Highway Safety Course Overview and Requirements
This course on highway safety covers fundamental topics including understanding safety issues, countermeasures, crash data evaluation, and technical communication improvement. Students will engage in lectures, discussions, exams, group projects, and reading assignments. Assignments must be professional quality, typed, and conform to specifications. Grading is based on various requirements such as short papers, exams, proposals, reports, and presentations. The course emphasizes attendance, timely submission of assignments, active participation, critical thinking, and adherence to class policies.
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CE XXX Highway Safety Course Administration and Introduction
Instructors Mei Chen 267 Raymond Building Open door and by appointment Nick Stamatiadis 265 Raymond Building Open door and by appointment
Course Goal Fundamentals of highway safety Understand highway safety issues Become familiar with countermeasures Evaluate crash data Improve technical communication
Course Materials Material will be available on Canvas for the course
Course Format Lectures and discussions Short papers Exams Lecture Group project Reading assignments prior to class
Class Project Proposal Report Presentation
Assignments Professional quality All TYPED Non-conforming assignments subject to a zero grade See course web for specifications
Course Requirements/Grading Short papers Exams Lecture Proposal Report Presentation 15% 25% 10% 10% 30% 10%
Course Grades Grading scale A 90 and above B 80 89 C 70 79 D 60 69 E 59 and below
Course Grades No curve Appeals policy Within a week from return Review assignment in entirety
Other Policies See the following Senate Rules: Senate Rule 5.2.4.2: ABSENCES Senate Rule 6.3.1: PLAGIARISM Senate Rule 6.3.2: CHEATING No tobacco products No-laptop policy No-mobile phone policy
Expectations Come on time and attend lectures Turn assignments at due dates Be attentive and participate Come to class prepared Be able to complete assignments Think critically and creatively Learn what is deemed necessary Become familiar with class subject Acquire basic competence in design Do not be afraid to ask questions
Road Safety Defined Road safety is the number of accidents (crashes), or accident consequences, by kind and severity, expected to occur on the entity during a specific period. Ezra Hauer (1997)
Main Questions What s the risk? Which is safer? What s the priority?
Importance of Road Safety 2012 33,561 people killed in US 92 per day 1 per 16 minutes 2,362,000 injured Motor vehicle crashes cost $277 billion Traffic Safety Facts 2012, NHTSA
Wait a Minute! 35 % of fatal crashes alcohol involved 20% of fatal crashes involved speeding 26% of passenger fatalities were ejected from the vehicle Fatalities are only 0.6% of all crashes
Most Signs Say: Yes! The innocent party Aging population Safety devices Road design Youth Pedestrians / cyclists
Costs of a Crash 1.6% of GDP Total cost $242 billion/year $23.4 billion medical $57.6 billion lost work productivity $19.7 billion lost household productivity $76.1 billion property damages $28.0 billion congestion Society cost $187 billion 2010, NHTSA
