Driver behavior and human factors

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Active and Completed Projects

• Quantifying the influence of driver behavior on greenhouse gas emissions and air quality
  (09/2025)
• A novel Red Light Running Warning System using connected v2i technology, phase 2: driver testing on public roads
  (08/2025)
• Exploring completeness and accuracy of driver crash reporting of property damage only (PDO) crashes
  (08/2025)
• Human Factors: Optimizing Crosswalks and Aesthetic Surface Treatments (a.k.a. Pavement Art) for Pedestrians with Disabilities
  (04/2025)
• Real-time marginal cost estimation for eco-routing navigation guidance: Phase 1
  (01/2025)
• Traffic Safety Violations Disposition Analysis
  (07/2024)
• Rural Intersection Enhancement and Driver Behavior Study
  (04/2024)
• Behavioral Investigation of Temporary and Permanent Pedestrian Infrastructure
  (05/2023)
• Identification and Assessment of Preventative Methods to Mitigate Cognitive and Physical Declines Which Influence Driving Performance of Older Drivers
  (07/2022)
• Assessment of Pedestrian Safety and Driver Behavior Near an Automated Vehicle
  (02/2022)
• Multi-Method Investigation of Pedestrian Safety Impacts of Right Turn Lanes
  (06/2021)
• Development of a Smart Phone App to Warn the Driver of Unintentional Lane Departure using GPS Technology
  (08/2020)
• Pedestrian Engineering and Enforcement at Signalized Intersections
  (07/2020)
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: understanding the factors that positively influence driver yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections.
  (07/2020)
• Impact of speed limit changes on urban streets
  (07/2020)
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  (07/2020)
• Effectiveness of Teenage Driver Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure
  (07/2018)
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  (05/2018)
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  (04/2018)
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  (03/2018)
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS)
  (03/2018)
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  (02/2018)
• Examining Optimal Sight Distances at Rural Intersections
  (06/2017)
• Smart Human-Centered Collision Warning System: Sensors, Intelligent Algorithms and Human-Computer Interfaces for Safe and Minimally Intrusive Car-Bicycle Interactions.
  (09/2016)
• Work Zone Intrusion Report Interface Design
  (06/2016)
• In-vehicle Dynamic Curve Speed Warnings At High Risk Rural Curves
  (06/2016)
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Technology Transfer
  (05/2016)
• Collaborative Consumption in Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing: Models, Analysis, and Experiments
  (02/2016)
• Evaluation of the Smart Work Zone Speed Notification System
  (11/2015)
• RICWS Evaluation and Design Investigation
  (10/2015)
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  (10/2014)
• Examination of Driver Performance and Distraction with In-Vehicle Signing
  (09/2014)
• Examining the Impact of ASE in Work Zones on Driver Attention
  (06/2014)
• Driver Behavior in Left-Turn and Other Two-Vehicle Crashes
  (05/2014)
• Impact of Exempting Low-Level Speed Violations
  (11/2013)
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ATM Messages Used During Incidents
  (09/2013)
• Human Factors of Vehicle-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems
  (04/2013)
• Analysis of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data
  (01/2012)
• Impacts of Minnesota's Primary Seat Belt Law
  (12/2011)
• Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement - FY12 TechPlan
  (11/2011)
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test
  (10/2011)
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
  (09/2011)
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  (07/2011)
• Field Study of Driver Behavior at Flashing Yellow Arrow vs Green Ball Permitted Left-Turn Indications
  (07/2011)
• Effect of Signing and Striping on the Safety of a Two-Lane Roundabout
  (06/2011)
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS) -Stop Sign Assist: Field Operational Test, ABA Study, and Vehicle Infrastructure Study Conclusion
  (06/2011)
• Investigating the Effectiveness of Intelligent Lane Control Signals on Driver Behavior
  (05/2011)
• Intellidrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation
  (05/2011)
• Consumer Travel Behavior and Retail Geography: A Microscopic Investigation Using GPS Data and Parcel-Level Land Use - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011)
• Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention among Young Adults (UbiActive Phase I) - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011)
• Monitoring the Use of HOV and HOT Lanes
  (10/2010)
• BECS Collaborative Research: Modeling the Dynamics of Traffic User Equilibria Using Differential Variational Inequalities
  (09/2010)
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010)
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
  (06/2010)
• An Evaluation of a Prototype Safe Teen Car
  (09/2009)
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Improving Driver Ability to Avoid Collisions when Following a Snowplow - FY10 NATSRL
  (06/2009)
• Comparison of Dual-Phase and Static Signage
  (02/2009)
• Smartphone Based Novice Teenage Driver Support System
  (12/2008)
• BRIDGE: Behavioral Response to the I-35W Disruption: Gauging Equilibration
  (10/2008)
• Substitution between E-shopping and Travel: Evidence from the Twin Cities- FY09 Tech Plan
  (08/2008)
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II - FY09 NATSRL
  (07/2008)
• Investigation of Policy-Based Statewide Safety Measure Quantification
  (01/2008)
• SGER: Responding to the Unexpected: Understanding Travelers' Behavioral Choices in the Wake of the MS River Bridge Collapse
  (09/2007)
• Development and Evaluation of a Second Generation In-Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers to Facilitate a Reduction in Crash Rates
  (09/2007)
• The Implications of Current and Emerging Privacy Law for ITS - FY08 TechPlan
  (07/2007)
• The Role of Social Networks and ICT on Destination Choice - FY08 TechPlan
  (07/2007)
• The Effect of Nystagmus and Albinism on Driving
  (07/2007)
• Real-time Non-intrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY08 NATSRL
  (06/2007)
• Generational Perspectives on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  (03/2007)
• The Use of Video Feedback in Urban Teen Driving
  (07/2006)
• Motorcycle Riding Impairment at Different BAC Levels
  (02/2006)
• Studying the Needs of the Transportation Disadvantaged: Elderly and Developmentally Disabled
  (01/2005)
• Finding What the Driver Does
  (01/2004)
• In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
  (12/2003)
• Design and Safety Implications for ATIS Use with Cell Phones
  (11/2003)
• Driving Simulator for Persons with Impaired Cognition
  (01/2003)
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving - Phase 2
  (01/2002)
• A Case Controlled Study of Driving Speed and Crash Risk
  (08/2000)
• Reducing Risk Taking at Passive Railroad Crossings with Active Warnings
  (07/2000)
• Travel Behavior Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  (01/2000)
• Investigating the Effect of Roadway Design on Driver Behavior - Phase II
  (11/1999)
• Investigating Differences In Driver Accident Involvement
  (07/1997)
• Human Factors Evaluation of Etak/Delco's In-Vehicle Navigation System
  (03/1997)
• Investigating the Effect of Roadway Design on Driver Behavior
  (12/1996)
• Human Factors for Transitway Safety Improvement
  (10/1995)
• Grade Crossing Safety: Increasing Public Awareness of the Dangers
  (09/1995)
• Human Factors and Safety Aspects of Intelligent Transportation Systems
  (06/1995)
• Genesis- Human Factors of Message Formats and In-Vehicle Devices
  (05/1995)
• Human Factors Research Program, Phase 1
  (12/1994)