annual KDOT Transportation Safety Conference

1 kdot Transportation Safety ConferenceSponsored by University of kansas Professional & Continuing Education and a federal grant through the kansas department of Transportation23rd annualApril 4-5, 2017 Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, KS23rd annual Transportation Safety Conference 1 23rd AnnualTRANSPORTATIONSAFETY CONFERENCEC ontentsConference At-a-Glance Page 2 Keynote Speakers Page 3 Pre- Conference Sessions Page 4 Conference Sessions Page 5 Conference Schedule Page 10 People Saving People Awards Page 12 Conference Exhibitors Page 16 Contact Us Page 17 Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel Floorplan Page 19 Certi cates of AttendanceAll Conference attendees will receive a certi cate of participation by email after the Conference indicating that the Conference provided contact hours of instruction. Pre- Conference participants will receive one hour of credit for every contact hour of instruction in the courses for law enforcement and engineering.

2 The certi cates will meet the CEU requirements of many professions, including engineering and law enforcement. Call your professional state certi cation board for con SESSIONS2 Monday, April 38:30 12:30 Distracted Driving for Emergency Responders (4 hours) Garry Parker1:00 5:00 Tra c Incident Management (TIM) Training (4 hours) Slade EngstromTuesday, April 47 Exhibitor Set Up8 Registration & Continental Breakfast9 Welcome & Opening Remarks9:25 Opening Keynote Address10:30 Refreshment Break10:30 Exhibits Open11 Concurrent Session 1 Noon Luncheon with Keynote Address Awards Presentation1:30 Concurrent Session 22:30 Refreshment Break3 Concurrent Session 34 AdjournmentSAFE Evening Activities4 Receive Room Keys5 SAFE Dinner, Awards6 Do the Safety Dance!8 11 p . m . Free Time11:30 In RoomsWednesday, April 5 Registration & Continental Breakfast8 Exhibits Open9 Concurrent Session 410 Refreshment Break10:30 Concurrent Session 5 Noon Luncheon with Keynote Address People Saving People Awards Drawing for Prizes2 AdjournmentCONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE & EXHIBITOR HOURSY outh TrackInjury ControlRoadway SafetyLaw EnforcementSESSION ICONSLook for these icons as a guide of professional interest for breakout annual Transportation Safety Conference 3 KEYNOTE SPEAKERST uesday Opening SessionRobert Wunderlich Robert C.

3 Wunderlich is the director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The Center performs research and conducts outreach in tra c Safety with expertise and experience in human factors, behavioral research, crash analytics, impaired driving, and youth Transportation Safety . Wunderlich was a researcher on a recent National Cooperative Highway Research Program project, Identi cation of Factors Contributing to the Decline of Tra c Fatalities in the United States, in conjunction with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. He also led the Center for Transportation Safety s e orts to assist the Texas Tra c Safety Task Force in quantifying the e ectiveness and bene ts of Safety countermeasures for its report, Solutions for Saving Lives on Texas Roads. Tuesday LunchTimothy AustinTim Austin, , is a licensed Professional Engineer and Wichita o ce manager of Kaw Valley Engineering, Inc.

4 He is an experienced and successful manager in both the public and private sectors. Austin s diverse work experience over the past 30 years has provided him with a unique perspective of the engineering and construction industries and has honed his public relations skills as he interacts with the media, the public, elected o cials, and other public or quasi-public boards and bodies on a variety of topics. Currently, he is the Immediate Past President of the National Society of Professional Engineers, an organization of 31,000, where he led the e ort over the past four years on a number of organizational changes a ecting NSPE and licensed professional engineers. Austin currently leads the e ort for NSPE s advocacy role on the rapidly emerging technology with autonomous vehicles. Wednesday LunchDavid TeaterDavid Teater of Spring Lake, Mich., is a recognized national leader on the issue of distracted driving.

5 Teater has served as CEO at several private companies during his 30-year business career, including 20 years at a Tier 1 auto supplier. Teater joined the National Safety Council in 2009 after its call for a nationwide ban on cell phone driving and led the Council s distracted driving initiative for more than six years. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of distracted driving, has appeared before several state legislatures, and testi ed before t forget to Tweet!You are invited to tweet using #TSCW ichita during breaks in the action about things you see or hear at the Conference which made an impression on you and which you believe would be helpful for others to know. Snapchat Download it! Safety Superheroes! We encourage you to nd our Snapchat lter for the Conference . Create your own story and share it with your peers.#TSCW ichitaCONFERENCE SESSIONS4 PRE- Conference SESSIONSM onday, April 38:30 12:30 Driving for Emergency RespondersBirch The course s purpose is to help law enforcement understand the risks associated with distracted driving.

6 Law enforcement, rst responders, and other emergency response sta will realize the e ect that distracted driving can have while operating vehicles in emergency situations. The potentially tragic consequences of distracted driving should heighten drivers awareness and reshape their attitudes and beliefs to adapt a self-disciplined standard of focused attention to safe driving as well as in uencing their peers, friends, and : Garry Parker has a master s degree in criminology from Concordia University. He has devoted more than 30 years of his life to service. Currently employed by the Texas Municipal Police Association as a law enforcement liaison under the Police Tra c Services Grant, Parker is a professional tra c Safety : 4 Moderator: Bob Hamilton, kansas department of Transportation1:00 5:00 Incident Management (TIM) TrainingCedarThe goal of Tra c Incident Management (TIM) is to improve the Safety of emergency responders, motorists, and crash victims and help reduce congestion through safe, quick clearance.

7 The course was developed by responders for responders to accomplish these goals. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) has o ered this program in order to provide guidelines for a common set of TIM practices and facilitate reliable communication among emergency : Slade Engstrom is a practicing professional tra c operations engineer and is the WICH-way Tra c Management support manager. He will lead the presentation with support from local Wichita law enforcement, re, and EMS practitioners to help show advanced standards for emergency personnel responding to crashes. Engstrom is a certi ed FHWA trainer for the four-hour tra c incident management course and is actively involved in incident management in : 4 Moderator: Dave Corp, kansas department of TransportationCONFERENCE SESSIONS23rd annual Transportation Safety Conference 5 Tuesday, April 48 | Redbud Ballroom FoyerContinental Breakfast | Redbud BallroomExhibits Open | Redbud Ballroom Foyer9 & Opening Remarks | Redbud BallroomChris Bortz, Tra c Safety Manager, kansas department of TransportationSusan DeCourcy, Regional Administrator, National Highway Tra c Safety Administration9:25 Address | Redbud BallroomThe Ins and Outs of the Ups and Downs of Traffic Fatalities: Understanding Factors that Impact Traffic SafetyRecent research into the decline in tra c fatalities indicates that factors beyond the control of Transportation professionals can have a large in uence on tra c Safety .

8 It is critically important to understand and take into account the e ects of these factors. However, notwithstanding these e ects, there are countermeasures that have been proven to improve Safety and there are methods to quantify their impacts and return on investment. The presenter will discuss the ndings of recent research into these factors as well as work in quantifying the bene ts of Safety programs and : Robert Wunderlich, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas10:30 Break Exhibits Open | Redbud Ballroom Foyer11 Session 1 Distracted Driving Course for the Adult Driver Birch Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America s roadways. In 2013, the number of Texas crashes involving distracted driving totaled 94,943, up 4 percent from the previous year. The message is simple: If you re on the road, stay o the phone! Please join us, along with the thousands of other Texas drivers who have already taken the course, as we make an e ort to save lives.

9 In order to truly combat the problem, we must change attitudes!Speaker: Garry Parker, Texas Municipal Police AssociationModerator: Terry Parks, kansas department of TransportationIncorporating Safety Performance into All Transportation Investment Decisions OakThis session will provide an overview of Data-Driven Safety Analysis, an FHWA Every Day Counts, Round 4 initiative. The goal of DDSA is to integrate Safety performance into all Transportation investment decisions. The session will highlight noteworthy practices in applying DDSA throughout the project development process (including planning, environment/alternatives analysis, design, and construction, operations and maintenance). Speaker: Jerry Roche, Federal Highway AdministrationModerator: Dan Schulte, kansas department of TransportationRoad Debris: Impact on Crashes and Countermeasures WalnutThis panel will take a look at road debris on the local and national levels.

10 It will discuss policies and procedures for picking up road debris and their priorities. The panel will also share insight on the impact of road debris for kansas roads and what its people in the eld deal with on a daily basis. Previous (2004) research from the AAA Foundation for Tra c Safety found that debris deposited on the roadway by motor vehicles contributed to an estimated 25,000 crashes, resulting in 81 90 deaths in 2001. AAA kansas Jim Hanni will present the AAA Foundation s recent update of the original study, providing the eye-opening most recent data available, with conclusions on the national : Jim Hanni, AAA kansas ; Larry Rohr, kansas department of Transportation ; and David McComb, Reno County Public WorksModerator: Mike Floberg, kansas department of TransportationCONFERENCE SESSIONS6 Break the Ice & Best Practices Cypress A&BJoin us to meet your fellow SAFE teams from across the state!