Appendix B Scan Study Site Agendas
Finland Itinerary
Monday, June 14
- a.m. Finnish Program (Helsinki)
- p.m. Working Lunch (Helsinki)
- p.m. Finnish Program/Site Visit (Helsinki)
Tuesday, June 15
- a.m. Finnish Program (Helsinki)
- p.m. Working Lunch (Helsinki)
- p.m. Finnish Program (Helsinki)
Juha Luoma June 11, 2004 1 (1)
Roadway Human Factors International Scanning Tour to Finland
Program (Monday June 14, 2004)
VTT Building and Transport (Lämpömiehenkuja 2 C,Espoo)
- 8.30 Welcome to VTT (Research Manager Heikki Kanner)
- 8.45 Human factors research at VTT Building and Transport (Chief Research Scientist Juha Luoma)
- 9.00 Road markings (Senior Research Scientist Veli-Pekka Kallberg)
- 9.25 Winter maintenance (Research Scientist Mikko Malmivuo)
- 9.50 Grade crossings (Senior Research Scientist Veli-Pekka Kallberg)
- 10.15 Coffee break
- 10.45 Variable message signing (Senior Research Scientist Pirkko Rämä)
- 11.10 Road weather information service (Research Scientist Anna Schirokoff)
- 11.40 Intelligent speed adaptation (Senior Research Scientist Harri Peltola)
- 12.05 Traveler information service (Research Scientist Merja Penttinen)
- 12.30 Lunch
- 13.30 Shuttle bus leaves to Pasila, Helsinki
- 14.00 Visit to Finnra's Traffic Information Centre
- 16.00 Shuttle bus leaves to the hotel
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VTT Building and Transport
Lämpömiehenkuja 2, Espoo P.O. Box 1800, FIN–02044 VTT, Finland
Tel. + 358 9 4561
Fax + 358 9 456 7031
name.surname@vtt.fi or www.vtt.fi
Business ID 0244679-4
Norway Itinerary
Wednesday, June 16
- a.m. Norwegian Program/Site Visit (Trondheim)
- p.m. Norwegian Program/Site Visit (Trondheim)
Program June 6 at SINTEF
- 8:45 a.m. Opening of the meeting and a short presentation of the participants from SINTEF and the U.S. Panel
- 9:00 a.m. Research Director Tore Knudsen: Presentation of our department, our HF staff, visions, goals and cooperation with other professionals (topic 5)
- 9:20 a.m. Senior Behavioral Scientist Gunnar Jenssen: Presentation of research projects concerning the interaction of in-vehicle and roadway technologies and the utility of self-organizing roads (topic 1)
- 9:50 a.m. Behavioral Scientist Trine M. Stene: Presentation of a project where cognitive models of the driver and results of HF research projects will be incorporated into manuals and guidelines for road design and traffic regulations (topic 2)
- 10:15 a.m. Research Engineers Liv Ovstedal/Eirin Ryeng: Presentation of a project concerning children's behavior in traffic and the importance for roadway design and traffic regulations (topic 6)
- 10:45 a.m. Break-walk to the driving simulator
- 11:00 a.m. Senior Behavioral Scientists Gunnar Jenssen and Terje Moen, Research Engineers Terje Giaever and Hans Skjelbred: Presentation of the driving simulator and projects concerning driving behavior and roadway design (topic 3)
- Testing of different designs of roundabouts
- Measures of driver's reaction times related to new roadway design (Soknedal)
- Simulator road design of E-39, Orkdalsvegen
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. Luncheon-SINTEF
- 1:00-3:00 p.m. Guided tour to two road construction projects. Chief Engineer Svein T. Pedersen
- E39-Orkdalsvegen, Ann J. Tinnmannsvik
- E6-Melhus, Gunnar Knagg
- 3:00-3:30 p.m. End of the meeting-time to say goodbye
Sweden Itinerary
Thursday, June 17
- a.m. Swedish Program (Linkoping)
- p.m. Working Lunch (Linkoping)
- p.m. Swedish Program (Linkoping)
Friday, June 18
- a.m. Swedish Program/Site Visits (Linkoping)
- p.m. Working Lunch/Site Visits (Linkoping)
Study visit by the Roadway Human Factors & Behavioral Safety International Scanning Tour, USA
June 17-18, 2004
Guests: Michael Trentacoste, FHWA Co-Chair, FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; Kevin Keith, AASHTO Co-Chair, Missouri Department of Transportation; Dr. Barry Kantowitz, Report Facilitator, Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan; Dr. Leanna Depue, Missouri Safety Center, Central Missouri State University, Dr. Thomas Granda, FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; Ernest Huckaby, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA; Bruce Ibarguen, State Traffic Engineer, Maine Department of Transportation; Wesley Lum, Division of Research and Innovation, California Department of Transportation; Terecia Wilson, Director, Safety Office, South
Carolina Department of Transportation; Jake Almborg, ATI, Inc. Delegation Coordinator; Mats Petersson, SNRA
Hosts: Dr. Urban Karlström, Director General, and Dr. Hans Erik Pettersson, Research and Marketing Director, Region Goteborg
Meeting room: Vättern
Thursday, June 17
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction to VTI Dr. Urban Karlström, Director General
- 9:15 a.m. Introduction of U.S. Delegation Mr. Michael F. Trentacoste and Mr. Kevin Keith
- 9:30 a.m. Overview of VTI human factors research within road design and vehicle systems Dr. Hans Erik Pettersson and Dr. Lena Nilsson
- 10:00 a.m. Road safety and safety trends on the national rural road network Dr. Göran Nilsson
- 10:20 a.m. Coffee
- 10:30 a.m. Presentations of research in road design measures for safety
- Road equipment Dr. Sven-Olof Lundkvist
- Experiences of development of roundabouts in urban and rural areas Mr. Jörgen Larsson
- New road design: 2+1 roads Mr. Arne Carlsson
- 12 Noon Lunch at the Lilla Skafferiet
- 1:00 p.m. Presentation of the VTI driving simulator Dr. Staffan Nordmark The VTI driving simulator as a tool for road design Mr. Mats Lidström
- 1:30 p.m. Demonstration of the VTI driving simulator and presentations of other resources for human factors research as the VTI instrumented car, etc. Dr. Staffan Nordmark, Mr. Mats Lidström, Dr. Lena Nilsson, Ms. Ulla Kaisa Knutsson
- 2:30 p.m. Research and experiences of milled rumble strips Ms. Anna Anund VTI recommendations for road design based on studies of old drivers' needs Mr. Per Henriksson
- 3:10 p.m. Coffee Break
- 3:20 p.m. Examples of other studies; roadwork furnituring, transition curves Dr. Lena Nilsson and Mr. Sven Dahlstedt
- 3:40 p.m. Discussion and summing up of the day Dr. Urban Karlström, Dr. Hans Erik Pettersson, Dr. Lena Nilsson, Mr. Sven Dahlstedt, Dr. Staffan Nordmark, Mr. Mats Lidstrom, Mr. Jörgen Larsson and Mr. Arne Carlsson
- 6:30 p.m. Dinner hosted by the U.S. Panel at Stangs pm & Co.
Friday, June 18
- 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Swedish National Road Administration, SNRA, Region Southeast, will be host to site visits to rural and urban sections with new design features in the Southeast Region Mr. Mats Petersson, SNRA and Mr. Arne Carlsson, Mr. Jörgen Larsson and Ms. Ulla Kaisa Knutsson, VTI
Denmark Itinerary
Monday, June 21
- a.m. Danish Program (Copenhagen)
- p.m. Danish Program (Copenhagen)
Roadway Human Factors & Behavioral Safety
International Scanning Tour Programme
- 09.00 – 09.15 Welcome and programme/Kurt Petersen, DTF
- 09.15 – 09.45 Presentation of the Scanning Tour
- 09.45 – 10.00 Introduction to Danish Transport Research Institute (DTF)/Kurt Petersen
- 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break
- 10.30 – 11.30 Intelligent Speed Adaptation INFATI/Bente Schmidt Nielsen, University of Aalborg, ISA Christer Hydèn, Technical University of Lund
- 11.30 – 12.00 Other speed management options Variable speed signs/Lotte Larsen, DTF
- 12.00 – 13.30 Lunch break
- 13.30 – 15.00 Mini-workshops:
- Collision avoidance – a safety tool for the driver?
- Analysis of conflicts in a complex traffic environment – analysis method
The Netherlands Itinerary
Tuesday, June 22
- a.m. Dutch Program (Soesterberg)
- a.m. Working Lunch (Soesterberg)
- p.m. Dutch Program (Soesterberg)
Wednesday, June 23
- a.m. Dutch Program/Site Visits (Leidsche Rijn)
- p.m. Working Lunch/Site Visit (Leidschendam)
- p.m. Dutch Program/Site Visits (Leidschendam-Rotterdam)
France Itinerary
Thursday, June 24
- a.m. French Program (Lyon-Bron)
- p.m. Working Lunch (Lyon-Bron)
- p.m. French Program (Lyon-Bron)
INRETS Provisional Programme
INRETS, Lyon Bron, 25 Avenue Francois Mitterrand-
case 24, 69675 Bron cedex
Contact person: Mrs. Corinne Brusque, Phone +33 (0)4 72 14 24 36
M. Jean Pierre Medeville, INRETS Deputy Managing Director and INRETS Director for International Affairs; Mrs. Claire Plantie Niclause, INRETS Deputy-Director for International Affairs; and M. Jean Luc Ygnace, Research Engineer in ITS socio economic assessment, will attend part of the meeting.
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome and presentation of the INRETS Lyon-Bron site M. Dominque Cesari, Director of the INRETS, Lyon Bron site
- 9:15 a.m. Laboratory Ergonomics & Cognitive Sciences in Transport Presentation of the Laboratory Mrs. Corinne Brusque, Head of LESCOT
- 9:45 a.m. In-depth analysis of driving activity for the assessment of elderly drivers' competency: a first step for the standardization of road tests. Mme Claude Marin-Lamellet, Mme Catherine Gabaude, Mme Laurence Paire-Ficout
- Comparison between elderly drivers involved or not involved in accidents during the last three years.
- Comparison between elderly and younger driver's behaviour during turn across traffic intersections.
- 11:00 a.m. Road infrastructure and mental load evaluation from Heart Rate Variability measurement M. Andre Chapon
- 11:30 a.m. Mental model of the driving situation: dual task effect on event versus road characteristics detection Mme Beatrice Baillly
- 12 noon Cognitive models of the drivers Mrs. Helene Tattegrain-Veste, M. Thierry Bellet
- 12:30 p.m. An example of integration of European research capacities on Human Factors: the "Humanist" network of excellence Mrs. Corinne Brusque
- 1:00 p.m. Lunch
- 2:30 p.m. Presentation of the laboratory for biomechanics and crash test and visit of its installations on the INRETS-Lyon Bron site M. Dominique Cesari
- 4 p.m. End of meeting
Friday, June 25
- a.m. French Program (Paris/Arcueil)
- p.m. Working Lunch (Paris/Arcueil)
- p.m. French Program (Paris/Arcueil)
INRETS-Paris-Arcueil
2 avenue du General Malleret Joinville
94114 Arcueil cedex (RER station Laplace-line B)
Contact person: Mrs. Claire Plantie Niclause + 33 (0)6 81 48 67 64
- 9:00 a.m. Pick up at the Laplace RER station (INRETS vehicles)
- 9:15 a.m. Welcome and presentation of the INRETS Arcueil site Mrs. Marlene Choukroun, Head of communication
- 9:25 a.m. Presentation of INRETS scientific programmes Mrs. Helene Fontaine, Director of the INRETS-Arcueil site
- 9:45 a.m. Urban transport policies impact on health M. Sylvain Lassarre
- 10:30 a.m. Driving simulator usages in INRETS M. Pierre Gauriat
- 11:15 a.m. Visit of installations: driving simulator M. Pierre Gauriat
- 12:15 p.m. Lunch, Restaurant Le Pavillon Montsouris, 20 rue Gazan, 75014 Paris, +33 (0)1 43 13 29 00 with: M. Jean Panhaleux, French Ministry of Transport-Deputy Director for Traffic and Road Safety; M. Guy Bourgeois, INRETS Managing Director; M. Mathieu Goetzke, French Ministry of Transport, Directorate for Scientific and Technical Affairs-Head of international relations
- 2:30 p.m. User behaviour and visual perception in fog-fog simulation Mrs. Viola Cavallo
- 3:15 p.m. Simulator use and road crossing by aged pedestrians M. Regis Lobjois
- 4:00 p.m. In-depth analysis of road situations and driver activities. The cases of intersections crossing and motorway driving Mme Farida Saad
- 4:45 p.m. Discussion
- 5 p.m. End of visit