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Highway Safety Summit

DZD: One Vision-One Goal

November 14-15, 2017

Crowne Plaza

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Day 1 / Registration opens at 7:00am / Moderator/Room
8:00-8:45am / Welcome Introductions:
Deputy Secretary Eric Kalivoda/Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD)
Col. Kevin Reeves/Louisiana State Police (LSP)
Dr. Katara Williams/Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC)
Brian Jones/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Wes Bolinger/Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Richard Washington, Ph,D./Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) / Dan Magri
Premier II & III
8:45-10:00am / Why U.S. Fell So Drastically on Fatalities-Contributing Factors: Robert Wunderlich/Texas A & M Transportation Institute (TTI) / Marie Walsh
Premier II & III
10:00-10:15am / BREAK
10:15-11:15am (Breakouts) / Breakout 1: Keeping It Between the Lines
Safety Effectiveness of Centerline Rumblestrips in Louisiana
Xiaoduan Sun, Ph.D./University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL)
Audible Thermoplastic Pavement Markings Test Project
Todd Humphreys/LA DOTD
Using LaSET to Evaluate Safety of Enhanced Signing at Curves
Jeff Dickey, Ph.D./Highway Safety Research Group (HSRG) / Adriane McRae
Cypress I
Breakout 2: Educating Enforcement and Young Drivers
The Importance of Work Zone Safety and Traffic Incident Management (TIM): Saving Lives
Ron Whittaker/LA DOTD
Clicking for Chicken
Bridget Bailey/Tangipahoa –Reshaping Attitudes for Community Change (TRACC) / Nelson Hollings
Cypress II
11:15am-12:45pm
/ Breakout 3: Rail Safety-General Highway/RR Safety and New RR Surface Construction
General RR Safety Program: Where Are We and Where We Are Striving To Go?
Bill Shrewsberry/LA DOTD
Railroad Surfacing: How To Get The Most Out of a Replacement. How to Safely Detour Traffic Over a Crossing
Gretchen Ferguson/LA DOTD
Lunch
Using the Data to Stop the Knock
Captain John Riles/LSP, Nelson Hollings/North Shore Regional Coalition, Donna Miller, Bridget Bailey & Taylor Addison/TRACC, Ron Whittaker & Cristine Gowland/LA DOTD /
Shawn Luke
Mississippi/ Delta
Johnathan Hill
Premier II & III
12:45-1:30pm
1:30-1:45pm
1:45-2:45pm / Implementing Safety Performance Management Measures
David Kopacz/FHWA
BREAK
Driving While Distracted: Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?
James Roberts, Ph.D./Baylor University / Betsey Tramonte
Premier II & III
Dortha Cummins
Premier II & III
2:45-4:00pm / Cannabis Legalization in the United States
Rebecca Nugent/LSP Crime Lab and Rachel Smith/Louisiana District Attorney’s Association (LDAA)
Research on Drug and Alcohol Impaired Drivers
W. Steve Thompson, Ph.D./McNeese University / Cassie Parker
Premier II & III

Highway Safety Summit

DZD: One Vision-One Goal

November 14-15, 2017

Crowne Plaza

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Day 2 / Registration opens at 7:00am / Moderator/Room
8:00-9:30am / E is for Emergency Medical System-How the Development of Trauma Centers in Louisiana has an Effect on Injury and Fatality Outcome
Jeff Elder, M.D./New Orleans EMS/LSU Emergency Medicine & John Hunt, M.D./University Medical Center/LSU / Bridget Gardner
Premier II & III
9:30-9:45am / BREAK
9:45-11:00am (Breakouts) / Breakout 1: Data Driven Complete Streets
Peds/Bikes Count!
Tara Tolford/University of New Orleans (UNO)
Long Range Bicycle Planning Tool
Paul Waidhas/Burke-Kleinpeter, Inc.
Safe Streets for Everyone
Tom Haysley/New Orleans Regional Planning Commission
Breakout 2: State of Traffic Safety Culture
Safety Belt Use: New Research Findings about Driver Behavior and Motivations
Helmut Schneider, Ph.D./Louisiana State University (LSU)
Understanding Law Enforcement Attitudes and Beliefs about Traffic Safety
Dortha Cummins/Louisiana Center for Transportation Safety (LCTS)
Breakout 3: Rail Safety- Planning a Construction Project Near/Over a Railroad and Modeling Crossing
Installing/Upgrading Traffic Signals Near Crossings, Construction Projects Near Railroads-Who/How to get Them Involved
Shawn Luke/LA DOTD / Dan Jatres
Cypress I
Amber Ashworth
Cypress II
Bill Shrewsberry
Mississippi/ Delta
11:00-12:15pm / Using RR Inventory Data and Modeling for the Future, etc.
Ric Cruz/Tavla Solutions/Moffatt & Nichol
Lunch
Keynote Address
Dr. Shawn Wilson/Secretary LA DOTD
Preview of New DZD Website
Autumn Goodfellow-Thompson/ LA DOTD / Dan Magri
Premier II & III
12:15-1:30pm
(Breakouts) / Breakout 1: Intersections: See You at the Crossroads
Roundabout & R-Cuts: Lessons Learned
Jody Colvin/LA DOTD
Flashing Yellow Arrows in Lafayette
Warren Abadie/Lafayette Consolidated Government
Urban Intersection Safety Improvements/Accommodating Peds
Jennifer Ruley/City of New Orleans Department of Public Works
Breakout 2: Show Me The $$$
DOTD Budget and Fiscal Constraints
Eric Kalivoda, Ph.D./LA DOTD
HSIP Project Selection
Adriane McRae & Karla Courtade/LA DOTD
LHSC Grant Process
Jessica Bedwell and Johnathan Hill/LHSC
Breakout 3: Geaux Local
Keeping Tabs on Safety-Local Road Issues and Answers
Steve Strength/LTAP
There’s an App for Your Application: Getting to Yes on Local Road Safety
Leo Marretta/LTAP / Sooraz Patro
Cypress I
April Renard
Cypress II
Laura Riggs
Mississippi /Delta
1:40-2:40pm
(Breakouts)
2:40-2:55pm
2:55-3:30pm
(Plenary) / Breakout 1: Integrating Safety into Planning
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning: A Roadmap to Increased Safety
Matt Johns & Sooraz Patro/Rapides Area Planning Commission (RAPC)
Utilizing Crash Records and Roadway Characteristic Data to Develop Local Road Safety Plan
Ashley Moran/Acadiana Planning Commission (APC)
Move Ascension
Atri Sen & Jeffrey Burst/HNTB
Breakout 2: Evaluation is an Essential Component
The Evaluation of Two Traffic Safety Initiatives by a Level 1 Trauma Center-Teen Drivers and Bicycle Injuries
Bridget Gardner/UMC & Juan Duchesne, MD./UMC/Tulane University
Breakout 3: Rail Safety-It’s More than Rails and Vehicles
Operation Lifesaver
Claude Maher/Operation Lifesaver
Rail Enforcement
Joshua Fletcher/CN Railway
BREAK
Autonomous Vehicles
Betsey Tramonte & John Broemmelsiek/FHWA / Melissa Newell
Cypress I
Shelly Barrett
Cypress II
Bill Shrewsberry
Mississippi/Delta
Kenyatta Robertson
Premier II & III
3:30-3:45pm
3:50-4:50pm / Closing
Dan Magri/LA DOTD
Ethics
Richard Savoie./LAPELS
This meets the 1hr LAPELS Requirement / Premier II & III
Karla Courtade
Premier II & III