Conference Papers 2014 - SaferRoads Conference

2014 Conference Papers

Conference Programme – Monday 19 May

Professor Fred Wegman – Conference address – See presentations

Keynote Speaker – Mike Wilson – See presentations

Technical Session – Network Management – Chris Kennedy Chairing

Martin McLaughlin – Implementing the Transport Scotland skid policy through the use of operating companies	UK
Mark Stephenson – The impact of severe weather events on highway authorities in the south west of England	UK
The choices between life & death – a case study	Australia
Pamela Ball – The management and benefits of automated survey data collection	NZ
Dave Cook – Improving a great skid resistance policy: New Zealand’s state highways	NZ

Keynote Speaker – Professor John D. Lee – See presentations

Technical Session – Safety Engineering, Design & Maintenance – Matthew Lugg Chairing

Mark Owen – The New Zealand skid resistance policy and crash rate & skid resistance trending for the different site categories	NZ
Prasad Buddhavarapu – Efficiency and performance of diamond grinding in Texas	USA
Mark Stephenson – A review of the use of high friction in London	UK
Mohammad Shafi Mir – Road safety analysis: A case study of national highway 1-A in India	India
Charles Catt – Development and use of a skidding strategy for a local authority	UK
James Mitchell – How to allow for seasonal effects when using skid resistance data	UK
Anuradha Premathilaka – Guidance for undertaking skid resistance site investigations in London	UK
Mark Stephenson – Lessons from 3 reviews of how skid strategies are implemented	UK

Technical Session – Safety Engineering, Education & Management – Kate Carpenter Chairing

Carey Griffiths – The New Zealand safe system in practice – a sector-wide training programme	NZ
Mohd Khairul Alhapiz Ibrahim – Effect of right-turn lane on motorcyclists’ gap acceptance and hazard perception during intersection approach	Malaysia
Hawa Mohamed Jamil – A case study of the prevalence and characteristics of red light runners in Malaysia	Malaysia
Fergus Tate – The safety effectiveness of the audio tactile profiled markings programme	NZ
Geoff Collins – Average speed enforcement: share the benefit spread the cost	UK
Prasad Buddhavarapu – Predicting animal-vehicle collisions for mitigation in Texas	USA
Paula Wellings – Making knowledge exchange between theory and practice a reality: A practical model to enhance road casualty reduction on a decreasing budget	UK

Conference Programme – Tuesday 20 May

Keynote Speaker – Andrew Miller – See presentations

Technical Session – Driver Information/Skid Resistance Measurement & Safe System

– Ramesh Sinhal Chairing

Mark Owen – An overview of NZ history with skid resistance on the highway network	NZ
Dave Cook – Skid resistance performance of melter slag based surface dressings on Hawkes Bay rural state highways	NZ
Alan Dunford – Use of reclaimed asphalt in the surface course – the effect on friction	UK
Dave Whitehead – Surfacing aggregate skid resistance performance	NZ
David Woodward – Use of 3D modelling techniques to better understand road surface textures	UK
Arthur Dinitz – Safety hardware and materials for safer, forgiving highways	USA
Andreas Ueckermann – Towards contactless skid resistance measurement	Germany
Prasad Buddhavarapu – An index for safety management of road networks	USA

Technical Session – The Influence of Humans, Tyres & Vehicles on Road Safety – Fergus Tate Chairing

Alexandra Luck – The human element	UK
Thomas Yager – Good pavement texture – good tyre friction	USA
Darren Lindsey – A hard day, every day – It’s a “tyring life”	UK
Tony Parry – Feasibility of using truck position data to identify accident risk	UK
Alan Dunford – Predicting splash and spray and its impact on drivers	USA
David Woodward – The static contact patch of some friction measuring devices	UK
Matthew Avery – The influence of roads on improving safety using lane support technologies	UK

Conference Programme – Wednesday 21 May

Keynote Speaker – Carey Griffiths – See presentations

Technical Session – Road Surface – Materials & Specification – Mark Owen Chairing

Paul Hillier – Current and future issues in skid resistance management in Australia	Australia
David Woodward – Predicting the potential of local aggregate in asphalt surfacing mixes without the risk of road trials	UK
Mark Stephenson – An assessment of the performance of different aggregates in delivering skid resistance	UK
Peter Mortimer – Losing our grip? The challenge of maintaining safer road surfaces on southern New Zealand state highways	NZ
Alan Dunford – High speed friction of thin surface course systems	UK
Dougie Miller – TS 2010 a surface course designed for safety	UK
Jeff Waters – Improved methodology for selecting polishing resistant aggregates for chipseals	NZ

Technical Session – Road Surface – Materials & Specification – Mark Owen Chairing

Fergus Tate – Developing an optimised safety management philosophy reflecting the safe system in a constrained environment	NZ
Dave Whitehead – Prioritising state highway skid resistance in New Zealand: A policy for all budgets	NZ
Andy Stevenson – The development and implementation of an infrastructure asset management in Cornwall	UK
Ian Cadwallader – Managing a cost-effective rolling programme using a pavement management system to deliver a safe road system in Carmarthenshire, Wales	UK
Tim Heminsley – Delivering road safety in a challenging economic climate: The 3 Cs: Commissioning, Community & Culture	UK
Andrew Page-Dove – Safety: Design, construction or education? Smart motorways	UK

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2014 Conference Papers

Conference Programme – Monday 19 May

Technical Session – Network Management – Chris Kennedy Chairing

Technical Session – Safety Engineering, Design & Maintenance – Matthew Lugg Chairing

Technical Session – Safety Engineering, Education & Management – Kate Carpenter Chairing

Conference Programme – Tuesday 20 May

Technical Session – Driver Information/Skid Resistance Measurement & Safe System

– Ramesh Sinhal Chairing

Technical Session – The Influence of Humans, Tyres & Vehicles on Road Safety – Fergus Tate Chairing

Conference Programme – Wednesday 21 May

Technical Session – Road Surface – Materials & Specification – Mark Owen Chairing

Technical Session – Road Surface – Materials & Specification – Mark Owen Chairing

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