Stephen H. Richards, Ph.D., P.E. Director and Associate Professor Transportation Center The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4133 EDUCATION The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 1989 Dissertation Title: An Evaluation of Undesirable Driver Actions at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings With Active Traffic Control Texas A&M University Doctoral Studies, Civil Engineering, 1983-84 Texas A&M University Masters of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1977 The University of Texas at Austin Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering, 1976 Graduated with High Honors EXPERIENCE Research Director, Transportation Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1989-present. Duties: Direct activities and personnel of a multi-disciplinary, multi-modal university research center with 150 staff members and an annual budget exceeding $8 million. Acting Director, Transportation Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1987-1989 Duties: Direct activities and personnel of a multi-disciplinary, multi-modal university research center with over 100 staff members and an annual budget approaching $3 million. Manage the Center's Traffic Engineering and Safety Division; supervise and conduct research projects in the areas of accident investigation, occupant restraint, work zone safety, highway design, traffic operations, and grade crossings; proposal and budget development; strategic planning for future activities and funding of the division; prepare and negotiate research contracts, and liaison with sponsors, public agencies, and private sector interests. Assistant Director, Transportation Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1984-1987 Duties: Manage the Center's Traffic Engineering and Safety Division; supervise and conduct research projects in the areas of accident investigation, occupant restraint, work zone safety, highway design, traffic operations, and grade crossings; proposal and budget development; strategic planning for future activities and funding of the division; prepare and negotiate research contracts, and liaison with sponsors, public agencies, and private sector interests; director of the Tennessee T2 Center. Assistant Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, 1982-1984 Duties: Supervise and conduct federal and state research projects in the areas of work zone traffic control, real-time information displays, highway design, access management, traffic control devices, roadway lighting, and accident analysis; prepare proposals and budgets; supervise project staff; assist Program Manager in strategic planning and budget preparation for program area. Engineering Research Associate, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, 1977-1981 Duties: Conduct federal and state research projects in the areas of transportation systems and traffic management; assist in proposal and project budget preparation. Research Assistant, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, 1976-1977 Duties: Collect and reduce data for traffic signal and signing research; assist in the analysis of the research data. Education Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, The University of Tennessee, 1989-Present. Duties: Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation engineering, traffic engineering and safety, and highway design. Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1978-1981, 1983-1984 Duties: Teach undergraduate courses in transportation engineering, traffic engineering, and highway design. Instructor, Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M University, 1978-1984 Duties: Develop and teach short courses in basic and advanced traffic engineering, work zone traffic control, highway design, traffic signal design/operation, and access management. Lecturer, Civil Engineering, University of Houston, 1982 Duties: Teach undergraduate course in transportation engineering. Industry Traffic Engineering Consultant, Self-employed, 1976-present Duties: Provide expert witness testimony in traffic accident litigation; perform traffic engineering and safety evaluations; develop and teach seminars and short courses. Engineer/Manager, Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc., Houston, Texas, 1981-1982 Duties: Manage local office of civil/traffic engineering consulting firm; develop proposals and project budgets; manage technical and clerical staff; supervise traffic engineering studies; design traffic signal systems; provide expert witness testimony. Engineering Aide, Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, District 14, Austin, Texas, 1970-1976 Duties: Conduct traffic engineering studies/surveys; maintain district-wide accident and pavement data files; design safety improvement projects; construction inspection; drafting; right-of-way surveys; install traffic signs and pavement markings. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Registered Professional Engineer, Tennessee and Texas SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS (Past and Present) Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Institute of Transportation Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Research Board Society of Professional Engineers SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE Technical Advisor, National Research Council Project IVHS-43, "A Sequential Hypothesis Testing Based Decision-Making System for Freeway Incident Response," 1994-present 2004 Strategic Planning Committee, Chair, City of Farragut, 1994 ASCE Joint Publication JCommittee, Highway and Urban Transportation Divisions, Term: 1994-96 Tennessee Transportation Technology Coalition, Planning Committee Chairman, 1993-present Technical Advisor, National Research Council Project IVHS-2, "Models for Real-Time Incident Prediction," 1993-present. IVHS IDEA Project Selection Panels, National Academy of Sciences, 1993-1994 Cumberland Gateway Committee, 1993-Present Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing (Committee A3A05), Transportation Research Board, 1992-present Vehicle Technology (Committee A3B12), Transportation Research Board, 1992-present Southeastern Transportation Centers Education Committee, 1992-present Southeastern Consortium of University Transportation Centers, Executive Director, 1992-present IVHS-America, Committee and Task Force Member, 1991-present Traffic Control Devices (Committee A3A02), Transportation Research Board, 1991-present Knoxville Transportation Authority, Chairman, 1992-1993; Vice-chairman, 1990-1992; Commissioner, 1989-1993, 1994-present Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), University of Tennessee representative, 1987-present; Board of Directors, 1992-1994, Secretary, 1994 Advisory Committee, Georgia State University Transportation Center, 1989-present Traffic Control Device Subcommittee, Transportation Research Board, 1989- 1991 Education Committee, American Road and Transportation Builders Association, 1988-present Knoxville Area Mobility Task Force, 1988-1991 Main Street Parking Committee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1988 State Coordinator and Technical Coordinating Committee Member, Southeast Consortium of University Transportation Centers, 1987-present Technical Advisor, Knoxville/Knox County Safety Belt Task Force, 1987-present Chairman, Technical Committee, Institute of Transportation Engineers--Tennessee Section, 1988-1992 City of Knoxville Bicycle Advisory Committee, 1984-1988 Traffic Safety in Maintenance and Construction (Committee A3C04), Transportation Research Board, 1979-present; Secretary, 1981-1986 Guidelines for Driveway Design and Location (Committee 5B-13), Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1983 Area Coordinator, Texas Section of Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1982-1984 SELECTED ACADEMIC SERVICE Dwight D. Eisenhower Fellowship Review Committee, Tennessee State University, 1993 Bicentennial Planning Committee, The University of Tennessee, 1993 Traffic and Parking Authority, the University of Tennessee, Ex-officio member, 1994-present Institute of Transportation Engineers, Faculty Adivosr, The University of Tennessee, 1992-present Dwight D. Eisenhower Fellowship Review Committee, North Carolina A&T University, 1992 Director, Southeast Transportation Safety Institute, The University of Tennessee, 1992-present College of Engineering Awards Committee, The University of Tennessee, 1991-present Chairman, The University of Tennessee Special Events Traffic Planning Committee, 1985-present HONORS AND AWARDS Who's Who in America, 1994 Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section, Outstanding Paper Award, 1983 Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section, Outstanding Student Award, 1978 Highway Safety Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1976-1977 Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M University, 1977 Chi Epsilon, University of Texas at Austin, 1976 INVOLVEMENT ON SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS Principal Investigator, Southeast Transportation Safety Institute, U.S DOT, $100,000, 1994-1995 Project Manager, Development of "Railcar" C A Robotic Track Maintenance Tool, Japan East Railroad, $300,000, 1994-1995 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of a Fog Detection System on I-181 in Kingsport, TN, Tennessee DOT, $30,000, 1994-1995 Principal Investigator, Long-Range Transportation Plan Development, Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, $10,000, 1994 Principal Investigator, Development of a Sampling Plan for the Mississippi Safety Belt and Helmet Use Surveys, Mississippi Governor's Highway Safety Office and Mississippi State University, $7,000, 1994 Principal Investigator, Southeast Transportation Safety Institute, U.S DOT, $100,000, 1993-1994 Project Manager, Development of "Railcar" C A RoboTic Track Maintenance Tool, Japan East Railroad, $300,000, 1993-1994 Principal Investigator, I-81 Truck Rest Stop Inventory and Surveys, Apogee Research Inst., $8,500, 1993-1994 Principal Investigator, Sugar Ridge Coal Company Traffic Control Plan, Sugar Ridge Coal Company, $9,000, 1993 Principal Investigator, A Human Factors Engineering Study of the Retroreflectorization of Railcars and Train Conspicuity at Railroad Grade Crossings, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, $24,588, 1993 Principal Investigator, Planning and Engineering Services, Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, $9,999, 1993 Investigator, The Development of an Optimum Planning Model for Federal Highway Administration T2 Centers, Federal Highway Administration, $8,000, 1992-1993 Principal Investigator, Survey of Safety Belt, Motorcycle Helmet, and Child Restraint Device Usage in Tennessee, Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $38,615, 1992-1993 Principal Investigator, STC Minority Engineering Scholarship, University of North Carolina, $18,000, 1992-1993 Investigator, Congestion Management Plan I-40/75 in West Knoxville Evaluation and Monitoring, Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, $73,816, 1992-1994 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program (1991), Tennessee DOT, $150,000, 1991 Principal Investigator, Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $15,000, 1991-1992 Principal Investigator, Survey of Safety Belt and Child Restraint Device Usage in Tennessee, Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $46,694, 1991-1992 Principal Investigator, Application of IVHS Technologies to Public and Intermodal Transportation in the Southeast, University of North Carolina, $107,896, 1991-1993 Principal Investigator, Shelby State Student Transportation Careers Workshop, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, University of North Carolina, $3,000, 1991-1992 Investigator, Use of Child Safety Seats in Tennessee, Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $25,886, 1990 Investigator, Provide Training on the Knowledge Requirements and Application for the New Tennessee Commercial Driver License (CDL) to Public Agency Employees, School Bus Drivers, and the General Public, Tennessee Department of Safety, $78,250, 1990-1991 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, State of Tennessee, $6,000, 1990-1993 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Safety Belt Use Survey (1991), Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, 1990-1991 Principal Investigator, "Be My Valentine for Life" Safety Belt Awareness Program, Tennessee Traffic Safety Coalition, $3,000, 1990-1991 Investigator, Development of Training Materials for the National Governors' Association Truck Accident Data Program, Federal Highway Administration, $97,469, 1989-1991 Principal Investigator, Technology Transfer Program for Local Highway/Transportation Agencies, Federal Highway Administration, $99,835, 1989 Principal Investigator, Guidelines for Selecting Roadway Cross-Sections in Developing Urban/Suburban Areas, Tennessee DOT, $13,937, 1989-1990 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Safety Belt Use Survey (1990), Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $25,611, 1989 Investigator, Work Zone Traffic Control Delineation for Channelization, Center for Applied Research, Inc., $50,000, 1988-1989 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Warning Times for Active Control Systems at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings, Federal Highway Administration, $20,000, 1988-1989 Principal Investigator, Work Zone Safety for Rural Local Agencies, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, University of North Carolina, $15,689, 1988-1990 Investigator, How Suspended Drivers Get to Work, Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $13,816, 1988-1989 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Safety Belt Use Survey (1989), Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $25,000, 1988-1989 Principal Investigator, Southeastern Consortium of University Transportation Centers, University of North Carolina, $69,983, 1988-1989 Investigator, Technology Transfer Program for Local Highway/Transportation Agencies, Tennessee DOT, $187,496, 1987-1989 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Safety Belt Use Survey (1988), Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $24,847, 1987-1988 Principal Investigator, New Traffic Accident Report Form Manual, Tennessee Department of Safety, $110,000, 1987-1988 Co-Principal Investigator, Seminar on Work Zone Traffic Control for the City of Maryville, City of Maryville, Tennessee, $1,000, 1987 Trainer, Construction Work Zone Traffic Control Training, North Carolina DOT, $46,783, 1987-1988 Principal Investigator, Tennessee Safety Belt Use Survey, Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee DOT, $36,617, 1986-1987 Investigator, Innovative Railroad Highway Crossing Active Warning Devices, Federal Highway Administration, $657,499, 1985-1988 Co-Principal Investigator, Improvements and New Concepts in Work Zone Traffic Control, Federal Highway Administration, $400,000, 1983-1985 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of an Innovative Lane Blocked Signing for Use During Paving Operations, Texas DOT, $30,000, 1983-1984 Co-Principal Investigator, Handling Traffic in Work Zones, Texas DOT, $200,000, 1982-1983 PR, Evaluation of Traffic Control Plans at Reconstruction Sites, Texas DOT, $400,000, 1982-1984 Co-Principal Investigator, Frontage Road Design and Operations, Texas DOT, $208,000, 1980-1982 Principal Investigator, Traffic Management During Freeway Reconstruction and Rural Work Zones, Texas DOT, $260,000, 1979-1984 Principal Investigator, Guidelines for Driveway Design and Operation, Texas DOT and NHTSA, $160,000, 1979-1982 Researcher, Traffic Management During Freeway Maintenance Operations, Texas DOT, $420,000, 1978-1982 Researcher, Passing and No-Passing Zones: Signs, Markings and Warrants, Federal Highway Administration, $320,000, 1977-1979 Researcher, Human Factors Requirements for Real Time Motorists Information Systems, Federal Highway Administration, $900,000, 1976-1979 PUBLICATIONS Technical Journal Papers "Human Factors Evaluation of Retro-Reflective Railcar Markings." Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety (in publication), with R. Ford and J. Hungerford, Knoxville, Tennessee, October, 1994. "APTS Applications--An Assessment for Small and Medium Size Cities and Rural Areas." Third ASCE International Conference--Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering, Seattle, Washington, with F. Wegmann, July, 1993. "Identifying Potential Crossing Violators." Second International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety, Knoxville, Tennessee, December, 1992. "Human Factors Issues Affecting Driver Behavior at Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control." Refereed Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety and Research, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1991. "Safety Belt Use in Tennessee." ITE Journal, Volume 61, Number 1, Institute of Transportation Engineers, with A. Chatterjee, G. Evans, and H. Hafford, January 1991. "Assessment of Warning Time Needs at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control." Transportation Research Record 1254, with K.W. Heathington, 1990. "Evaluation of Constant Warning Times Using Train Predictors at a Grade Crossing with Flashing Light Signals." Transportation Research Record 1254, with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, 1990. "Economic Assessment of Innovative Active Traffic Control Systems for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings." Transportation Research Record (accepted for presentation), with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, 1990. "Guidelines for the Use of Selected Active Traffic Control Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings." Transportation Research Record 1254, with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, 1990. "Evaluation of Two Active Traffic Control Devices for Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings." Transportation Research Record 1244, with D.B. Fambro and K.W. Heathington, 1989. "Field Evaluation of Four-Quadrant Gate System for Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings." Transportation Research Record 1244, with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, 1989. "Motorist Understanding of Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Traffic Control Devices and Associated Traffic Laws." Transportation Research Record 1160, with K.W. Heathington, 1988. "Implementing Work Zone Speed Control Measures." Transportation Research Record 1086, with C.L. Dudek, 1986. "Some Effects of Traffic Control on Four-Lane Divided Highways." Transportation Research Record 1086, with C.L. Dudek and J.L. Buffington, 1986. "Selection of Work Zone Channelizing Devices Using the Value Engineering Approach (Abridgment)." Transportation Research Record 1035, with C.L. Dudek, 1985. "Field Evaluation of Work Zone Speed Control Techniques." Transportation Research Record 1035, with R.C. Wunderlich and C.L. Dudek, 1985. "Analysis of Exiting Vehicle Paths at Undivided Two-Way Driveways." TexITE Newsletter, Volume XXIX, Number 3, April 1983. "A Review of Local Driveway Ordinances in Texas Cities." TexITE Newsletter, Volume XXIX, Number 2, January 1983. "Traffic Capacity Through Urban Freeway Work Zones in Texas." Transportation Research Record 869, with C.L. Dudek, 1982. "Driver Understanding of Work Zone Flagging Signals." Transportation Research Record 864, with N.D. Huddleston and C.L. Dudek, 1982. "Sight Distance Requirements at Lane Closure Work Zones on Urban Freeways." Transportation Research Record 864, with C.L. Dudek, 1982. "Motorists Response to Selected Driveway Systems" (Abridgment). Transportation Research Record 855, with C.L. Dudek, 1982. "Field Evaluation of Highway Advisory Radio for Traffic Management in Work Zones" (Abridgment). Transportation Research Record 833, with M.J.S. Faulkner, 1981. "Operational Effects of Driveway Width and Curb Return Radius." Transportation Research Record 819, 1982. "An Evaluation of Driveway-Related Accidents in Texas" (Abridgment). Transportation Research Record 819, with R.O. Rogness, 1982. "The Effects of Turning Off Selected Roadway Lighting as an Energy Conservation Measure." Transportation Research Record 811, 1981. "The Effects of Reducing Continuous Roadway Lighting to Conserve Energy: A Case Study." SAFE Journal Volume 9, Number 1, 1979. "Field Evaluation of Traffic Management Strategies for Maintenance Operations in Freeway Middle Lanes." Transportation Research Record 703, with C.L. Dudek, 1979. "Analysis of Driver Responses to Point Diversion for Special Events." Transportation Research Record 682, with W.R. Stockton and C.L. Dudek, 1978. "Field Evaluation of Messages for Real-Time Diversion of Freeway Traffic for Special Events." Transportation Research Record 682, with C.L. Dudek, G.D. Weaver, and D.R. Hatcher, 1978. "The Effects of Reducing Roadway Lighting to Conserve Energy: A Case Study." SAFE 15th Annual Symposium Proceedings, December 1977. "Optimization of Pre-timed Signalized Diamond Interchanges." Transportation Research Record 644, with C.J. Messer and D.B. Fambro, 1977. Significant Reports "Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Mississippi Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use Surveys." Mississippi Governor's Highway Safety Office, with Tommy Wright, March 1994. "Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Tennessee: 1994 Survey Results." The University of Tennessee, October 1994. "Applications of IVHS Technologies to Public Transportation in Rural and Smaller Urban Areas." Proceedings of the IVHS America 1993 Annual Meeting, with F. Wegmann and P. Reddy, June 1993. "An Evaluation Framework for Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS)." (To be published), The University of Tennessee, with H. Lo, A. Chatterjee, F. Wegmann, and A. Rathi. "Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Tennessee." Governor's Highway Safety Program, Tennessee Department of Transportation, with David Lindsay, October 1992. "Human Factors Issues Affecting Driver Behavior at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 1992. "1991 CUTC Member Profile." Council of University Transportation Centers, with Madhav Pappu, December 1991. "National Governors' Association Truck Accident Data Collection Program: Officer's Manual." Federal Highway Administration, with T.D. Sullivan and R.A. Margiotta, November 1991. "National Governors' Association Truck Accident Data Collection Program: Instructor's Manual." Federal Highway Administration, with T.D. Sullivan and R.A. Margiotta, November 1991. "Overview of the International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety and Research: Innovative Traffic Control Devices." Proceedings of the 1991 Improving Safety at Railway Level Crossings Conference, Adelaide, Australia, September 1991. "An Overview of the International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety and Research." Proceedings of the 1991 National Conference on Rail-Highway Safety, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1991. "Airbag Deployment: Case Study." National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, with R.E. Ford, D.N. Lindsay, and J.B. Humphreys, 1991. (14 Reports) "Warning Time Requirements at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control." Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA-SA-91-007, with R.A. Margiotta, and G.A. Evans, February 1991. "An Evaluation of Undesirable Driver Actions at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings With Active Traffic Control." Doctoral Dissertation, December 1989. "Driver Response to Innovative Rail-Highway Warning Devices." Proceedings 1989 National Conference on Rail-Highway Safety, July, 1989. "Evaluation of Train Predictions and Constant Warning Times at a Grade Crossing with Flashing Light Signals." University of Tennessee Transportation Center, with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, 1989. "Field Evaluation of Innovative Active Warning Devices for Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings." Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA-RD-88-135, with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro, August 1988. "Field Evaluation of Innovative Active Warning Devices for Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings: Executive Summary." Federal Highway Administration Report (accepted for publication), with K.W. Heathington and D.B. Fambro. "Tennessee Uniform Traffic Accident Report-TDS-SR-1: Instructor's Manual." Final Report, University of Tennessee Transportation Center, with C.L. Faires and J. Legg, May 1988. "Tennessee Uniform Traffic Accident Report-TDS-SR-1: Coder's Manual." Final Report, University of Tennessee Transportation Center, with C.L. Faires and J. Legg, January 1988. "Tennessee Uniform Traffic Accident Report-TDS-SR-1: Officer's Manual." Final Report, University of Tennessee Transportation Center, with C.L. Faires and J. Legg, December 1987. "Alternatives for the Improvement of Alcoa Highway." Final Report, University of Tennessee Transportation Center, 1987. "Estimating Friction Coefficients in Special Motor Vehicle Accident Situations." Paper Presented at the Annual SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, with J.B. Humphreys, February 1987. "Traffic Control Issues in Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation." Paper Presented at the Annual SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, with J.B. Humphreys, February 1987. "Innovative Railroad-Highway Crossing Active Warning Devices: Status Report on Installation and Field Testing." Federal Highway Administration Report, with K.W. Heathington, June 1986. "The Forgiving Vehicle." Paper Presented at the 1986 Highway Safety Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 1986. "Accident Investigation: Head-on Collision of a 1982 JAGUAR XJ6 and a 1981 Subaru Station Wagon in Hendersonville, Tennessee." National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Report, with J.N. Snider, April 1985. "Alternative Traffic Control Strategies." Proceedings of the Symposium for Work Zone Traffic Control, U.S. Department of Transportation Report No. DOT-1 86-05 with C.L. Dudek, 1985. "Accident Investigation: 1974 Buick Electra 225 Custom Accident in Oak Ridge, Tennessee." National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Report, January 1985. "Accident Investigation: 1983 Plymouth Gran-Fury Accident Near Ironton, Ohio." National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Report, with J.N. Snider and D.B. Fambro, November 1984. "Evaluation of Traffic Control Plans at Reconstruction Sites." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 321-3F, with C.L. Dudek, August 1984. "Guidelines for Preparing Work Zone Traffic Control Plans." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 321-2, with C.L. Dudek, August 1984. "Catalog of Traffic Control Strategies and Devices." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 321-1, with C.L. Dudek, August 1984. "Handling Traffic in Work Zones." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 292-6F, with C.L. Dudek and R.C. Wunderlich, August 1984. "Motorist Comprehension of Regulatory, Warning, and Symbol Signs." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 7007-1, July 1984. "Planning and Implementing Work Zone Traffic Control." Instructors and Participants' Notebooks, Texas Engineering Extension Service, with C.L. Dudek, et al., May 1984. "Improvements and New Concepts for Traffic Control in Work Zones--Vol. 1, Effects of Traffic Control on Four-Lane Divided Highways." Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA/RD-85/034, with C.L. Dudek and J.L. Buffington, September 1985. "Improvements and New Concepts for Traffic Control in Work Zones--Vol. 4, Speed Control in Work Zones." Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA/RD-85/037, with R.C. Wunderlich, C.L. Dudek and R.Q. Brackett, September 1985. "Selection of Work Zone Channelizing Devices Using the Value Engineering Approach." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 292-3, with C.L. Dudek, January 1984. "Controlling Speeds in Highway Work Zones." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 292-2, with R.C. Wunderlich and C.L. Dudek, December 1983. "Evaluation of Innovation Lane Blocked Signing for Use During Paving Operations." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 914-1, with C.L. Dudek, June 1983. "Brazos Valley Regional Airport Proposed Development Plan." Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, with J. Noel, et al., May 1983. "Traffic Management During Freeway Reconstruction and at Rural Work Zones." Texas Transportation Institute Report No., 263-F, with M.J.S. Faulkner and C.L. Dudek, October 1982. "Evaluation of Balcony Slabs at the Courtland Park Townhomes." Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc., 1982. "Modernization of the Traffic Signal System on Main Street in La Porte, Texas." Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc., 1982. "A Limited Review of the Handling of Traffic at Work Zones on Rural Highways." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 262-6, with M.J.S. Faulkner, August 1981. "A Review of Work Zone Safety Programs in Selected States." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 263-5, with M.J.S. Faulkner, August 1981. "Traffic Control at the I-10 Reconstruction Work Zone in Chambers County, Texas." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 263-4, with M.J.S. Faulkner, August 1981. "An Evaluation of Work Zone Traffic Accidents Occurring on Texas Highways in 1977." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 263-3, July 1981. "Feasibility of Changeable Message Signs and Highway Advisory Radio for Freeway Maintenance." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-9/263-2, with C.L. Dudek and M.J.S. Faulkner, July 1981. "Traffic Management During Urban Freeway Maintenance Operations." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-10F, with C.L. Dudek and M.J.S. Faulkner, July 1981. "Special Traffic Management Requirements for Maintenance Work Zones on Urban Freeways." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-8, with C.L. Dudek, June 1981. "Sight Distance Requirements at Lane Closure Work Zones on Urban Freeways." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-7, with C.L. Dudek, April 1981. "Traffic Capacity Through Work Zones on Urban Freeways." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-6, with C.L. Dudek, April 1981. "An Evaluation of the 1979 Texas Law (V.C.S., Sec. 73A) Which Requires Frontage Road Traffic to Yield to Ramp Traffic." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 288-1, with W.R. Stockton and J.A. Nordstrom, March 1981. "Driver Understanding of Work Zone Flagger Signals and Signaling Devices." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-3, with N.D. Huddleston and J.D. Bowman, January 1981. "Guidelines for Driveway Design and Operation, Vol. 3--Guidelines for Urban Driveway Regulation." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 5183-3, with R.H. Eckols and C.L. Dudek, October 1980. "Guidelines for Driveway Design and Operation, Vol. 2--Technical Report." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 5183-2, with R.H. Eckols, April 1980. "Guidelines for Driveway Design and Operation, Vol. 1--Annotated Bibliography." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 5183-1, with R.H. Eckols, April 1980. "Maintenance and Construction Zone: Annotated Bibliography." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-1/263-1, with C.L. Dudek, et al., February 1980. "Traffic Management for Middle Lane Maintenance on Urban Freeways." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 228-2, with C.L. Dudek, February 1980. "Passing and No-Passing Zones: Signs, Markings and Warrants--Human Factors Laboratory Studies." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. 3453-3, with G.D. Weaver, R.D. Huchingson and D.L. Woods, September 1978. "Human Factors Requirements for Real-Time Motorists Information Displays, Vol. 14--Point Diversion for Special Events--Field Studies." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. FHWA-RD-78-18, with G.D. Weaver, C.L. Dudek, and D.R. Hatcher, August 1978. "Human Factors Requirements for Real-Time Motorist Information Displays, Vol. 1--Design Guide." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. FHWA-RD78-5, with C.L. Dudek, et al., July 1978. "Human Factors Requirements for Real-Time Motorists Information Display, Vol. 4--Bibliography and Selected Annotations--Visual Systems." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. FHWA-RD-78-8, with R.W. McNees, June 1977. "Human Factors Requirements for Real-Time Motorist Information Displays, Vol. 16--Feasibility of Audio Signing Techniques." Texas Transportation Institute Report No. FHWA-RD-78-20, with J.M. Mounce and C.L. Dudek, February 1978. "Analysis of Transportation Providers: Austin, Texas." Department of Urban and Regional Planning Report, Texas A&M University, with E.G. Roeseler, et al., May 1977. Selected Lectures and Printed Speeches "Issues Related to Defense Industry Conversion into the Transportation Sector." To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 1995. "Defense Industry Conversion into the Transportation Sector." Panel Chair Annual Meeting of the Council of University Transportation Centers, Washington, D.C., January 1994. "Contracting with the National Academy of Sciences." Summer Meeting of the Consortium of University Transportation Centers, College Station, Texas, June 1994. "Human Factors Evaluation of Retro-reflective Railcar Markings." National Conference of State Transportation Specialists, Nashville, Tennessee, June 1994. "Identifying Potential Crossing Violators." Presented at the Second International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety, Knoxville, Tennessee, December, 1992. "Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering." Presented at the Seventh Annual Law Enforcement Highway Safety Conference, Monteagle, Tennessee, September, 1992. "Roadside Safety Design." Presented at the Seventh Annual Tennessee Highway Safety Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May, 1992. "Partners in Safety: Law Enforcement and Traffic Engineering." Workshop Moderator, 6th Annual Tennessee Law Enforcement Conference, Monteagle, Tennessee, September 1991. "Overview of the International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety and Research." Keynote Presenter, Australian National Conference on Improving Safety at Railway Level Crossings, Adelaide, Australia, September 1991. "Highway Safety Projects: A Plan for Success." Session Moderator, Forth Annual Highway Safety Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 1989. "Transportation in 2020 in Tennessee." Presented at the Transportation 2020 Legislative Hearings, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1988. "Innovative Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Traffic Control Devices." Presented at the Alabama Highway Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, April 1986. "Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1985. "Controlling Speeds at Rural Highway Work Zones." Presented at the Annual Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation Short Course, College Station, Texas, October 1983. "Traffic Capacity Through Work Zones on Urban Freeways." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers-Texas Section, Corpus Christi, Texas, March 1983. "Modernization of the Traffic Signal System on Main Street in La Porte, Texas." Presented at a Special Meeting of the La Porte City Council, La Porte, Texas, April 1982. "Analysis of Exiting Vehicle Paths at Undivided, Two-Way Driveways." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1981. "Assignment of Right-of-Way at Freeway Ramps: The Effects of a New Texas Law." Presented at the Annual Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation Short Course, College Station, Texas, October 1980. "Recent Research in Traffic Control at Rural Work Zones and Freeway Rehabilitation Projects." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, El Paso, Texas, with C.L. Dudek, January 1979. "Traffic Control at Work Zones: The Impact of FHPM 6-4-2-12." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AASHTO Region 6 Committee on Design, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1979. "Highway-Automotive Safety." Moderated Paper Session at the 17th Annual SAFE Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1979. "Driveway Design and Operation: A Review of Current Practices and Problems." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Odessa, Texas, January 1979. "Traffic Management During the Reconstruction of I-45 in Houston, Texas." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Committee on Traffic Safety in Construction and Maintenance (A3C04), Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1979. "Data Collection Techniques for Evaluating Traffic Operations at Freeway Maintenance Work Zones." Presented at the FCP Project 1Y Seminar, Washington, DC, January 1979. "Application of Cost Effectiveness Analysis to Highway Design Decisions." Presented at the 16th Annual SAFE Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1978. "Highway-Automotive Safety." Moderated Paper Session at the 16th Annual SAFE Symposium, San Diego, California, October 1978. "The Impact of Roadway Lighting Reductions on Energy Conservation and Traffic Safety." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Corpus Christi, Texas, June 1978. "The Effect of the Reduction of Safety Lighting on Accident Rates." Presented at the 15th Annual SAFE Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 1977. SHORT COURSE INVOLVEMENT Courses Developed/Revised "Traffic Engineering Principles and Intelligent Vehicles Highway Systems.J" Ra;ytheon Company, 1993. "Work Zone Safety for Rural Local Agencies." Federal Highway Administration, Rural Technical Assistance Program, 1990. "Work Zone Traffic Control and Safety." North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1988. "Procedures for Completing the Tennessee Uniform Traffic Accident Report." University of Tennessee Transportation Center, 1988. "Traffic Control for Local Roads: Signs and Pavement Markings." University of Tennessee Transportation Center, 1985. "Traffic Control in Construction and Maintenance Work Zones." University of Tennessee Transportation Center, 1985. "Planning and Implementing Work Zone Traffic Control." Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M University, 1984. "Handling of Traffic in Construction and Maintenance Work Areas." Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M University, 1984. Courses Taught Traffic Engineering Principles and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems." 1993 "Procedures for Completing the Tennessee Uniform Traffic Accident Report." University of Tennessee Transportation Center, 1988 (10 courses) "Traffic Control for Local Roads: Signs and Pavement Markings" (4 courses) "Traffic Control in Construction and Maintenance Work Zones" (20 courses) "Planning and Implementing Work Zone Traffic Control" (4 courses) "Handling of Traffic in Construction and Maintenance Work Areas" (22 courses) "Basic Traffic Engineering" (7 courses) "Advanced Traffic Engineering" (2 courses) "Basic Traffic Signal Maintenance" (2 courses) "Driveway Design Workshop" (1 course) 35 Stephen H. Richards