Roadway Safety Institute: Summary Report 2013-2019

This summary report highlights Roadway Safety Institute (RSI) research, education, and technology transfer activities from 2013 to 2019 and includes a summary of research projects. The focus at RSI has been to explore difficult road safety problems. Topics include driver-assist systems, pedestrian and bicycle safety, safety on tribal lands, connected and automated vehicles, safety policy, rail crossing safety, driver distraction, intersection safety, safety for design and operations, vulnerable users, work-zone safety, and wrong-way driving

Roadway Safety Institute News (Summer 2016, vol. 3, no. 3)

Articles include: Research explores how road sign alternatives might affect driver safety; Institute teaches transportation concepts, safety to summer campers; Workshops highlight innovative applications of LIDAR; Researcher spotlight: Brian Davis; New videos highlight Institute work

Roadway Safety Institute News (Fall 2017, vol. 4, no. 2)

Articles include: Research shows pedestrians and bicyclists benefit from "safety in numbers"; In-vehicle warnings show promise for improving work-zone safety; Investigating unintended effects of I-35W safety improvements; Summer camps spark students' interest in transportation; Infrastructure award to improve University's driving simulators; Morris named HumanFIRST Lab director; Seminar series moving to spring semeste

Roadway Safety Institute News (Spring 2019, vol. 6, no. 1)

Articles include: Research explores ways to improve GPS accuracy for traffic safety applications; Better prediction of train arrival times promises safety benefits; Transporting crash modification factors to a future with automated vehicles; Sensor technology key to automated vehicles; Sleep apnea study honored with research partnership award; Institute awards Student of the Yea

Roadway Safety Institute News (Spring 2017, vol. 4, no. 1)

Articles include: Charting a path toward automated speed enforcement; New ‘hot-spot’ mapping to help combat impaired driving; Improving safety through partnerships with tribal communities; New exhibit teaches kids about reflectivity and safety; Research shared—and awarded—at TRB national conference; Institute selects Student of the Year, travel awards; Workshop shares ways to improve pedestrian safety, cultur