April 9, 2008.
California Office of Traffic Safety Summit
San Francisco, CA.
May 19, 2009
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
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June 23, 2009
Driving Assessment 2009
Big Sky, Montana
June 26, 2009
PRI World Congress
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 27, 2009
Day of Architecture
Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2009
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
Phoenix, AZ.
August 12-14
Texas Department of Transportation “Save a Life Summit”
San Antonio, Texas
September 2, 2009
Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting
Savannah, Georgia
September 11, 2009
Oregon Transportation Summit
Portland, Oregon
October 8
Honda R&D Americas
Raymond, Ohio
October 10-11
INFORMS Roundtable
San Diego, CA
October 21, 2009
California State University-San Bernardino, Leonard Transportation Center
San Bernardino, CA
November 5
Southern New England Planning Association Planning Conference
Uncasville, Connecticut
January 6
Texas Transportation Forum
Austin, TX
January 19
Yale University
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Monday, February 22
Yale University School of Architecture
Eero Saarinen Lecture
Friday, March 19
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Transportation
April 5-7
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
McMurrin Lectureship
April 19
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (Organization Management Workshop)
Austin, Texas
Monday, April 26
Edmonton Traffic Safety Conference
Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 7
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Wednesday, July 6
Fondo de Prevención Vial
Bogotá, Colombia
Tuesday, August 31
Royal Automobile Club
Perth, Australia
Wednesday, September 1
Australasian Road Safety Conference
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, September 22
Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Program
Statewide Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday, October 20
Rutgers University
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Injury Prevention Forum
Toronto
Monday, May 2
Idaho Public Driver Education Conference
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, June 2, 2011
California Association of Cities
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, August 21, 2011
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Attitudes: Iniciativa Social de Audi
Madrid, Spain
April 16, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Gardens Theatre, QUT
Brisbane, Australia
April 17, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Centennial Plaza, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
April 19, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2013
University of Minnesota City Engineers Association Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2013
Metropolis and Mobile Life
School of Architecture, University of Toronto
February 22, 2013
ISL Engineering
Edmonton, Canada
March 1, 2013
Australian Road Summit
Melbourne, Australia
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June 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Tom,
I am surprised the article didn’t mention that a truck will travel about twice it’s length before the driver will hit the brakes. So in reality it takes around four football fields to actually come to a complete stop while loaded. ABS brakes may have shortened that slightly, but they mostly keep the trailer behind the truck.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:43 am
This snippet from the article is for the guy who doubted my story about being tailgated by trucks going down mountains:
“The difference [in horsepower] also helps explain why you sometimes see a truck’s grille filling up your mirror and tailing you much too close for comfort, especially on downgrades. The truck driver is probably trying to gather speed for the next upgrade. Unfortunately, you can’t do much under these circumstances except to understand the big rig’s limits and get out of the way. “The margin of safety to the rear is the hardest to control,” says Ward. “It’s probably best to change lanes, slow down slightly and let the truck pass.”
June 9th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I too have been tailgated by trucks and had to raise my speed to 95 mph on long downhills to stay ahead by just a few feet. My wife woke up from her nap once and thought she was in a nightmare as another truck was passing on the right… must have been empty as his rear was swinging back and forth wildly. You can’t change lanes and slow down when another truck is blocking the right lane and speeding too. Our growing dependence on just-in-time shipping is lowering our safety and quality of life so a few can save a few more dollars.
June 10th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Trying to take advantage of the downhill is not justification for speeding, nor is it for tailgating. “The difference[in horsepower]” has nothing to do with your ability to brake.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:41 am
When I was growing up, trucks had a 55 MPH speed limit on roads where the rest of the traffic could go 65. I never see these dual speed limits anymore, but I think they’re needed on these mountain roads.