Neal Hawkins, Video provided by Dave Ness, City of Dubuque
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Lunch and Videos (Bike video, Crash Video)
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Research Update Heavy Truck and Motorcycle Crash Dashboards, Zach Hans, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University Innovation in Work Zones, Skylar Knickerbocker, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University Evaluating Signalized Arterial Performance Using Probe Data, Anuj Sharma, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University An Analysis of Iowa Off-Highway Vehicle Roadway County Ordinances, Dr. Gerene Denning, UIHC Dept. of Emergency Medicine Traffic Safety Research Highlights From the IPRC, Dr. Cara Hamann, UI Injury Prevention Research Center Vehicle Automation and Driver Attention Vehicle Automation and Driver Attention Research, John Gaspar, National Advanced Driving Simulator
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Roundabouts Hillary Isebrands, FHWA
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Iowa DOT Update Safety Update, Jan Laaser-Webb Traffic Engineering Update, Tim Crouch Traffic and Safety Update, Willy Sorenson
3:30 p.m.	Adjourn

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