ATLAS Center

We've recently published three research reports:

• Safety Impacts of Reduced Visibility in Inclement Weather

• Exploration of the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data to Identify Factors Related to the Selection of Freeway Ramp Design Speed

• Improving the Safety of Older Truck Drivers: Developing a Framework for Moving Forward

Read them at http://www.atlas-center.org/technology-transfer/reports/

Reports & Publications | ATLAS Center Exploration of the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data to Identify Factors Related to the Selection of Freeway Ramp Design Speed (

We were fortunate to have researchers from around the globe present their research at last month's Meeting the Challenges of Safe Transportation in an Aging Society Symposium held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We invite you to take a look at the videos, and download the presentations and abstracts from our website at http://www.atlas-center.org/presentations-videos-safe-transportation-aging-symposium/

Presentations & Videos – Safe Transportation & Aging Symposium | ATLAS Center Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS Center) University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) Elsevier Ltd Center for Accessibility and Safety for an Aging Population (ASAP) Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities (TRCLC)

See what we have been up to in our July issue of The ATLAS Express, available at: http://www.atlas-center.org/technology-transfer/newsletters/

Newsletters | ATLAS Center

TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety, in cooperation with the ATLAS Center and TxDOT will hold the 2016 TTI Traffic Safety Conference at TTI College Station June 6-9, 2016. This year’s theme revolves around working toward a common goal: significant and permanent reductions in the deaths and injuries on our streets and highways. REGISTER NOW!

http://tti.tamu.edu/group/cts/2016-traffic-safety-conference/

2016 Traffic Safety Conference 2016 Traffic Safety Conference June 6 – 8, 2016 Hilton College Station & Conference Center Hotel 801 University Drive East College Station, TX 77840 979.693.7500 main Planning is underway…

The new Transportation Safety & Workforce report is out today! With nearly 564,500 Michigan workers in transportation-related occupations and 20% of that workforce over age 55, nearly 113,000 of the state's transportation safety workers will need to be replaced in the next 10 years.

Read more in new research from a partnership with Workforce Intelligence Network, ATLAS Center at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, and Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance. Visit www.win-semich.org/atlas-report.

Find out about the ATLAS Center research on an Older Driver Support System by viewing our latest web briefing video. You can find out more about this project and watch other briefing videos at http://www.atlas-center.org/technology-transfer/web-briefings/

Michael Manser - ATLAS Center Research - Older Driver Support System Five minute web briefing for ATLAS research on an older driver support system.

As part of the ATLAS Center Symposium Series, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is hosting Sue Chrysler, human factors psychologist and Senior Research Scientist from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, on September 29th. Sue will present "Using Driving Simulation vs. Naturalistic Driving Data to Examine Driver Behavior: Can’t we just get along?" Find out more information about the talk and Sue at http://www.atlas-center.org/educationworkforce-development/atlas-symposium-series-program/sue-chrysler/

Sue Chrysler | ATLAS Center As part of the ATLAS Center Symposium Series, UMTRI is hosting Sue Chrysler, human factors psychologist and Senior Research Scientist from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) for her presentation:

The web briefing for the recently completed project “Identifying the Potential of Improved Heavy Truck Crashworthiness to Reduce Death and Injury for Truck Drivers” is now available. Watch the video below to learn about this project and its findings, and check out the final report on our website: http://www.atlas-center.org/technology-transfer/reports/

Heavy Truck Driver Safety This is "Heavy Truck Driver Safety" by TTI on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Our sixth issue of the ATLAS Express, our Center's newsletter, is now available. Enjoy reading highlights from the 2015 Traffic Safety Conference, CUTC Summer Meeting, research projects, summer student internship, technology transfer activities and more. Check it out athttp://www.atlas-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ATLAS-Express-Newsletter-July-2015.pdf

An entire session was dedicated to ATLAS Center research projects at last month’s Traffic Safety Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas. Texas A&M Transportation Institute and University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute researchers spoke about projects funded through our Cooperative Research, Strategic Initiatives, and Research Excellence Programs. In case you missed it, each presentation was recorded, and can viewed at http://www.atlas-center.org/technology-transfer/sample-page/past-events/video-highlights-2015-safety-conference/

Video Highlights – 2015 Traffic Safety Conference | ATLAS Center Dan Blower, UMTRI Associate Research Scientist – Assessing the Effect of Crash Avoidance Technologies on Truck Driver Fatality and Injury, and Identifying Residual Crash Types

This summer, the ATLAS Center awarded six undergraduate students from the University of Michigan, Texas A&M University, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico), and the University of Arkansas to participate in a 10-week internship at Texas A&M
University. Each student will work on a safety-related research project with a mentor from TTI and/or Texas A&M. Meet the interns and get updates at http://www.atlas-center.org/educationworkforce-development/2015-summer-intern-program/

2015 Summer Intern Program | ATLAS Center The interns have arrived in Texas and are working diligently on their research. A welcome event, brown bag luncheons, and touring the area are keeping them all busy as they establish relationships with their mentors and with each other.