CE 552 Syllabus

CE 552 Syllabus - Spring 2011

Week #	Date	Topic of Discussion	Reading/Assignment (due at the beginning of the next class period unless otherwise noted)
1	Jan 11	Introduction Traffic safety and probabilistic risk assessment; national safety problem - Presentation A - Presentation B - Presentation C - video - Driver’s Ed vintage films (warning – graphic nature)	Read Massachusetts Traffic Safety Toolbox Series: General Traffic Safety Facts & Information HW 1: Calculate your own crash risk; Iowa data for risk by road type; an example for older drivers - note: the spreadsheet is how I calculated my own crash risk. Do something similar for yourself and explain your assumptions.
2	Jan 18	Take Safety 101 Pre-Test Unit 1: The Nature of Road Safety - Module 1.1: Road Safety Defined From a Science-Based Perspective - Module 1.2: Road Safety – a Complex Field - Presentation D	HW 2a: Safety 101 Exercise 2 Census Exercise (due Feb 1) HW 2b: Students attending guest lecture: find and read a paper on highway safety research of your choice. Prepare a one page critical summary of the paper. (due Feb 1) - Keep copies of summaries for discussion during unit 5.5 HW 2b: Students attending TRB: prepare a one page summary of one highway safety session that you attended during TRB. (due Feb 1) - Keep copies of summaries for discussion during unit 5.5
3	Jan 25	Guest Lecture, “Data sources and quality” Dr. Michael Pawlovich, Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic and Safety Power Point Excel fact sheet Unit 3: Origins, Characteristics, and Uses of Crash Data - Module 3.1 - Module 3.2 - Presentation I - Presentation J Note: Instructor and some students will be at TRB in Washington D.C.	HW 2c: Data sources (due Feb 1)
4	Feb 1	Unit 1: The Nature of Road Safety (cont. from Week 2) - Module 1.2: Road Safety – a Complex Field (cont) - Presentation E - Module 1.3: Road Safety Demographics - Module 1.4: Road User Decisions “Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests	HW 3: 101 “Exercise 4” - Data Policy Reference 4B Reference 4C
5	Feb 8	Group Discussion and Reports: Census Data (Exercise 2 ) Unit 1: The Nature of Road Safety (cont. from Week 4) - Module 1.5: Science Based Road Safety Research - Module 1.6: Intervention Tools - Presentation F (Road Safety Audit details) Group Discussion and Reports: Data Policy (Exercise 4) Unit 2: History and Institutional Settings of Road Safety Management - Module 2.1 Foundation for Road Safety Management Policy - Drive Sharp Demo - Module 2.2 Safety Management Roles and Responsibilities - Presentation G (Agency list) - Module 2.3 Road Safety Education Opportunities - monitoring younger drivers: Drive Cam “Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests (TTYP)	HW 4a: Anatomy of a crash HW 4b: 101 “Exercise 3” - Agency Web Resources
6	Feb 15	Hand back HW; review scientific and engineering study steps Unit 2: History and Institutional Settings of Road Safety Management (cont.) - Module 2.4: Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities - “Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests Brainstorm exercise … where should you spend your safety dollars? HSM Intro iRAP Rating the Roads for Vulnerable Road Users	No homework this week
7	Feb 24 special time/date 4-6pm ROOM 322!!!	Unit 4: Contributing Crash Factors, Countermeasure Selection, and Evaluation - Module 4.1: Contributing Crash Factors and Interactions - Exercise 5 - Reference for Exercise 5 (Iowa Police Accident Report) “Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests HSM Predicting Crash Frequency for Two-Lane Rural Highway Segments	HW5a HSM Exercise 1 (tangent sections) - HSM Exercise 1 worksheet HW5b HW about PPT K
8	Mar 1 special location: InTrans	Minisim Demo EXAM	No homework this week
9	Mar 8	Unit 4: Contributing Crash Factors, Countermeasure Selection, and Evaluation (cont.) Lucky (do not view until class time) - Presentation K-excerpt: Misc slides from Evans and crash factors - Module 4.2: Scientific Principles for Effective Road Safety Analysis - Presentation L: The general approach to the crash problem - 101 “Exercise 6” HSM Predicting Highway Safety for Curves on Two-Lane Rural Highway “Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests	Please staple home works separately (6a, 6b, 6c) for ease of grading. Thanks. HW 6a HSM Exercise 2 (2 ln. curves) HSM Exercise 2 worksheet HW 6c: Crash Rates
	Mar 15	Spring Break
10	Mar 22	How to know when you should stop driving HSM Predicting Crash Frequency and Applying CMF’s for Two-Lane Rural Highway Intersections - Module 4.3: Problem Identification - Presentation O 1. In-class exercise HSM Equation sheet – 2 lane roads HSM analysis spreadsheet – 2 lane roads	HW 7a HSM Exercise 3 (intersections) HSM Exercise 3 worksheet HW 7b: Collision diagrams and CMAT
11	Mar 29	License plate reader Unit 4: Contributing Crash Factors, Countermeasure Selection, and Evaluation (cont.) - Module 4.4: Countermeasure Selection - Exercise 7 - Presentation P HSM Exercise IV – US 52 from Sageville to Holy Cross – Group Exercise Exercise IV Worksheet J-turn video	Homework 8a: Crash Reduction Homework 8b: Public Information and Education Assessment – Homework 8b ref
12	Apr 5	Guest Speaker: Mr. Doug Harwood, MRI Global - "Application of the Empirical Bayes Method and Calibration Procedures in Safety Effectiveness Evaluation"
13	Apr 12	EB Project (counts as 3 homeworks) - EB tutorial #1 - EB tutorial #2 - Presentation M	HW 9: EB, HW: files
14	Apr 19	EB Project (cont)
15	Apr 26	EB Project (cont)
		Final exam: oral exam. optional. Contact instructor for an appointment.

Materials for possible use:

Presentation (Tom Welch, retired, Iowa DOT)

Read and prepare to discuss: Italian IASP report; Discuss Italian IASP report: Presentation

Discuss NSEL topics before April 2007

- Power Point (part 1)

- Power Point (part 2)

Homework: National Safety Engineers Listserve; http://statehighwaysafetyengineers.org (login: ce552@iastate.edu, password: ce552isu): prepare list of topics discussed after April 2007; add current topics from Safety Compass Newsletter – be prepared to discuss one topic of your interest in class.

Software applications: IHSDM and Safety Analyst

Benefit Cost Analysis

- PPT S

- B/C Analysis

Countermeasures

- Presentation Q (notes – revise pagination)

Unit 4: Contributing Crash Factors, Countermeasure Selection, and Evaluation (cont.)

- Module 4.5: Cost Effectiveness of Alternative Countermeasures

- Presentation R

“Think about it” questions for lecture and possible future tests

More on high crash locations, mass action, etc. (materials, chapter 8); Madras presentation;

1. Malta paper