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Transportation Safety Analysis (CE 528)

This course presents an overview of issues and methods in transportation safety analysis, including factors that most contribute to crash occurrence and injury severity outcomes, how transportation agencies plan to improve traffic safety, methods to determine crash causation, models that can be used to quantify safety performance of transportation infrastructure, methods to identify sites that may be suitable for treatment, and countermeasures that can be used to improve safety. View course on website

Highway Safety Analysis (TTE 6315)

This course provides a detailed coverage of safety analysis using methodologies of the Highway Safety Manual developed by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Topics include crash modification factors, safety performance functions, principles and techniques used in identification and evaluation of high crash locations, and corrective measures to enhance highway safety. View course on website

Introduction to Roadside Safety CEEG 430

Fundamentals of roadside safety design and analysis: topics include traffic barrier warranting and selection, crash data analysis, hardware performance evaluation, and benefit/cost analysis.

Transportation Safety Engineering CIVE 867

Safety criteria in the planning, design and operation phases of highway, rail, airport, mass transit, pipeline, and waterway transportation systems. Background of safety legislation and funding requirements. Identification of high accident locations and methods to determine cost/effectiveness of improvements. (U of Nebraska - Lincoln completed at U of Nebraska - Omaha.)

Highway Safety (CEE 8205)

Overview of highway safety including factors that contribute to highway crashes, techniques to improve the safety of the roads, geometric design elements, and accident reconstruction techniques.  View course on website

Traffic Engineering and Highway Safety (CE 6721)

Roadway traffic capacity and network performance measures; steady and unsteady traffic flow phenomena; traffic control signalization theory and practical implementation; monitoring techniques, instruments, and data processing for highway safety. Traffic related highway safety design concepts. View course on website

Transportation Safety (CEE 6250)

Statistical analysis of transportation data, including safety and risk assessment. Regression and multivariate analysis, such as discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, and factor analysis. In-depth study of selected methodologies for analyzing transportation safety and designing counter measures. View course on website

Transportation Safety Engineering (CE 6450)

A study of different transportation systems management strategies with specific emphasis on their impact on safety, including methods of obtaining and analyzing crash data. Emphasis is also placed on the interaction of human and vehicle characteristics and the road environment on safety. View course on website

Intelligent Transportation Systems 5575

The use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability, and/or security of transportation systems. Covers ITS applications, technologies, deployment issues, and system performance in both urban and rural environments.