41 min
Traffic Safety Data with Seth LaJeunesse Amped Up
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- Education
In the episode, Ellen Zavisca (AMPO Transportation Planning Manager) talks with Seth LaJeunesse from UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center about the role of data in roadway safety, including the Safe System, FHWA’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, and the design of vehicles.
Helpful Links:
Seth’s bio, including links to publications: https://www.hsrc.unc.edu/team/lajeunesse/
David J. Ederer’s publication on the Safe System Pyramid, where he identifies speed as the “pathologic agent” in traffic fatalities and serious injuries: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223001525
An introduction to “self-explaining roads” and the work of Jan Theeuwes:
LaJeunesse - HSRCSelf-explaining roads: What does visual cognition tell us about designing safer roads? - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
In the episode, Ellen Zavisca (AMPO Transportation Planning Manager) talks with Seth LaJeunesse from UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center about the role of data in roadway safety, including the Safe System, FHWA’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, and the design of vehicles.
Helpful Links:
Seth’s bio, including links to publications: https://www.hsrc.unc.edu/team/lajeunesse/
David J. Ederer’s publication on the Safe System Pyramid, where he identifies speed as the “pathologic agent” in traffic fatalities and serious injuries: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223001525
An introduction to “self-explaining roads” and the work of Jan Theeuwes:
LaJeunesse - HSRCSelf-explaining roads: What does visual cognition tell us about designing safer roads? - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
41 min