2010Traffic Safety Conference

March 29 – 31, 2010Westin Park Central Hotel

Dallas, Texas

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The Center for Transportation Safety would like to thank the following organizations for their cooperation and sponsorship of events associated with the 2010 Traffic Safety Conference.

The Center for Transportation Safety, Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety would like to thank the following organizations for exhibiting their products and services at the 2010 Traffic Safety Conference.

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MONDAY, March 29, 2010

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up – Salon ABC

2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration Desk Open – Pre-function Foyer

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Showcase – Salon ABC TUESDAY, March 30, 2010

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Salon ABC

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open – Pre-function Foyer

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase – Salon ABC

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session – Salon D Moderator: Dr. John Mounce, Texas Transportation Institute • WelcomeonbehalfofTexasTransportationInstitute

Dr. Dennis Christiansen, Agency Director • WelcomeandtrafficsafetyissuesfromTexasDepartmentof

Transportation perspective Mr. Amadeo Saenz, Executive Director

• WelcomeandtrafficsafetyissuesfromTexasDepartmentofPublic Safety perspective

Captain Bryan Rippee, Texas Highway Patrol Division • WelcomeandtrafficsafetyissuesfromNationalHighwayTraffic

Safety Administration perspective Ms. Georgia Chakiris, Region VI Administrator

• KeynoteAddress Representative Larry Phillips, Vice Chairman, Transportation Committee

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break – Salon ABC

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10:30 a.m. – Noon (Four) CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout 1: Safety Training Initiatives for Highway Work Zones – Salon DModerator: Ms. Brooke Ullman, Texas Transportation Institute • MaximizingMotorcycleSafetyinWorkZones

Mr. Travis Parsons, Senior Safety and Health Specialist, Laborer’s Health and Safety Fund of North America

• MaximizingRoadwayWorkerSafety:TheCaseforInternalTraffic Control Plans

Mr. Brad Sant, Vice President of Safety & Education, American Road and Transportation Builders Association

• MaximizingLawEnforcementEffectivenessinWorkZones Dr. Jerry Ullman, Senior Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute

Breakout 2: The Role of Public Health in Traffic Safety – MarsalisModerator: Ms. Linda Jones, Texas Department of State Health Services • TheDishonData

Mr. Ryan Beal, Epidemiologist, Texas Department of State Health Services

• SuccessStoriesinTrafficSafety Ms. Crystal Beasley, Research Specialist, Texas Department of State Health Services

Breakout 3: A “Boost” to Texas Occupant Restraint Law – TenisonModerator: Ms. Mary Ann Contreras, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Panelists: • TrooperLonnyHaschel,TexasHighwayPatrolDivision,Texas

Department of Public Safety • Ms. Claudia Romo, Public Policy, Children’s Medical Center Dallas –

GivingtheTexasLawaBoost • Dr. Kate Crosslin, Children’s Medical Center Dallas –AnEvidence

Based Approach to Approach the Use of Booster Seats

Breakout 4: DWI Case Management: From Probable Cause to Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt – DeGolyerModerator: Mr. Troy Walden, Texas Transportation Institute • DWICaseManagement

Mr. Jamie Balagia, Attorney at Law

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon with Keynote Speaker – Salon FModerator: Dr. John Mounce, Texas Transportation Institute • DistractedDriving–Science,SolutionandImpact

Mr. David Teater, Sr. Director, Transportation Strategic Initiatives, National Safety Council

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Four) CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout 5: Evolving Tools and Techniques in Traffic Safety – Salon DModerator: Dr. Kevin Balke, Texas Transportation Institute • AnalysisandMappingofTexasFatalTrafficCrashes

Ms. Marcia Becker, Epidemiologist, Texas State Department of State Health Services

• ApplicationofTemporalandSpatialAnalysisinData-Driven ApproachestoCrimeandTrafficSafetyDeployment

Col. Kenneth Morckel, First Response Enterprises • ITSApplicationsforaSaferTransportationSystem

Dr. Kevin Balke, Research Engineer & Center Director, TransLink®, Texas Transportation Institute

Breakout 6: Next Generation 9-1-1: From Emergency Call to Emergency Response – TenisonModerator: Ms. Christy Williams, North Central Texas Council of Governments • FromEmergencyCalltoEmergencyResponse

Ms. Christy Williams, 9-1-1 Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments Mr. Christopher Whitehead, Associate Trainer, Texas Crime Information Center

Breakout 7: Freight and Rail Safety–MarsalisModerator: Mr. Curtis Morgan, Texas Transportation Institute • RailSafetyImprovementActof2009

Ms. Carolyn Cook, Regional Crossing Manager, Federal Railroad Administration

• 2009ManualonUniformTrafficControlDevices(MUTCD)Updates Mr. Darin Kosmak, Rail-Highway Section Director, Texas Department of Transportation

• HazardousMaterialsMovementsinTexas Mr. Jeff Warner, Associate Transportation Researcher, Texas Transportation Institute

Breakout 8: Safe Light Garland: One City’s Perspective in Addressing Red Light Violations – DeGolyerModerator: Mr. Troy Walden, Texas Transportation Institute • HowtoKillaRedLightCameraProgram

Mr. George Kauffman, Program Manager, Safe Light Garland Mr. Brad Neighbors, Attorney at Law, City of Garland Ms. Elisa Morales, Data Analyst, Safe Light Garland

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break – Salon ABC

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Four) CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout 9: Young and Restrained: NHTSA’s Region VI Demonstration Project – Salon DModerator: Mr. Bruce Shults, Program Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • IntroductionandOverviewoftheDemonstrationProject

Mr. Bruce Shults, Program Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• WriteOneforRachel Ms. Tammy Ryden, Oklahoma Regional Community Policing Institute

• TexasTeenDemo–SuccessandChallenges Mr. Sam Sinclair, Program Manager, Traffic Safety Section, Texas Department of Transportation

• CIOTTeenDemoProject–ThinkStreet Ms. Andrea Wolfe, ThinkStreet

Breakout 10: The 4 E’s for Improving Motorcycle Safety in Texas – MarsalisModerator: Ms. Patricia Turner, Texas Transportation Institute • StaySharp,RideSMART:AddressingDangerousRidingandRising

MotorcycleFatalities Mr. Chris Holder, Arlington Police Department

• AssistingCrash-InvolvedMotorcyclists:BystanderAssistance Programs

Mr. Flint Breeding, Paramedic, Richardson Fire Department • Motorcycle101Course Mr. Frank Marrero, Regional Program Manager, NHTSA Region VI

• RoadwayHazardstoMotorcycleOperationandHowtoAddressThem Mr. Mark J. Bloschock, PE, Senior Vice President, VRX Engineering

Breakout 11: Wrong-Way Driving! – DeGolyerModerator: Mr. Roy Parikh, Fort Worth District, Texas Department of Transportation • HowBigaProblemisWrong-WayDrivinginTexas?:Research

Perspective Mr. Scott Cooner, Research Engineer/Program Manager, Texas Transportation Institute

• Wrong-WayDrivingTaskForce:EffortsonDallasTollRoads Mr. Eric Hemphill and Mr. Yang Ouyang, North Texas Tollway Authority

• DriverUnderstandingofRedRetroreflectivePavementMarkersand Painted Arrows

Mr. Jeff Miles, Texas Transportation Institute

Breakout 12: Traffic Enforcement: Updates – TenisonModerator: Lieutenant Tim Caradine, Texas Highway Patrol • SpeedEnforcementandCrashRelevance

Corporal Robert White, Texas Highway Patrol Division, Texas Department of Public Safety

• PatrolCarPositioningandApproachDuringTrafficStops Trooper Lonny Haschel, Texas Highway Patrol Division, Texas Department of Public Safety

• DistractedDrivingandWirelessDevices Trooper Dub Gillum, Texas Highway Patrol Division, Texas Department of Public Safety

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception – Salon ABC

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Salon ABC

7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Exhibitor Showcase – Salon ABC

7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Desk Open – Pre-function Foyer

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (Four) CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout 13: Sobriety Checkpoints – Can They Happen in Texas? – Salon DModerator: Mr. Scott Cooner, Texas Transportation Institute Panelists: • DeputyChiefJosephCosta,GeneralServices,DallasCounty Sheriff’s Office • Mr. Carl McDonald, Program Manager, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

–AnAdvocates’ViewandOngoingEffortsforCheckpointsinTexas • StateRepresentativeToddSmith,TexasHouseTransportation

Committee–LookingatthePolicyIssuesandBarriersto Checkpoints in Texas

Breakout 14: Texas Safe Communities: Building Partnerships for Traffic Safety–MarsalisModerator: Ms. Irene Rodriguez, Texas Transportation Institute• SettingtheStageforSafeDallas

Ms. Shelli Stephens-Stidham, Director, Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas

• EngagingPartnerstoKeepKidsSafeMs. Marissa Rodriguez, Health Educator, Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas

• UsingCrashDataintheQuestforaSaferDallasMr. Jory Dille, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Breakout 15: Changing the Driving Culture – DeGolyerModerator: Dr. R. Quinn Brackett, Texas Transportation Institute • ChangingtheTeenDrivingCulture

Mr. Russell Henk, Senior Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute

• IntroducingCulturalChangeinDriverEducation Ms. Nina Saint, Texas Education Agency, Driver Training Division

• InculcatingCulturalValuesinPre-Drivers Ms. Katie Womack, Senior Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute

Breakout 16: Emergency and Non-Emergency Patrol Operations: Pursuits – TenisonModerator: Mr. Robert Gilbert, Texas Transportation Institute • PoliceDriverTraining–Basic,Remedial,Advanced

Sergeant Keith Wenzel and Sr. Corporal Kevin Navarro, Dallas Police Department Training Academy

• DriverBehaviorandAttitudesRelatedtoPoliceVehicleOperations Mr. Garry Parker, Law Enforcement Liaison, Texas Municipal Police Association

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break – Salon ABC

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Plenary Session: Traffic Safety in Texas – The Way Forward – Salon DModerator: Dr. Dennis Christiansen, Texas Transportation Institute Panelists: • StateSenatorJohnCarona,Chairman,TexasSenate

Transportation & Homeland Security Committee • CaptainMichaelScullin,TexasHighwayPatrol,TexasDepartment

of Public Safety • Mr.TerryPence,Director,TrafficSafetyProgram,Texas

Department of Transportation • Ms.LauraDean-Mooney,NationalPresident,MADD • Ms.NatalieBettger,Sr.ProgramManager,NorthCentralTexas

Council of Governments

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 Noon CONFERENCE CLOSE – Salon D

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