Naturalistic Driving Methods & Analyses Symposium - August 26-27, 2008 - Blacksburg, Virginia
Agenda

* Note: All sessions will take place in the Assembly Hall in the Holtzman Alumni Center at The Inn at Virginia Tech (unless otherwise specified).

Monday, August 25
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration at The Inn at Virginia Tech
Latham Flyer (under the grand staircase)
Tuesday, August 26
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration at The Inn at Virginia Tech
Latham Flyer (under the grand staircase)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Session
Tom Dingus, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

The Importance of Naturalistic Driving Research to Highway Safety
Robert Skinner, Transportation Research Board

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. BREAK
9:45 - 11:45 a.m. What is "Naturalistic"?
Moderator - Tim Johnson, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Event-Triggered Video Recorders
    Dan McGehee, University of Iowa
  • FOTs, a Truck Perspective
    Rich Hanowski, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • FOTs, a Light-Vehicle Perspective
    Jim Sayer, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
11:45 - 1:00 p.m. Naturalistic Driving: Need, History and SOme Early Results
Latham Ballroom AB


Lunch Session -
Tom Dingus, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Data Extraction
Moderator - Martin Walker, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Crash Surrogates
    Ken Campbell, Transportation Research Board
  • Data Mining
    Shane McLaughlin, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • The Importance of Video Inspection in Naturalistic Driving Studies
    Myra Blanco, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • Discriminant Analyses
    Jeremy Sudweeks, VIrginia Tech Transportation Institute
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 - 5:15 p.m. Data Analysis
Moderator - Gary Allen, Virginia Transportation Research Council
  • Issues in the Analyses of Novice Teen Driving Performance
    Bruce Simons-Morton, National Institute of Child Health and Human
    Development
  • Understanding Crash Risk
    Jon Hankey and Charlie Klauer, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • Cohort and Case Control Approaches
    Feng Guo, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Reception at the Inn at Virginia Tech Great Lawn (rain space - Latham Ballroom)
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Tour of the Virginia Smart Road including demonstrations
Wednesday, August 27
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (NSTSCE)

Naturalistic Driving Research Update
Moderator - Carl Andersen, Federal Highway Administration

  • Older Driver Naturalistic Driving Study
    Jon Antin, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • Motorcycle Rider Naturalistic Driving Study
    Zac Doerzaph, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  • Commercial Truck Driver's Health: Implications for Driving Performance and Fatigue
    Doug Weigand, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Strategic Highway Research Program 2 Safety Area Update
Ann Brach, Transportation Research Board
10:45 - 12:45 p.m. Using Naturalistic Data in Product Development
Moderator - Rich Deering, General Motors Corporation
  • Driver Assist System Considerations
    Tomohiro Yamamura, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Drive Usage Patterns for Secondary Information Systems
    Linda Angell, General Motors Corporation
  • Commercial Vehicle Product Development
    Lenora Hardee, International Truck and Engine Corporation
  • Site-Based Data Collection Methods
    Tim Gordon, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Tom Dingus, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Forum Added Due to Attendee Interest

International Naturalistic Driving Update - Open Forum

Speakers confirmed from Canada, Japan, and The Netherlands
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wrap-up and 2010 Symposium
Tom Dingus, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
truck

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