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AGENDA

FHWA Evaluation of Low-Cost Safety Improvements Pooled Fund Study 

2018 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting, July 26-27, 2018

DAY 1 

8:30 AM Morning Session

Welcome and Mission, Hari Kalla (Associate Administrator, RD&T and Director, TFHRC)/ James Pol 

(Acting Office Director, Safety R&D), and Roya Amjadi (The Development of Crash Modification 

Factors, Program Manager) 

Introductions, All [15 min]

Overview of Meeting and PDHs, TTI [5 min]

Discussion of Peer Exchange Topics, All [20 min]

Background of ELCSI

Overview of ELCSI Pooled Fund Study, and general report, (Roya Amjadi, FHWA) [10 min]

Roundtable Discussions on States’ Low-Cost Countermeasure Evaluations and Lessons Learned

(Karen Scurry, FHWA) [20 min]

Topic 1: Horizontal Curve Safety and High Friction Surface Treatments

 Overview of HFST and Continuous Friction Measurement (Andy Mergenmeier, FHWA) [25 

min]

 FHST in Florida (Joe Santos, FHWA) [10 min]

 HFST program evaluation (Matthew Keen, Volpe) [10 min]

 Continuous Friction Monitoring in VA [Stephen Read, VDOT] [10 min]

 Ongoing ELCSI-PFS evaluation: High Friction Surface Treatments (Frank Gross, VHB) [10 min]

Topic 2: Intersections (including Roundabouts and Access Management) 

 Mini-roundabout applications (Wei Zhang, FHWA) [15 min]

 Intersection Database Initiative (Eric Green, University of Kentucky) [10 min] 

12:00 PM Lunch 
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1:00 PM Afternoon Session 

Topic 2 (continued)

1. Intersections (Jeff Shaw, FHWA) [15 min]

2. Ongoing ELSCI-PFS Evaluation: Safety Evaluation of Adaptive Signal Control Technology 

(Raul Avelar, TTI) [10 min]

3. Access Management Subtopics

a. ELCSI-PFS Completed evaluation: Safety Evaluation of Corner Clearance at 

Signalized Intersections. (Frank Gross, VHB) [5 min]

b. Turning Movement Restrictions at Stop-Controlled Intersections. (Frank Gross, 

VHB) [5 min]

c. Overview of NCHRP 17-74. (Frank Gross, VHB) [5 min]

Topic 3: Pedestrians and Bicycles

 Tamara Redmond (FHWA) [10 min]

 Pedestrian Countermeasures CMF (Frank Gross, VHB) [10 min]

 Ongoing ELCSI-PFS evaluation: Safety Evaluation of Reducing Lane and Shoulder Width to 

add Bicycle Lane (Raul Avelar, TTI) [10-min]

 Ongoing FHWA research project: Safety Evaluation of Separated Bicycle Lanes (Karen Dixon, 

TTI) [10-min]

 Pedestrian Countdown Signals (Frank Gross, VHB) [10 min]

Topic 4: Systemic Safety Improvements 

 Systemic Safety Evaluations (Karen Scurry (FHWA), and Frank Gross (VHB)) [15 min]

 ELCSI-PFS Completed evaluation: Contributing Factors for Focus Crash Types and Facility 

Types (Frank Gross, VHB) [10 min]

Roundtable discussion for challenges with systemic evaluations (Karen Scurry, FHWA) (20

min)

Topic 5: Speed Management

 Speed management resources (Raul Avelar, TTI) [5 min]

 Ongoing Study: NCHRP 17-79 Safety Effects of Raising Speed Limits to 75 mph and Higher

(Karen Dixon, TTI) [10 min]

 Ongoing ELCSI-PFS evaluation: Safety evaluation of variable speed limits (Raul Avelar, TTI) 

[10 min]

 MUTCD 2009: road toward 2019 requirements for horizontal curve delineation. (Bill Lambert, 

New Hampshire DOT) [10 min]

 The Texas DOT experience toward the 2019 curve delineation requirements. (Darren McDaniel, 

TxDOT) [10 min]
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Briefs from Invited Speakers

 Roadway Safety Data Program. (Stuart Thompson, FHWA) [5 min]

 Infrastructure Based Motorcycle Crash Countermeasures. (Yusuf Mohamedshah, FHWA) [5 

min]

 Human Factors Laboratory (Michelle Arnold, FHWA) [5 min]

 Jessica Cicchino, IIHS [10 min]

 Updates from TRB. (Bernardo Kleiner, TRB) [15 min]

 HSM2 update. (K Dixon, TTI) [10 min]

States’ Roundtable Discussion (Karren Scurry, FHWA) (30 min)

o Safety Evaluation Needs

(Bullet points to be provided)

5:30 PM Adjourn 

DAY 2 

8:00 AM Morning Session 

Recap of Day 1 

Topic 6: Emerging Topics, Challenges, and Noteworthy Practices

 SHRP2 Safety Research. (Charles Fay, FHWA) [10 min]

 NHI Course: Safety Data and Analysis Fundamentals Training. (Esther Strawder, FHWA) [5 

min]

 Connected Vehicles Research (Deborah Curtis, FHWA) [10 min]

 Using Connected Vehicle Infrastructure to Improve Safety (David Swenka, CDOT) [10 min]

 Unanticipated costs of maintaining low-cost countermeasures (Jessica DeVille, Louisiana 

DOT) [10 min]

 Drainage maintenance as low-cost safety countermeasure (Kornel Kerenyi, FHWA) [10 

min]

 Transition to use Force Account (Mark Thomas, Mississippi DOT) [10 min]

 TAC discussion on emerging topics [10 min]

Topic 7: Roadway Departure 

 Roadway Departure: current efforts and resources (Menna Yassin, FHWA) [10 min]

 Florida Intersection and Lane Departure Plan (Joe Santos, FHWA) [10 min]

 Ongoing ELCSI-PFS evaluation: Safety evaluation of roadside treatments (Raul Avelar, TTI) 

[10 min]
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 TAC discussion on roadway departure topics [10 min]

Peer Exchange 

This session will feature questions posed by TAC members to their peers. The purpose of 

this facilitated discussion is to share best practices and identify collective challenges. [60 

min]

DCMF Program and ELCSI-PFS

Future direction. (Roya Amjadi, Karen Scurry, and Stuart Thompson, FHWA) [15 min]

Poll Questions (Karen Scurry, FHWA) [5 min]

TACs discussion (20 min)

12:00 PM Lunch 

1:00 PM Afternoon Session 

Statistical Methodology and Training

An overview of Full Bayesian Analyses (Eun Sug Park, TTI) [20 min]

Questions and discussion [10 min]

Announcement: Developing Quality CMFs Course (Karen Scurry, FHWA) [5 min]

1:30 PM Next Steps 

TAC Input Form 

Peer Discussion on Future Evaluation Needs and Emerging Strategies 

CEUs and Other Follow-up 

2:30 PM Adjourn and depart for airports and hotel