Seminar Series
Roadway Safety Institute seminars provided updates on research related to the Institute's focus areas: high-risk road users and traffic safety systems. Seminar topics covered a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, human factors, statistics, policy and risk analysis, and computer science. Planning, social, and behavioral issues related to roadway safety were also featured.
Past Seminars
2018
Railroad Grade Crossings: Accident Prediction Models and Adjustments for Historical Data
April 26
Building a Freeway Laboratory for Connected Vehicle and Traffic Safety Research and Development
April 19
Smart Human-Centered Collision Prevention System for Bicycles
April 12
In-Vehicle Dynamic Curve Speed Warnings at High-Risk Rural Curves
March 29
Estimating Drivers’ Behaviors from Event Data Recorder Data
March 22
Using Bluetooth Low Energy Technology to Alert Motorists Approaching Work Zones
March 8
Exposure to Risk, the Built Environment, and Bicycle Crashes in Minneapolis
February 22
Non-Adherence with Employer-Mandated Sleep Apnea Treatment and Increased Risk of Serious Truck Crashes
February 15
Always Be Sure to Check Your Surroundings: Driver Performance Research in the Age of Driverless Cars
February 8
Toward Minimalistic and Learning-Enabled Autonomous Navigation
January 25
Designing In-Vehicle Systems for High-Risk Drivers: Bridging the Gap Between Teens and Older Drivers
January 18
2016
Factors that Influence Collision Perception and Implications for Transportation Safety
December 8
Complete Streets: A Policy for Pedestrian and Bike Safety?
December 1
California Tribal Road Safety Data Project: Methods, Challenges, and Preliminary Results
November 10
Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC): What, Why, and How?
October 27
Current and Future GNSS Applications for Vehicle Navigation and Guidance
October 20
Safety in Numbers: Estimating Bicyclist Activity and Safety in Minneapolis
October 13
Wearable Technologies and Smart Materials: Applications for Transportation and Safety
October 6
Analyzing Indiana Crash Data to Inform Traffic Safety Policy and Program Development
September 29
Predictive Modeling of Rail Track Geometry Defects Toward Improved Safety and Maintenance
September 22
Perceptions and Impacts of Speeding Laws and Policies in Minnesota
September 15
Systemic Approaches to Rural Highway Safety
September 8
2015
Distracted Driving: The Last Two Seconds of Your Life
December 3
Pedestrian Safety, Pedestrian Behavior, and Intersection Design and Control
November 19
Assessing Roadway Safety Risks in American Indian Reservations
November 12
Magnetic Sensor Systems for Collision Prediction, Traffic Counting, and Other Applications
November 5
Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Traffic and Infrastructure Surveillance: Opportunities and Challenges
October 15
Modeling the Effects of Drivers’ Adaptive Behavior on System Safety
October 8
Low-Cost Centimeter-Accurate Mobile Positioning
October 1
Traffic Monitoring in Safety-Critical Environments
September 24
Characterizing Uncertainty in Left-Turn Crash Reconstructions Using Event Data Recorder Data
September 17
The Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan
September 10
2014
Improving Traffic Safety and Mobility Using DSRC-Based V2V Communication
December 4, 2014
The Evolution of Hot Spot Mapping of Crashes: Past, Present, and Future
November 20, 2014
Investigating the Impact of the I-94 Active Traffic Management System on Safety
November 6, 2014
Obesity and Crash Risk in a Population of Tractor-Trailer Drivers
October 30, 2014
Model Criticism and Validation in Crash Reconstruction
October 23, 2014
Computerized Crash Reports Usability and Design Investigation
October 16, 2014
Big Brother is My Co-Pilot: Impacts of and Attitudes Towards Driver Behavior Regulations
October 9, 2014
Micro and Macro Analysis of Railroad Grade Crossing Safety
October 2, 2014
Performance Measures for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety: Challenges in Monitoring Traffic and Assessing Exposure to Risk
September 25, 2014
Emerging Safety Countermeasures for Wrong-Way Driving Crashes
September 18, 2014
Supporting New Teen Drivers During Independent Driving
September 11, 2014
Advancing Pedestrian Safety: Countermeasures that Work
June 27, 2014
Understanding Young Driver Behavior to Prevent Risk
February 11, 2014