Tuesday, July 24
8:00-9:30am
Session 13: Safety Data Improvement Program
Speakers:
Joyce Emery
Reg Souleyrette
The Safety Data Improvement Program is an effort to assist states to improve
the quality of the data within their crash database. The program will provide a
Good Practices Guide, a workshop and technical assistance to states to assess the
timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration and accessibility of the
data within their crash database.
Session 14: New York State - Planning and Implementation for Real-time Data
Speakers:
Leonard P. Casper
James A. Daily
Kenneth Carpenter
William Leonardo
An overview of New York State's traffic records initiatives, including planning,
funding and implementation.
Session 15:
Young Motor Vehicle Occupant Fatality Risks: From 15 to 30
Speaker: C. Craig Morris
This study presents data revealing some striking interactions of age, gender, day
of week, time of day, alcohol, speed, and fatigue associated with motor vehicle
occupant fatalities and fatality rates. Data sources include the 2002 FARS and
2001 -2002 National Household Travel Survey.
Under the Influence - Juveniles in the New Mexico State Juvenile Probation System
Speaker: Judith S. Harmon
I will be discussing the juveniles who are arrested for driving under the influence,
as well as minor in possession of alcohol and drugs. Surprisingly, these are not the
most frequent offenses that put kids into the juvenile justice system.
Easy Rider Redux: Balding Pot-Bellied Boomers on Big Bikes: What Can Rider Demographics
Changes, Motorcycle Crash Data and Motorcycle Registrations Tell Us About Who Goes Boom Today?
Speaker: Scott R. Falb
Advances in data retrieval haw allowed the lowa DOT and the Iowa CODES
project to determine crash rates for riders by age and by motorcycle make.
lowa can now determine which makes of motorcycles are over-represented in
motorcycle crashes.
Session 16: TRB/ATSIP Collaboration for Improved Safety Analysis
Speaker: David Harkey
The scope of the TRB Committee on Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation
includes the collection, management, and use of sfety data in evaluation. The
Committee is interested in forming a stronger relationship with ATSIP and the
attendees of the Traffic Records Forum and bringing to ATSIP and the TR Forum an
increased research and evaluation focus, particularly in the engineering area.
10:00 - 11:30am
Session 17:
Wisconsin Safety Data Resource Guide
Speaker: Andrea Bill
The Wisconsin Safety Information Resource Guide is a catalog of information
abut all component databases, tools and organizations of the state's Traffic
Records System. The Guide's purposes are to streamline access to the data by
all potential users and increase users' understanding of the nature and quality
of available data. For each entry in the list, the Guide contains a standard set
of descriptors and information about uses and access. Following public health
models, the resource guide understanding of the strengths and limitations of each
source of traffic safety information.
Traffic Improvement Association Traffic Crash Analysis Tool (TCAT)
Speaker: Tim Heideman
A comprehensive web-based traffic crash analysis tool providing users with the
ability to conduct extensive crash analysis. This web-based TCAT application provides
narrative crash reports, collision diagrams and GIS mapping of crashes.
Safety vs. Data Quality - Understanding the Needs
Speaker: Kohinoor Kar, Ph.D., P.E.
Success of any transportation safety study depends on the quality of traffic crash data.
This presentation will discuss the importance of understanding the needs for data
quality important for successful safety enhancements by a state or local agency.
Session 18: Data Collection Under SAFETEA-LU
NEMSIS
Speaker: Susan McHenry
Update on the National EMS information System.
MMUCC Guideline - 3rd Edition Development
Speaker: Tom Bragan
A MMUCC overview of the April Expert Meeting will be provided.
NITS: Not-in-Traffic Surveillance System
Speaker: Rory Austin
This presentation will describe the Not-in-Traffic Surveillance system and will
provide a status of the project.
Session 19: The Key to Successful Statewide Traffic Records Initiatives
Speakers:
Ryan Klitzsch (Moderator)
Mary L. DePrez
Nils King
The three branches of Indiana state government are working together in
unprecedented ways to upgrade data collection, improve access to data and provide
technology so officers have more time in the field and spend less on paperwork.
This benefits law enforcement, increases the efficiency of local and state courts,
and provides state and federal agencies with needed information quickly. The
presentation will show how more crash reports are being recorded, infractions are
reported quicker and these projects laid the groundwork for an electronic protection
order registry, e-citations, warrant registry, and other future joint initiatives.
Session 20:
Speakers:
Anna Yamada
Mike Bernard
This study attempts to seek cost-effective and alternative way to traditional
engineering safety solutions to high crash locations/corridors on Washington's
state highways by examining underlying factors to crashes, such as driver
errors, high-speed violation locations, and urban congestion areas. GIS-based
visualization, review by WSDOT's various data experts, and Cluster Analysis, were
applied to identify high crash locations of similar characteristics in an attempt to
determine whether enforcement efforts may be more effective or engineering
analysis should be recruited as safety solutions.
Florida Unified Transportation Basemap - A Roadway to Integrate Safety Data
Speaker: Anita Vandervalk
One of Florida's Section 408 funded projects was to establish a method for
sharing safety data between state and local entities. This presentation describes
the results af a feasibility study that was completed a assess the need for a
Florida Unified Transportation Basemap.
1:00 - 2:30pm
Session 21: Best Practices Showcase
Speaker: Tim Kerns
Review of the winners in the annual Best Practices Showcase Competition.
Session 22:
Safety Analysis Tool & Evaluation
Speakers:
Carol Tan
David Harkey
Charlie Zegeer
This session includes two presentations on analysis tool that have been
recently upgraded through FHWA's HSIS program and are intended to assist
practitioners in the identification of safety problems and potential solutions. A
third presentation describes the results of GIS spatial analysis effort to identify
pedestrian crash problems and evaluate implemented solutions.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
Speakers:
Carol Tan
David Harkey
PBCAT is a crash typing software product that allows users to create a database
of pedestrian and bicyclist crashes and to select countermeasures on the basis of
pre-crash maneuvers of the involved parties. The presentation will highlight the
changes and revisions made in the updated PBCAT Version 2.0.
Session 23:
Crash Data XML Conversion Program
Speaker: Charlie McConnell
This program converts back-end TraCS data (any DB format) to a standard XML
format required by our State, locates duplicate report numbers, zips the crash
reports into one file, including the crash diagram, where the file can then be
uploaded into our State web portal (TennCARS).
NHTSA's New NASS CDS Case Viewer
Speaker: Greg Radja
NHTSA's NASS CDS Case Viewer has been re-engineered to take advantage of
XML technology.
Apples and Oranges: Comparing Disparate Data Using XML, MMUCC & D-16
Speaker: Pete d'Oronzio
Comparing crash data collected by different agencies, using different forms,
stored in different database formats has been a challenge for many years.
Standards and technologies such as MMUCC, XML, D-16, SQL and the internet
have promised to make this type of analysis possible. So what does it take to put
these pieces together and begin comparing these apples and oranges?
Session 24:
Help Your State Help Themselves - Ways to Disseminate Information via the Internet
Speakers:
Laurene Hutchinson
Ramona Forbes
Helmut Schneider
Comparing crash data collected by different agencies, using different forms,
stored in different database formats has been a challenge for many years.
Standards and technologies such as MMUCC, XML, D-16, SQL and the internet
have promised to make this type of analysis possible. So what does it take to put
these pieces together and begin comparing these apples and oranges?
We Create It: We Should Use It: Challenges & Barriers for Local Communities Using Crash Data
Speaker:
Michael Briggs
City and county law enforcement create numerous crash reports that are typically
forwarded to a State repository for analysis and decision making. What are the
issues for local law enforcement officers, local traffic engineers and planners, and
local advocacy groups in utilizing crash data for decision making purpose, and
how can transportation safety information professionals address these barriers?
Using Crash Data for Driver Behavior Awareness
Speaker: Karla S. Schiro
Using 5 years of Louisiana Crash Data, 6 areas of driver were identified to address
through a statewide, comprehensive public service announcement program. The
campaign features TV, radio and print media to reach the target audiences.
3:00 - 5:00pm
Session 25: MMIRE Update
Speakers:
Michael Trentacoste
Forrest Council
Robert Pollack
This session will deal with the rationale for pursuing the development of the
Model Minimum Inventory of Roadway Elements, the current status and future
plans for the development of the MMIRE and a presentation on the Digital
Highway Measurement System to assist in the collection of MMIRE.
Session 26: Real ID and CDL: The Mandate and the Current System
Moderator:
Dennis Utter
Speakers:
Darrell Williams
Phillippe Guiot
Bob Redmonds
Robert Burrough
The Congressional mandate to adopt Real ID will cost billions to implement.
FMCSA's current Commercial Driver License program is one possible model
for Real ID.
Session 27: Improving Safety Through Data Enhancement Programs - New Jersey
Efforts
Speakers:
Bill Beans
Evan Bossett
Karen Yunk
Sarah Weissman
Session 28: Impacts of Quality and Quantity of Roadway Data Elements
Speakers:
Karen Carroll
Michael D. Pawlovich
Zach Hans
Iowa's experience in collection and maintenance of extensive roadway data
elements and the impact this this has on safety analysis and research projects.