Last updated:April 17, 2009
Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist #96 by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction, an organization founded by twelve professional accident reconstruction associations and societies with international representation that comply with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommendations. Expires March 2011.
Crash Data Retrieval System Operator by and through the Vetronix Corporation.
Work Zone Safety Specialist #ZZ90142, by the International Municipal Signal Association whose program is contributed to by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and the National Advisory Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Recognized as a specialist in highway work zone safety.
Flagging and Traffic Control Specialist Level I #GG060010, by the International Municipal Signal Association. This certification is recognized by 18 states as a minimum requirement for all work zone flaggers. Recognized as a specialist in standards for flagging at highway work zones.
Traffic Signal Control Technician, Level I #AA90100 by the International Municipal Signal Association. Recognized as specialist in traffic control signal operation.
Inducted into Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, March 27, 2000.
Recipient of the William S. & Dorothy G. Wallace Memorial Award for excellence in research. June 2001.
Graduate Research Award, May 2002, University of Hartford
Recognized and testified as an expert in arbitrations, Department of Motor Vehicle hearings and Superior Courts in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont, Florida, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Missouri, and Washington on numerous occasions. My evidence has also been heard in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Lectured and/or reconstructed collisions in 33 states, 3 Canadian Provinces, Australia, New Zealand, England and Poland. Consulted on cases from other reconstructionists and legal counsel throughout the world.
Messerschmidt, W., & Muttart, J. Statistical Analysis of Event Data Collected by Heavy Trucks (2009). Warrendale, PA; Society of Automotive Engineers (in press).
Muttart, J. W., Fisher, D. L., Pollatsek, A., & Knodler, M. (2007). Driving Without a Clue: Evaluation of Driver Simulator Performance During Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Volume 2018. Safety and Human Performance, pp. 9-14.
Muttart, J. W., Fisher, D. L., Pollatsek, A., & Knodler, M. (2007). Driving Simulator Evaluation of Driver Performance during Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone: Driving without a Clue (Technical Paper No. 07-2873). Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board and Texas A&M Work zone Clearing House.
Messerschmit, W., & Muttart, J. W. (2005). Investigating Rear end collisions, First Contact: Newsletter for the Illinois Accident Investigator, 10(2), 6-9.
Muttart, J. W. (2005). Quantifying Driver Response Times Based upon Research and Real Life Data, 3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, 3, 8-29.
Muttart, J. W. (2005). Factors that Influence Drivers’ Response Choice Decisions in Video Recorded Crashes (Technical paper No. 2005-01-0426). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Muttart, J. W., Messerschmidt, W., & Gillen, L. (2005). Relationship between Relative Velocity Detection and Driver Response Times in Vehicle Following Situations (Technical paper No. 2005-01-0427). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). Estimating Driver Response Times, (2004). Handbook of Human Factors in Litigation (Noy & Karkowski Ed.), (Ch. 14) Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis) 14-1 – 14-24.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). Examining the Myth of Perceptual Tropism or the Moth-to-flame Phenomena: Myth Busted! Impact, 13, 64-68.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). Problemy rekonstrukcji wypadkow drogowych (Road Accident Reconstruction Problems), (Ch. 30) Driver response in various environments estimated empirically. Krakow, PL: Institute of Forensic Research Publishers.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). Driver Response Choice: A Comparison of Actual Responses to Decision Making Theory, Australasian & South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators Biennial Conference Proceedings, Auckland, New Zealand.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). DRIVE3: A Simplified method for estimating driver response, Australasian & South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators Biennial Conference Proceedings, Auckland, New Zealand.
Muttart, J. W. (2003). Driver Response in Various Environments Estimated Empirically (DRIVE3) co-author computer program (10/2003) owned and sold by REC-TEC, LLC.
Muttart, J. W. (2003). Evaluation of Methods for Estimating Driver Response Times, Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators 2003 Conference Proceedings, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Muttart, J. W. (2003). Development and evaluation of driver perception-response equations based upon meta-analysis, (Technical paper no. 2003-01-0885). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Muttart, J. W. (2004). Development and evaluation of driver perception-response equations based upon meta-analysis, SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems after being judged by a panel of engineering experts to be among the most outstanding SAE technical papers of 2003.
Muttart, J. W. (2002). Development and evaluation of driver perception-response equations based upon prior experimental research, Master's Thesis, University of Hartford.
Muttart, J. W. (2001). Evaluation of the Influence of Several Variables upon Driver Perception Response Times, Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators 2001 Conference Proceedings. York, England.
Muttart, J. W. (2000). The Influences of Age-Related Development upon Child Pedestrian and Bicyclist Collisions, 2000. Accident Reconstruction Journal, 11(1), 34-42.
Muttart, J. W. (2000). Effects of Retroreflective Material upon Pedestrian Recognition at Night, Accident Reconstruction Journal, 11(1), 51-57. Also presented at the ASTM Subcommittee Meeting on the establishment of Standards for Safety Clothing. Washington, DC: NHTSA, 1998.
Muttart, J. W. (1997). The Effects of Left Turn Lanes on Driver Behavior and Accident Rates, New England Chronicle [New England Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers].
Muttart, J. W. (1996). "Vehicle Acceleration: Observations and Test Results", Accident Investigation Quarterly, Sp. 1996.
Muttart, J. W. (1995). The Cognitive Abilities and Characteristics of Children Pedestrians Involved in Accidents, Accident Investigation Quarterly.
Muttart, J. W. (1992). Area of Impact Determinations, The Legal Investigator, November 1992.
Muttart, J. W. (1991). Post Impact Seat Belt Examination, The Legal Investigator, Aug. 1991.
Muttart, J. W. (1991). Post Impact Seat Belt Examination, Accident Reconstruction Journal, May/June 1991.
Proceedings Research
Muttart, J. W., Northrop, J., Russell, G., Reynolds, M., Muir, B., & Muttart, M. (2003). Identification distances of pedestrians & objects at night, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators Annual Meeting. Burlington, Ont.
Muttart, J. W., Yosko, M., Vandenberg, G., Bartlett, W., Gillen, L. (2005). Human Factors Research Results, South Carolina Accident Reconstruction Society Annual Proceedings. Charleston, SC.
Yosko, M. & Muttart, J. (2006). Pedestrian recognition distances at night. Proceedings of the Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Houston, TX.
Muttart, J., Squire, R., Lewis, G, & Russell, G. (2006). Pedestrian and retroreflective detection distances at night. Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators, Hanover, MD.
Muttart, J., Zwicker, K., Daneff, G. & Tupper, A. (2006). Pedestrian and retroreflective detection distances at night. Canadian Association of Traffic Accident Investigators & Reconstructionists, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Muttart, J., Vandenberg, G., Yosko, M., Connelly, J., Adamson, K., Moebes, T., Lohf, D., Thornhill, J., Long, M., & Ramirez, C. (2006). F3T2 World Reconstruction Exposition, Houston, TX.
Muttart, J., Hitchens, J., Eubanks, J. , Mainzer, G. (2007). Delaware State Police, Dover, DE.
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Bonnett, G. M. (2005). Pedestrian Vaults: Humans Going Ballistic. Jacksonville, FL: Institute of Police Technology and Management.
The Surface Transportation Technical Group (STTG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, held in Minneapolis, MN, October 2001.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, held in Pittsburgh, PA, September 2002.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, held in Denver, CO, October 2003.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, September 20-24, 2004.
The Safety Technical Group (STG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, held in Denver, CO, October 2003.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore, MD, October 2007.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, held in New York, NY, 2008.
Society of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (S. O. A. R.)
Peer Reviewer for February 2004 publication.
Society of Automotive Engineers
2004 Congress & Exposition, March 2004.
2005 Congress & Exposition, April 2005
2006 Congress & Exposition, April 2006
2007 Congress & Exposition, April 2007
2009 Congress & Exposition, April 2009
Intelligent Transport Systems - ITS
12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 2005, held in San Francisco, CA
Chair: Roadway Safety Session, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 2008.
Co-Chair: Perceptual Concepts and Intelligent Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 2008.
Accident Dynamics Research Center, Uncasville, Connecticut. May 1990 to Present. Analyze motor vehicle accidents and provide testimony regarding my findings if necessary. Provide services to various municipalities, corporations, insurance companies and law firms who need to know how (or why) a collision occurred. Conduct scientific research into several aspects of traffic collision reconstruction and traffic safety. Prepare computer generated graphic presentations. Provide training, assistance or lectured to the Police Officers, Insurance Claims employees, engineers, accident reconstructionists, and private investigators from the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and in England. Developed the algorithms and methodology for Driver Response in Various Environments (DRIVE) computer program that is being used in more than 9 countries and throughout the US, and Canada and is being sold commercially by three sources.
Research includes conspicuity of objects of various contrasts at night in the field, headlight beam patterns, conspicuity of and response to various light patterns, real life driver response times and response choice, influence of driver workload on leg movement times and braking latencies and speed loss after an emergency response. Also, I have analyzed the ability of prior works to predict real life response times.
University of Massachusetts, Human Performance Laboratory, October 2005 to present. Research Assistant. Perform research that measures driver performance involving novice drivers, highway work zones, driver search patterns, temperature sensors to reduce black ice crashes and cell phone usage. Research entails programming and using a driving simulator and conducting on road studies, as well as analyzing the data. Current research involves collision warning devices (within the vehicle and in the work zone). The goal of which is to test the safety and usability of new technologies that will enhance Intelligent Transportation Systems, and interface between users and new and evolving products such as traffic control plans (including road signs and variable message signs), cellular phones, and collision avoidance systems. I am assisting or have assisted in studies related to search patterns of drivers (particularly the training of novice drivers) and in a study of Variable Message Sign use on highways with traffic delays. Guest lecturer (Crash Reconstruction) for Transportation Engineering classes (2005, 2007, and 2008).
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut. January 2003 to present. Lecturer. Teach History and Systems of Psychology, General Psychology (Intelligence, Learning, Motivation, Perception, Memory, Brain & Behavior, life span development and Social behaviors) and Tests and Measures, that involves statistics, reliability, validity, test development, forensic psychology issues, research methods and assessment and testing tools used to measure behavior.
Northeastern Accident Cause Analysis, a division of D. P. Jetmore and Associates, Inc., New London, Connecticut. June 1989 to May 1990. Reconstructed motor vehicle accidents, prepared animations of vehicle and body movements, testified as an expert in the field. Assisted in private investigation tasks.
Three Rivers Community Technical College, Norwich, Connecticut. June 1988 to April 1990. Adjunct Faculty and Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice degree program, "Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation." Taught techniques of advanced accident investigation, including technical instruction in the field of vehicle dynamics, speed determination, occupant kinetics/kinematics, seat belt examination, measuring and scale diagramming, vehicle damage analysis, collection of evidence at the scene and interpretation of that evidence, photography, time and distance calculations, vehicle examination, lamp analysis and tire damage analysis in a class entitled Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation. Conducted field-testing regarding surface friction and speed analysis.
Muttart Accident Reconstruction Service, Uncasville, Connecticut. December 1987 to June 1989. Reconstructed motor vehicle accidents for law firms in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Full time March 1989 to June 1989 (did not receive compensation for services until March 1989).
Groton Town Police Department, Groton, Connecticut. June 1983 to April 1989. Patrol Officer assigned as Accident Investigative Reconstructionist in 1985 for a 65 man department that protected a 50 square mile area. Senior member and initiator of the Accident Reconstruction Unit. State Certified Police Instructor in the fields of Accident Investigation and Traffic Control. Responsible for investigating, or assisting in the investigation, of all motor vehicle accidents involving serious injuries, unknown cause, or death. Also assigned to re-investigate several accidents in which a party involved may have contested the cause.
President of police union 1985-1986.
June 1996 to April 1997. Train accident investigators and reconstructionists for the Town of Groton; assist accident reconstruction unit in their investigations.
University of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA. Ph.D. candidate. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, majoring in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. 2005 to present.
· Course work requirements have been completed.
· Human factors in Engineering & Design. [Detection, reaction time, decision-making and attention.] (Related research – Utilized the Subtractive Method and Additive Factors Method to develop a method for estimating driver response times– Signal Detection Theory for nighttime responses – Information Theory applied to response times to tune a radio (or any other device) and for leg movement times. Prepared a presentation that critiqued current collision avoidance algorithms).
· Economics of Decision making [Evaluation of benefits and costs, utility functions, optimization, applying mathematical models to decision making] (Related research – developed a mathematical model based upon the Nash Equilibrium that explains behavior of drivers when faced with a head-on vehicle in their lane, wrote a theoretical Model to predict when to warn drivers that they are closing dangerously fast in response to a lead vehicle.).
· Linear Programming [using mathematical models and matrices to determine, predict or optimize performance].
· Stochastic Methods – Using probabilities and processing times to predict behavior. (Related research – developed a fixation path flow chart that can be utilized to predict the next glance location of a driver given the current glance location.)
· Production Planning – Using mathematical models to better understand and model behavior (Related research – Developing a driver response time module for a Collision Avoidance System based upon the capacity and utilization and processing time of a driver. Prepared a presentation that critiqued a paper that addressed mathematical-based enforcement model to reduce crime)
· Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Seminars [Attend weekly seminars by authors in the field].
University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology concentration in Human Factors. 2002. Inducted into the National Honor Society.
· Human Factors. [Detection, Recognition, Pattern recognition, decision-making, and learning. Human psychological and physiological response to visual, tactile and audible stimuli, Expectation, Habituation, Motivation]
· Experimental Design and Advanced Research Methods.
· Cognitive Basis of Behavior. [Visual attention and performance; Perception; Decision-making; and Cognition]
· Learning. [Conditioning; reinforcement; motivation; motor learning; memory and decision-making.]
· Physiological Psychology and Sensory Processes. [Physiology of the perception, reaction, body movement and the brain. Vision, hearing and tactile response and awareness. Examination techniques including MRI, EEG, CT, PET and Evoke Potentials (P300 waves)].
· Related research: Cognitive abilities of children pedestrians, visual attention, Alcohol on detection-response, Physiological differences between surprised and alerted Response, Detection-response of drivers, Interaction of occupants to vehicle interiors in accidents; Road topography on driver & pedestrian behavior; and Speed choice; Chromatic and contrast variations on recognition; Visual constancy; Retroreflection, Effects of stress (workload) on driving behavior. Master’s Thesis: Developed & tested a series of mathematical equations that predicted driver response times within 3/4 second, 90% of the time. Predict mean response time for given scenarios within 0.4 sec 100% of time.
Three Rivers Community Technical College, Norwich, Connecticut 1988. Associates of Science, General Studies. Certificate: Law Enforcement. High Honors. Spring 1987 - fall 1994. Related courses in, Computer aided drafting, Criminology, Court procedures, Statistics, Heat, light & sound, Calculus, Mechanics & statics and Material Science.
University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut 1997. Growth & Development - Elementary School Years. Graduate course in education. (For a better understanding of children pedestrians; see related research). (Also classes in Computer aided drafting with the Henry C. Lee Institute, see below).
Eastern Connecticut State College, Willimantic, Connecticut. 1982. Bachelor of Arts, Economics (Qualitative study of human behavior). Related course work in Physiology, Psychology of motor learning, Physical Science, Natural Science, Quantitative analysis, and Calculus & analytic geometry, Microeconomics.
Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut 2005. Linear Algebra.
Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Inc. (SATAI), Laughlin, NV. March 13 - 14, 2009. Motorcycle crush calculations and Preliminary Results of a Motorcycle Rider Response Experiment (See Lectures).
Maryland Crash Reconstruction Committee, Linthicum, MD. March 19, 2009 (Also see Lectures).
New Jersey, New York and Maryland Associations for Crash Reconstruction, Atlantic City, NJ. October 16, 2008. Influence of Drugs and Alcohol.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, NY. September 22 – 25, 2008.
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators 22nd Annual Conference, Bloomington, IL. September 10 - 12, 2008. Post impact spin analysis, crash testing, photogrammetric measurements, validation of speed analysis from fall. Crash Tests: Dropped two vehicles head-on into ground and a vehicle roll from a crane. Conducted study into the influence of response complexity on speed loss during the perception-response and how the response may influence the deceleration rate. (Lectured on the 9th, 11th and 12th).
10th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2008 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S., N.A.P.A.R.S. and I.A.A.R.S. Atlanta, GA, July 21-24, 2008. Crash data recorders – (commercial vehicles). Close Range Photogrammetry, Crash testing on July 21, 2008 involved a four-car crash and the results from the crashes was reported as part of the conference. (Lectured on the 23rd).
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - Annual Meeting, Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, August 20-24, 2007. Excel for accident reconstruction, documentation and evaluation of the data from multiple impact crashes and a pole crash (resulting in a roll over). Interpretation of collision data recorder downloads. Skid and yaw testing with stability systems. Driver response research: Night time identification of pedestrians of various contrasts, intoxicated driver response, response to roadside lights, driver glances in right and left turns, response inertia (leg movement and braking times). (Lectured on the 23rd).
ARC-CSI 2007 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. June 3 – 7, 2005. Seat Belt Effectiveness and Injury Correlation, Mechanism of Air Bag Injury, Accident Reconstruction at Traffic Signal Intersections, European Accident Reconstruction and Crash Testing techniques, Nighttime pedestrian collision reconstruction factors, The Effects of Sample Rates and Averaging Methods on Accelerometer Based Skid Testing In Accident Reconstruction. (See Lectures).
Transportation Engineering Applied Academics Mentoring [TEAAM] Panel Discussion, UMASS-Amherst, October 17, 2006. Federal Highway Administration functions, Practical driver training research (by Dr. Donald Fisher), developing safe traffic plans (William Scully) and Lane deviation warning systems (by Dr. Bruce Wilson of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center).
F3T2 Expo - Factors, Formulate, Forensics, Technology and Training. Houston, TX. September 17 - 21, 2006. Nighttime photography, Analysis of crash test results (I also gave a lecture, conducted research and presented the preliminary findings).
7th Annual New England Institute of Transportation Engineers/UMASS Technical Day. July 20, 2006. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Low cost safety improvements, using multiple databases for traffic safety and understanding emergency response. (Also gave a presentation and presented a poster).
CITI Course in The Protection of Human Research Subjects, May 27 - 28, 2006, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, History and Ethical Principles, Basic Institutional Review Board (IRB) Regulations, Informed Consent, Social and Behavioral Research for Biomedical Researchers, Records-Based Research, Genetic Research in Human Populations, Vulnerable Subjects - Research Involving Minors, Group Harms: Research With Culturally or Medically Vulnerable Groups, FDA-Regulated Research, HIPAA and Human Subjects Research and Workers as Research Subjects-A Vulnerable Population.
SAS Workshop, Office of Information Technology, University of Massachusetts, May 24-25, 2006. Training in the use of the statistical analysis software.
Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams, Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. May 2006 and March 2009.
Advanced diagramming and animation, Visual Statement. Manchester, NH, October 10-13, 2005. Training in the use of all components of Vista Fx software.
Pennsylvania State Police Accident Reconstruction Conference, State College, PA. September 27, 28, 2005. Pictometry, Using fingerprint powder in pedestrian crashes. TESTING: Acceleration and coast downs of several vehicles. (See lectures).
7th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2005 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. – S.O.A.R and SCHP. Charleston, South Carolina, July 25 - 28, 2005. Nighttime driver response, the application of collision data recorder technology and momentum analysis in test crashes. Conducted driver response research. (Lectured on the 26th and 28th).
3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Rockport, Maine. June 28-30, 2005. Simulator Users Group. June 27, 2005. Driver distraction and workload, aging and cognition, driver fatigue and impairment, visual performance and driving, collision avoidance, driver characteristics and behavior. Analysis of real life driver behavior.
ARC-CSI 2005 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. June 6 – 10, 2005. CDR and ECM downloading and event recording, pedestrian crashes, child seat use and crash safety, yaw tests results. TEST CRASHES: Two car into pedestrian, a head on crash, two multiple impact crashes, two trailer under-rides and a lower speed crash involving push bumpers. (See Lectures).
Blue Line Conference & CATAIR: Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists 2005, Markham, Ontario. April 27, 2005. Downloading and interpreting data from Event data recorders (Also see Lectures).
Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, Pennsylvania.
1987 S. A. E. Annual Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan. February 1987. Computer speed from crush; Car and truck braking; Night visibility; Alcohol Involvement; Motorcycle accidents; Pedestrian accidents; Occupant kinematics/kinetics; Perception-reaction times of drivers.
Accident Reconstruction, Lecture by Dr. I. Oljavo of University of Bridgeport.
Reconstructing Motor Vehicle Accidents, Lecture by Dr. Raymond Hagglund PE. of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, December 2, 1986.
Visual Effects of Driving at Night, Lecture by Paul Niemi, SAE International. March 1993. Factors that affect visual detection; physiology of the eye; Effects of winter and nighttime driving.
39th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Coronado, California, November 1995. Biomechanics of injury; Air bag injuries; Restraint systems; Low speed impacts; Testing methodology; Field testing of side air bags.
2003 SAE Annual Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan. March 3-6, 2003. Human factors in traffic collisions (driver response to mirrors and nighttime visibility issues), Biomechanics in traffic collisions. Reconstructing pedestrian and low speed collisions. Event data recorders, yaw speed calculations, determining road friction, computerized accident reconstruction, bulb examination, Monte Carlo analysis, and photogrammatical measuring. (See presentations & publications)
2005 SAE Annual Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan. April 11-14, 2005. Human factors, headlight output and design, steering response, critical speed, EDR accuracy, low speed biomechanics, deceleration rates during post impact spin out, watercraft steering, acceleration & deceleration. (See presentations & publications)
Graphics Press, LLC. Presenting Data and Information, Boston, MA. March 30, 2005.
University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management, Jacksonville, FL.
Crash Data Recorder Training, March 21-23, 2005, Retrieval and interpretation of information from event data recorders in motor vehicles.
Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, April 2001. Tire Forensics, vehicle occupant evidence, traffic engineering, bicycle dynamics, post collision drag from spin, black box technology, uncertainty study, Staged rear-end collision.
Advanced Accident Investigation, June 1985. First in Class. Mathematical collision speed analysis; Time and distance calculations; Vehicle dynamics; Photogrammetry; Tire damage evaluation; Lamp examinations; Vehicle damage evaluation; Evidence interpretation; Measuring and diagramming; Human factors; Kinetics/Kinematics; Field testing of skidding and yawing vehicles.
Traffic Accident Reconstruction, October 1985. First in Class. Mathematical collision speed analysis; Derivation of formulas; Time and distance calculations; perception-reaction; Dynamics of commercial and passenger vehicles; Kinetics; Evidence; Field testing of vaulting vehicle; Skidding of tractor-trailer, motorcycle and passenger car.
Tire Forensics for Accident Reconstructionists, April 1986.
Special Problems for Accident Reconstructionists, St. Augustine, FL. April 1986. Train accidents; Seat belt analysis and failure; Altered vehicles; Photography; Computerized speed from Crush; Field testing ABS braking; Drag factor; Pedestrian accident investigation and Photogrammetry
Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with Microcomputers, Jacksonville, FL. August 1997. Vector analysis, Using computer programs to determine collision speed and change in velocity, Kinetic Energy, Collision damage analysis, Examination of crash test results and their bearing upon accident reconstruction, and tire forces involved in a collision.
Advanced Crash Zone Training Course, October 15-18, 2004. Henry C. Lee Forensic Institute, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. Taught by CAD ZONE. Use of the computer aided drafting program for crash diagrams and forensic mapping. Use of the program to depict 3D environments and animations.
Problemy rekonstrukcji wypadkow drogowych IX Conference (Road Accident Reconstruction Problems), October 7 - 9, 2004. Damage to cars from thrown objects, investigating fraudulent car collision claims, deceleration and deflection of vehicles during braking under different loads, rear end collisions, psychological evaluation of witness testimony, abbreviated injury scale, occupant motion in rollovers, the use of medical examinations in pedestrian crashes, determining the driver using injury patterns, air bags injuries, motorcycle air bags (Lectured on the 9th).
Applications of Collision Prediction and Simulation with WinSMAC, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 18-20, 2004. Taught by the Trantech Corporation, developers of the program. Taught the use of WinSMAC for pre and post impact trajectory analysis, as a predictive tool and for estimating crash speeds.
6th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2004 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. also in Conjunction with I.A.A.R.S. Biloxi, Mississippi, July 26-29, 2004. Crash data recorders - update. Relative velocity detection thresholds, mapping headlight beams, and the use of Vericom for driver response research. Conducted driver response research. (Lectured on the 28th).
National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists & Investigators [NATARI] Conference. Conshohocken, PA. March 22, 2004. Determining which occupant was the driver, use of Excel in crush speed, pedestrian impacts and sensitivity analysis. (See presentations).
Crash Zone Training Course, March 15-18, 2004. Henry C. Lee Forensic Institute, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. Taught by CAD ZONE. Use of the computer aided drafting program for crash diagrams and forensic mapping. Use of the program to depict 3D environments and animations.
Australasian & South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators 2004 Biennial Conference, March 1 - 3, 2004. Auckland, New Zealand. Road friction testing (including contaminated roads, accelerometer testing, skid resistance, and testing methodology), trajectory throws, rollovers, human factors, calculating speed from vaulting and pitch rotation in a vault. Conducted tests with vaulting vehicles and rollovers to verify speed calculation methods. (See presentations and publications).
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators and AIRIL (Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law) 2003 Conference, Stratford-upon Avon, England, September 27-29, 2003. Calculating speed in pedestrian and bicycle collision, calculating speed with CCTV, sideswipe collision analysis (highway lane changes), precision and accuracy in traffic accident reconstruction, photogrammetry, ABS braking systems, and estimating impact using indirect methods. (See presentations and publications).
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - Annual Meeting, Burlington, August 19-24, 2003. Excel for accident reconstruction, documentation and evaluation of the data from two vaults, one that ended in a crash. Interpretation of collision data recorder downloads. Skid testing of a Fire Truck. Driver response research relative to contrast, lighting, expectation and context. (Lectured on the 21st in the morning and in the evening).
5th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2003 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. Charleston, South Carolina, July 28-31, 2003. Documentation and interpretation of scene evidence, collision damage analysis, vehicle processing, brakes & steering, digital photography, using the internet to obtain research, using Excel for accident reconstruction, traffic signal sequence interpretation, documentation and evaluation of the data from two on site test crashes and one vehicle vault. Interpretation of collision data recorder downloads. (Lectured on the 28th).
2nd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Park City, Utah. July 21-24, 2003.
Assessment for driver impairment, distraction and workload, aging and cognition, driver fatigue and impairment, visual performance and driving, collision avoidance, driver characteristics and behavior.
Rocky Mountain Crash Conference, Colorado State University & the Colorado DOT, Denver, CO. May 6-7, 2003. Pedestrian collisions, event data recorders, supplemental restraint systems, physics for accident reconstruction, & failure analysis (Lectured on the 6th).
Collision Safety Institute, Crash Data Retrieval Training, Bergen County Police Academy, Mahwah, NJ. April 10-11, 2003. Retrieval and interpretation of information from diagnostic and sensing modules (sometimes inappropriately called "Black boxes") in motor vehicles.
Vericom Training Class, Meriden, CT. March 17 - 18, 2003. Vehicle and driver testing using the Vericom accelerometer. Conducted test skids, turns, yaws, grade assessments, driver response tests and leg movement assessment research.
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators 16th Annual Conference, Rockford, IL. September 17-20, 2002. Pole & tree impacts, crash testing, evidence collection, pathology of traffic victims, breakaway fractures & legal considerations for physical evidence. Conducted 3 pole crashes and 4 vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests from 5 to 30.5 mph. (Lectured on the 18th).
International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists & the Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators Joint Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 12-13, 2002. Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction (Lectured on the 12th).
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators 2001 Conference, York, England, November 17-18, 2001. Expert reports, 3D LASER scans, eyewitness testimony, horn use, calculating passing distance, calculating speed in pedestrian and bicycle collision, event data recorders, motorcycle crash investigation, momentum speed analysis, computer speed calculations, driver reaction times, relationship of injuries and airbags, vehicle compatibility in crashes.
Intelligent Transportation Systems Mid-America Conference, Ohio DOT, Columbus, Ohio, November 8, 2001. Driver distractions, traveler information services, intelligent transportation systems, changeable message signs. Also gave a presentation (See lectures).
Washington Association of Technical Accident Reconstructionists, Bremerton, Washington. October 10 & 11, 2001. Testing regarding the effects of topography, distraction, contrast, number of stimuli, glare night versus day, left versus right & movement upon the response time of drivers. Also gave presentation (See lectures).
Southeast Coast Collision Conference, Coco Beach, Florida. August 8-10, 2001. Sponsored by DCCI & SARS. The Algorithms of CRASH and Understanding and Applying the Principle Direction of Force (PDOF). Gave presentation regarding Driver Response Behavior.
L&J Accident Reconstruction and Litigation Seminar, Sponsored by Lawyers & Judges Publishing, Anaheim, CA. February 16 -17, 2001. Human Factors in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Effects of Drugs & Alcohol on Driving, Inducing error & Injury: Distractions, Reactions and the Brain, Human Factors & Emergency Vehicles. Collision analysis and scene documentation, Crash Data Retrieval Systems, Vehicle Crush Applications and Occupant Kinematics, Dynamics & Biomechanics.
World Reconstruction Exposition – WREX 2000, Sponsored by several accident reconstruction organizations, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. September 23-29, 2000. Photogrammetry, LASER measuring with LTI, Event data recorders, Critical speed, crash protocol, vehicle suspension and steering. Three high speed car-to-car crash tests, and 17 motorcycle test crashes were conducted. There were also several tests skids on wet and dry pavement for various tires, vehicles, speeds, and air pressures. Conducted vehicle sliding on their side’s tests with various sized vehicles. Conducted lamp examination studies. Gave presentation on Factors that Effects Driver's perception-response time.
International Assoc. Accident Reconstruction Specialists 1998 Conference: State of the Art in Accident Reconstruction, Boston, Massachusetts. July 13-16, 1998. The accident reconstructionist in the legal system; Biomechanics of Low Speed Collisions; Fraud Claims; Elderly Driving Issues; Driver awareness and behavior in response to traffic control devices; conducted numerous low and moderate speed test crashes.
American Society for Testing Materials [ASTM] Subcommittee for the design of personal safety standards, at NHTSA headquarters in McLean, VA. VISCON '98, April 22, 1998. Effects of size, color, distance and angle of fluorescent and retroreflective material for detection and recognition. Conducted detection research in day, dusk and dark.
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Perception, Reaction, Conspicuity in Accident Reconstruction. November 1997. Perception, electromyography of Reaction, Illumination, Conspicuity and the use of the Driving Simulator. The effects of driving experience, alcohol and slow moving vehicles on driving response.
International Municipal Signal Association, Newark, New York.
Work Zone Traffic Control Safety Course, September 13-14, 1995. Traffic control devices (TCD); guidelines for use of TCD at highway work zones.
Flagger I Training Course, September 13, 1995. Position, equipment; stopping distances; procedures; channelization; and signing
Technical Conference, Cromwell, CT. September 14-15, 1995. Traffic signal design and timing.
Traffic Signal Technician, Level. April 24-25, 1996, & April 23-24, 1997.
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California.
Accidental Injury: Biomechanics & Prevention, San Diego, CA. November 1995. Sport (bicycle) injuries; Head, neck and back injuries; Injury analysis (MRI, CT, X-ray); Examination of exaggerated injuries; Rollover accidents; Low speed impacts.
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Low Speed Collision Analysis, San Diego, CA. September 1996.Automobile occupant protection & restraint; Laws of physics relative to low speed impacts; Biomechanics and anatomy of claimed injuries; Occupant movements; Vehicle damage assessment; Potential causes of injury; Identification of injury mechanisms. Conducted 8 test crashes at speeds between 5 and 12 miles per hour.
Commercial Vehicle Inspection & Accident Investigation, Houston, TX. March 1997. Performance & dynamics of commercial vehicles; Suspension components, braking systems, and evidence analysis. Test skidding and inspection of commercial vehicles.
Biomechanics for Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Columbia, SC., July 1997. Conservation of Momentum, Conservation of energy, Occupant kinematics, Kinetics, Injury patterns, Medical investigation, Occupants protection systems, Human anatomy.
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators & Reconstructionists, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1996 General Annual Seminar. Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 23-24, 1996. Pedestrian/bike collisions; Restraint systems, Occupant protection; Statement analysis; Human factors; Rollover accidents; Heavy truck reconstruction; measuring techniques, and Test crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Advance Traffic Signal Control Technology Seminar, Gardner, MA. September 1994.
Technical Program, Cromwell, CT. March 1995. Traffic Impact Studies-at CDOT.
Technical Program, Falmouth, MA. May 1995. I-95 corridor; AHS; Traffic Signal operations.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech.), Atlanta, Georgia, March 1994. Traffic Engineering Short Course. Traffic signal design and timing; Highway and intersection design; Work zones; Human factors; Traffic studies; Highway capacity and Traffic software.
Northwestern University, Traffic Institute, Evanston, Illinois.
Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation, December 1984. Time and distance calculations; Vehicle dynamics; Tire damage evaluation; Lamp examinations; Vehicle damage evaluation; Measuring and diagramming; Human factors; Scene examinations; Interpretation of scene evidence; Field testing of skidding vehicles.
Computerized Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Engineering Dynamics August 1993. Speed from collision damage and linear momentum; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle collision properties; Tire friction: Test crash results and Capabilities of computerized accident reconstruction programs.
Traffic Signal Timing Workshop, Falmouth, MA. May 1995.
National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators, King of Prussia, Maryland. Advanced Accident Investigation Techniques IV, Philadelphia, PA. October 1992. [Collection of blood evidence; Night visibility; Using Crush computer programs; Heavy braking systems; Field testing of commercial vehicle braking systems]
Ryerson University, Road Safety Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Forensic Animation of Motor Vehicle Collisions, April 1993. Acceleration, vehicle dynamics, graphic accident reconstruction.
Municipal Police Training Council and In-Service training with the Law Enforcement Council of Southeastern Connecticut pertaining to Accident Investigation. Meriden, Connecticut.
Accident Investigation, M. V. law and Traffic Control (~80 hrs). Oct - Dec. 1983.
In-Service training in accident investigation. 1988.
States Attorney Training Course by John Kelley, Esquire. February - April 1986.
Doppler radar training.
National Seminars Group. Several one and two day training seminars in the use of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access and MS PowerPoint.
Human Factors IS Crash Reconstruction, Maryland Crash Reconstruction Committee, Linthicum, MD. March 19, 2009
[Three lectures]
(1) Distracted Driving; (2) Whether Weather Influences a Response; (3)
Preliminary Results of a Motorcycle Rider Response Experiment.
Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Inc. (SATAI),
Laughlin, NV. March 13 - 14, 2009.
Human Factors for
Traffic Crash Reconstruction, Laughlin, NV.
March 8 - 12, 2009.
Human Factors for Traffic Crash Reconstruction, Ontario Provincial Police, Oakville, Ontario. February 2 - 6, 2009.
Human Factors for Traffic Crash Reconstruction, California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specials [CAARS], Sacramento, CA. January 12 - 16, 2009.
Human Factors for Traffic Crash Reconstruction, Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Seattle, Washington. October 20-24, 2008.
New Jersey, New York and Maryland Associations for Crash Reconstruction, Atlantic City, NJ. “What Number do I Use: Evaluating the Ability of a Driver to Avoid a Collision”. October 16, 2008.
Evaluating Crash Avoidance and Driver Response. (Part of Technical Accident Investigation Class). Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, October, 3, 2008.
Human Factors: What is it and how does it relate. Markel Insurance, Toronto Ont. October 2, 2008.
Evaluating Driver Response in a Nighttime Crash. Bloomington, IL, Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators 22nd Annual Conference, September 9, 2008.
Human Factors: What Really Matters? Avoidance! Bloomington, IL, Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators 22nd Annual Conference, September, 11 and 12, 2008.
Human Factors for Crash Reconstruction, Southeast Collision Accident Reconstruction Society, Spartanburg Police Department, Spartanburg, SC. August 18 – 22, 2008.
Human Factors, What Really Matters? 10th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2008 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S., N.A.P.A.R.S. and I.A.A.R.S. Atlanta, GA, July 21-24, 2008.
Human Factors for Crash Reconstruction, West Chester, PA Police, West Chester, PA. June 2 – 6, 2008.
Driver Response Time. Institute of Police Technology & Management, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL. April 21 – 23, 2008 (three lectures). History of reaction time research. Limitations to perception-response time and how driver response times change for certain situations.
Human Factors for Crash Reconstruction, Wisconsin State Police, Fort McCoy, WI. March 17-21, 2008.
Human Factors for Crash Reconstruction, Midwest Association of Traffic Accident Investigators, St. Paul, MN. January 14-18, 2008.
Human Factors for Crash Reconstruction, Delaware State Police, Wilmington University, Dover, DE, January 7 -11, 2008.
Evaluating Crash Avoidance and Driver Response. (Part of Technical Accident Investigation Class). Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, October, 2, 2007.
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - Annual Meeting, Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, August 20-24, 2007.
Human Factors for Traffic Accident Reconstruction. Held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. June 11 - 15, 2007. Driver response time and response choice, search patterns, gap acceptance and traffic signal response.
ARC-CSI 2007 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. June 4 – 7, 2005.
Traffic Crash Reconstruction, University of Massachusetts, Guest lecturer in traffic engineering department class. May 10, 2007.
Driving Simulator Evaluation of Driver Performance during Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone: Driving without a Clue. Transportation Research Board, Washington DC. January 22, 2007. Presentation by D. Fisher and J. Muttart.
Driver Response and Situational Awareness During a hands-Free Communication Task, F3T2 Expo - Factors, Formulate, Forensics, Technology and Training. Houston, TX. September 18, 2006 – Conference Research Results (pedestrian identification at night, visibility versus discernability, driver eye glances during turns & depth perception at night), September 21, 2006.
Developing Coalitions between the Private, Public and Academic Sectors for Transportation Research. & Poster Presentation: Driver Response and Situational Awareness During a hands-Free Communication Task, 7th Annual New England Institute of Transportation Engineers/UMASS Technical Day. July 20, 2006. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Human Factors: Understanding & Evaluating Driver Response. Anne Arundel County Police Special Operations Building, Sponsored by the Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators, Hanover, MD. March 20 - 23, 2006.
Understanding and Quantifying Driver Response. Texas Association of Accident Reconstructionist Specials, Houston, TX, February 17 & 18, 2006.
Using Event Data Recorder Information for Driver Response Research and Intelligent Transportation Systems, CDR Users Conference, Dallas, TX. February 13, 2006.
Witness Recall, Inn of Court, New Haven, Connecticut. February 1, 2006.
The Multiple Disciplines involved in Accident Reconstruction, University of Massachusetts, Guest lecturer in traffic engineering. December 12, 2005.
Understanding and Quantifying Driver Response. Pennsylvania State Police Accident Reconstruction Conference, State College, PA. September 27, 28, 2005.
Understanding and Investigating Nighttime Driver Response Issues in Accident Reconstruction, 7th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2004 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. – S.O.A.R and SCHP. July 26, 2005. Reported preliminary results of research July 28, 2005.
Quantifying Driver Response Times Based upon Research and Real Life Data. Driving Assessment Conference, Rockport, Maine. June 28, 2005.
Human Factors: Understanding Driver Response. West Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office for CSI (Collision Safety Institute). West Palm Beach, FL. June 21-25, 2005.
The Influence of Fatigue & Weather on Driver Response. ARC-CSI 2005 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. June 7, 2005.
Understanding and estimating driver response time day and night. Ontario Provincial Police Human Factors Training. York, Ontario. May 23, 2005.
Driver Detection, Perception, Response & Decision making. Blue Line Conference & CATAIR: Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists 2005, Markham, Ontario. April 27, 2005
Factors that Influence Drivers’ Response Choice Decisions in Video Recorded Crashes & Relationship between Relative Velocity Detection and Driver Response Times in Vehicle Following Situations, 2005 SAE Annual Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan. April 11-14, 2005.
Methods for Evaluating Driver Response in Day and Nighttime Crashes, New York Society of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists [NYSTARS], IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. March 10-11, 2005.
Estimating Driver Response Time and DRIVE3 Certification Class, Sponsored by the Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators & Reconstructionists, Edmonton, Alberta. November 7 – 8, 2004.
Problemy rekonstrukcji wypadkow drogowych IX Conference (Road Accident Reconstruction Problems), Institute for Forensic Research. Zakopane, Poland. October 7 - 9, 2004. New Research related to Driver Reaction Times.
6th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2004 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. also in Conjunction with I.A.A.R.S. Biloxi, Mississippi, July 26-29, 2004. Decision making by drivers and investigators.
Taft School, (Teacher Workshop). Watertown, CT. July 15, 2004. Multidisciplinary aspects of Forensic Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Investigations.
DRIVE3 Training and Certification Course. Conshohocken, PA. March 23-24, 2004. Use and limitations of Driver Response in Various Environments Estimated Empirically.
National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists & Investigators [NATARI] Conference. Conshohocken, PA. March 22, 2004. Driver response to traffic signals and factors that influence driver response choice (decision-making).
Australasian & South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators 2004 Biennial Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, March 1, 2004. Driver Response Choice: Factors that Influence decision-making and Response. March 3, 2004. Methods for estimating Driver Response Times and using DRIVE3.
REC-TEC Training, Coco Beach, FL. February 4, 2004. Driver Response in Various Environments Estimated Empirically (DRIVE3) applications and limitations.
Montville High School, Oakdale, CT. December 16, 2003. Multidisciplinary aspects of Forensic Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Investigations.
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators (ITAI) and A. I. R. I. L., Stratford-upon-Avon, England, September 29, 2003. Evaluation of Methods for Estimating Driver Response Times.
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - Annual Meeting, Burlington, August 19-24, 2003. Two lectures: Evaluating Human Factors in Nighttime Collisions and Documenting the lighting and Contrast of a Scene at Night.
5th Annual Southeast Collision Reconstruction Conference 2003 by S.C.A.R.S. - Se. A. R. S. July 28, 2003. Estimating Driver Response Times and the use of DRIVE3.
Rocky Mountain Crash Conference, Colorado State University & the Colorado DOT, Denver, CO. May 6, 2003. Estimating Driver Response Times & Evaluating Driver's Decisions.
West Chester, Ohio Police Department, West Chester, Ohio. March 24-28, 2003. Ergonomics & Human Factors in Traffic Incidents.
Society of Automotive Engineers, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan. March 5, 2003. 2003 Congress & Exposition. Development and evaluation of driver perception-response equations based upon meta-analysis. Audio-visual presentation to describe published research.
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - Ontario Region, General Motors Canada Head Office, Oshawa, Ontario. December 4, 2002. Estimating Perception-Response Times: Daytime and Nighttime Solutions.
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI. November 4-8, 2002. Human Factors in Traffic Incidents.
Kentucky Intelligence Section Training, Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, KY. October 23, 2002. Estimating driver response times.
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators 16th Annual Conference, Rockford, IL. September 18, 2002. Estimating driver response times.
International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists & the Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators Joint Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 12, 2002. Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction.
Criminal Justice Training Center, Seattle, Washington. June 3 - 7, 2002. Ergonomics & Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction.
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators (ITAI), York, England, November 18, 2001. Factors that Effect a Driver's Response.
Hanover Insurance Company, Meriden, Connecticut, November 13, 2001. Traffic Accident Reconstruction: Motorcycle, Commercial vehicle, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Low Speed Collisions.
ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Mid America, Ohio DOT, Columbus, Ohio, November 8, 2001. Factors that influence driver response and their application to "511", changeable message signs, and work zones.
Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Bremerton, Washington. October 10 & 11, 2001. Driving behavior and Nighttime Visibility Issues.
Southeast Coast Collision Conference, Cocoa Beach, Florida, August 9, 2001. Driver Response Behavior.
Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, University of North Florida, IPTM, Jacksonville, FL. April 17, 2001. Predicting Drivers Perception-Response Times and Validation of the "Predict" Model. Keynote Speaker.
WREX2000, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Factors that Effect Driver’s Perception and Response. September 2000. World’s largest reconstruction conference.
Guilford Police Department, Guilford, CT Measuring and Diagramming using Laser Measuring Equipment. April 9, 1999.
VISCON '98, ASTM Subcommittee conference for the design of personal safety standards, at NHTSA headquarters in McLean, VA. Effects of Colored Retroreflective Material on Pedestrian Recognition. April 22, 1998.
Rhode Island Association Auto Theft and Arson Investigators, Smithfield, Rhode Island, Biomechanics as Impact Speed Varies. January 7, 1998.
Allstate Insurance Company, Lincoln, Rhode Island, Investigation of Low Speed and Fraudulent Claim Accidents. May 1995.
State Farm Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Traffic Accident Reconstruction. February 1994.
Allstate Insurance Company, Lincoln, Rhode Island. Traffic Accident Reconstruction. April 1993.
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I have been asked to contribute to the following;
US News & World Report, February 2008.
Science Daily
http://www.ecs.umass.edu/public/media_coverage/sciencedaily_teendrivers.pdf
Channel 7 Eau Claire, WI
New Haven Register, New Haven, CT
The Day, New London, CT
The Star – Toronto, September 6, 2003. (About my research but not interviewed).
The Washingtonian
Discovery
TRAFFIC: Why Do We Drive the Way We Do (And what it says about us). Tom Vanderbilt. New York; Alfred A. Knopf a division of Random House Inc. 2008.
Pantagraph.com (Story by Sharon K. Wolf.) September 11, 2008
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/doc48c8936a846bd026991793.txt
Johns, Dave (November 25, 2008). Honk if You Know Why You're Honking; The car horn is beeping useless, Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2204988/pagenum/all/#p2
http://www.educationforthedrivingmasses.com/2008_12_06_archive.html
ESPN, (Air date December 13, 2008).
Friction Zone, April 2008 Issue, page 6. Vision Quest; Tracking where riders look by Kathleen Edwards.
