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Tuesday, August 30
1:00
to
2:30
Plenary Session

Crash Problems in Washington
What's the problem?  Why are we here?
2:30 Break
30 minutes
  Intersections Rural Roads Pedestrians & Bicycles
Session 1
Safety at Unsignalized Intersections Driver Behavior New Directions in Pedestrian Safety
3:00 Network Planning & Intersection Control Amid Growth
Mark Cook, Lewis County
Drive Hammered - Get Nailed
Dick Nuse, WTSC
Innovations in Pedestrian Design
Michael Ronkin , Oregon Department of Transportation
3:30 The Pulver Road Intersection- Simple Safety Solution with Striping & Signing
Dina Swires, WSDOT
Contract Technical Representative for Joint NHTSA/FMCSA Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Pilot Project
Rosemary Nye, NHTSA
 
4:00 Improving Intersection Safety
Dongho Chang, WSDOT
Seat Belts: Click It or Ticket - How Does It Work and Does It Really Save Lives?
Steve Lind, WTSC
 
Wednesday, August 31
  Intersections Rural Roads Pedestrians & Bicycles
Session 2
Red Light Running Signing & Striping Safe Pedestrian Crossings
8:30 Red Light Cameras: A Decade of U.S. Experience
Richard Retting, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Best Practices
Dean Larsen, FHWA
New Guidelines "Establishing Marked Crosswalks"
Mark Leth, WSDOT
9:00 Automated Traffic Enforcement Pilot Projects
Desireé S. Brown, City of Lakewood
NCHRP's Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Roadway Crossings (update on project)
Julie Mercer Matlick, SDOT
9:30 Rat Lights Deployment to Address Red Light Running in Vancouver, Washington
John Manix, City of Vancouver
The Seattle Example
Pete Lagerwey, Seattle
10:00 Break
30 minutes
Session 3
Traffic Control & Collision Data Roadside Issues Safe Routes to School
10:30 Choosing Traffic Control: Beyond the Warrants
Patrick McGrady, Reid Middleton
Pavement Edge Drop-off Crash Dynamics & Effective Countermeasures
Frank Julian, FHWA
Overview of State and Federal Safe Routes to Schools Programs
Paula Reeves, WSDOT
11:00 WSDOT's Award Winning Collision Data and Analysis System and Its Future
Warren Stanley, WSDOT
Roadside Safety - Barrier Systems
Dan Dovey, King County Road Services Division
Bainbridge High School Path Connection Project: A Collaborative Success
Bruce Colley, Bainbridge Island School District
11:30   Roadside Safety & Clear Zones
Richard Albin, WSDOT
A Success Story
David Levinger, Feet First
12:00 Lunch

Legal Aspects / Liability
Separating the fact from the myth
Bill Henselman, WSDOT
  Session 4
Roundabouts Enforcement & Emergency Services Bicycle Safety
1:00 The Washington State Roundabout Experience
Brian Walsh, WSDOT
Aerial Traffic Enforcement and Aggressive Driving
Jeff Hatteberg, WSP
Paul Speckmaier, WSP
Bicycle Safety at a Local Level: Improving Bicycling Conditions in Vancouver, WA
Jennifer Campos, City of Vancouver
1:30 Good Design Practices that Ensure Good Operations
Michelle Mach, Reid Middleton
Aggressive Driving
Jim Correll, WSP
Bicycle Safety: Problems and Solutions
Charlotte Claybrooke, WSDOT
2:00 High Speed Approaches
Don Sims, WSDOT
Improving Communications and Safety for First Responders
Don McKeehen, Skagit County Public Works Department
 
2:30 Break
30 minutes
  Session 5
Signing & Striping Corridor Safety Program Work Zone Safety
3:00 Best Practices
Dean Larsen, FHWA
Washington's Corridor Safety Program
Monica Petersen-Smith, WTSC
Bicycle and Pedestrian Work Zone Safety
Charlotte Claybrooke, WSDOT
3:30 Program History - By the Numbers
Matthew Enders, WSDOT
Pedestrian & Bicycle Accommodation in the Work Zone
Tony Leingang, WSDOT
4:00 Moving From Obstacles to Opportunities - Corridor Success Stories
Don McKeehen, Skagit County Public Works Department
Robyn Chastain, ESD 112
Worker Safety in Work Zones
Kevin Dayton, WSDOT
Thursday, September 1
  Intersections Rural Roads Pedestrians & Bicycles
Session 6
Signals & Channelization Roadway Issues ADA Issues, Corridors, & Technology
8:30 The Flashing Yellow Arrow: Improving Driver Understanding at Protected/Permissive Left-turn Signals
Christopher L. Brehmer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Centerline Rumble Strips: the Bumpy Ride to Safety
Matthew Enders, WSDOT
ADA in the Real World
Mark Maurer, WSDOT
9:00 Signal Timing/Retiming: Best Practices
Dongho Chang, WSDOT
Wildlife Mortality on Washington State Highways - Identifying Issues and Solutions
Craig Broadhead, WSDOT
Fourth Plain Safety Corridor - Case Study of a High Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Location
John Manix, City of Vancouver
Brooke Porter, City of Vancouver
9:30 Left-out Refuge Lanes at T-intersections on 2 and 4 Lane Highways
Tom Simpson, WSDOT
Shoulder Rumble Strip Usage on Washington State Highways
Dave Olson, WSDOT
Pedestrian Safety Projects and Issues in Shoreline
Rich Meredith, City of Shoreline
10:00 Break
30 minutes
10:30
to
12:00
Closing Session

Federal & State Transportation Bill: Funding & Requirements
Stephanie Tax, Manager, Program Management (ST), WSDOT
Mike Horton, Engineering Services Manager (MH), WSDOT


A Survivor's Story: Safety Counts
Honorable Judge Judith R. Eiler, King County District Court

 

 

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