2011 Mid-Year Meeting TRB COMMITTEE AFB20. May 22-25, Cleveland, Ohio WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE

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1 2011 Mid-Year Meeting TRB COMMITTEE AFB20 Workshop on Roadway Departure Crashes: Bridging the Gap Between Testing and Real World Performance and Joint Meeting with AASHTO/AGC/ARTBA Task Force 13 May 22-25, 2011 Cleveland, Ohio WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE Considerable effort is expended in developing, analyzing, and crash testing roadside configurations and hardware that is placed along state highways, county roads, and city streets. However, there are many roadway departure crash types, where this effort may not be meeting the user s needs. In addition, there are many situations where the optimum installation of hardware may not be practical due to cost and rightof-way constraints. This workshop will explore situations where there is a gap between the user needs and the current state of the art and will identify research opportunities to close this gap.

2 PROGRAM Sunday, May 22, :00-3:00 pm Joint Subcommittee on Positive Protection in Work Zones Focus Topic: TBD Jim Bryden, Chair 3:30-5:30 pm AFB20(1) Subcommittee on Computational Mechanics Meeting Focus Topics: (1) Updating the AFB20(1) strategic plan and research needs and (2) What next for V&V. Malcolm Ray, Chair, Road Safe, LLC 7:00-9:00 pm AFB20(2) Subcommittee on International Research Activities Focus Topics: END Turned Down ENDs and Classifying Attenuators-What is the Difference Between a Terminal and a Crash Cushion? Michael Dreznes, co-chair, Barrier Systems, Inc Rod Troutbeck, co-chair, Troutbeck and Associates Monday, May 23, :00 8:00 am Continental Breakfast & Registration 8:00-8:30 am INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME Dick Albin, FHWA Chair, TRB Committee on Roadside Safety Design (AFB20) Session 1 National Perspectives - What is the Big Picture for Safety? 8:30 9:00 am Toward Zero Deaths Setting our sights TBD, AASHTO? 9:00 9:20 am NHTSA Perspectives - Future Vehicle Technologies related to Roadway Departure Frank Barickman, NHTSA 9:20 9:40 am Roadway Departure Case Studies from the NTSB David Rayburn, NTSB 9:40 10:00 am Insurance Industry Perspectives on Roadway Departure Crashes TBD, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 10:00 10:20 am BREAK 10:20 10:40 am ATSSA Donna Clark, ATSSA

3 Monday, May 23, 2011 Session 2 State and Local Perspectives Challenges and Needs 10:40 11:00 am Local Road Perspective on Roadway Departure Crashes David Brand, NACE 11:00 11:20 am Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) TBD, LTAP 11:20 11:40 am Roadway Departure on Low Volume Roads Ron Seitz, Kansas DOT & Member of AFB30 Low Volume Roads 11:40 12:00 am State Perspectives Michael Bline, Ohio DOT 12:00 1:00 pm LUNCH 1:00 1:30 pm Clear Zone and Trees in South Carolina Brett Harrelson, SC DOT Jennifer Ogle, Clemson University 1:30 1:50 pm Field Performance from the North Texas Tollway Authority Mark Bloschock, NTTA 1:50 2:10 pm Legal Perspective on Roadway Departure Crashes Russell Brown, The Law Offices of Russell Brown, P.C. Session 3 International Perspectives 2:10 2:30 pm Vision Zero and the implications for Roadway Departure Presenter, Org 2:30 3:00 pm BREAK 3:00 3:20 pm Utility Pole Crashes Are Frangible Poles a Solution Raphael Grzebieta, University of New South Wales 3:20 3:40 pm International Perspective TBD, Org

4 Monday, May 23, 2011 Session 4 Research Perspectives 3:40 4:00 pm Road Departures involving Vehicle Rollover: A Case Study Analysis Clay Gabler, Virginia Tech 4:00 4:20 pm Roadway Departure Research Needs Dean Sicking, MwRSF 6:30 10:30 pm Group Dinner House of Blues Thanks to the following for contributing to the dinner Tuesday, May 24, :00 8:00 am Continental Breakfast Session 4 Research Perspectives (continued) 8:00 8:20 am What is new in encroachment modeling and the RSAP update Malcolm Ray, Road Safe LLC 8:20 8:40 am Preliminary Case Studies of Motorcycle-Barrier Crashes from NCHRP Clay Gabler, Virginia Tech Session 5 MASH Implementation Current & Future Testing & Alternatives 8:40 9:10 am Test Matrix for Evaluation of Cable Barrier Systems in Median Ditches Ron Faller, MwRSF Roger Bligh, TTI 9:10 9:30 am MASH Test Level 4 Design Guidance Nauman Sheikh, TTI 9:30 10:00 am MASH - Future Updates and Research Needs TBD, MwRSF 10:00 10:20 am BREAK

5 Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Session 6 Spotlight Practices Bridging the Gap 10:20 10:40 am RD Implementation Plan Jarrod Stanley, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 10:40 11:10 am Roadside Safety Systems Installer Training & Design Mentor Program Mark Burkhead, PennDOT John Durkos, Road Systems, Inc. 11:10 11:30 am Roadway Departure Domestic Scan Findings Dean Focke, retired Ohio DOT 11:30 12:00 pm Instructions for Breakout Groups 12:00 1:00 pm LUNCH 1:00 2:30 pm Breakout Groups Breakout A International Roadside Safety Conference (IRSC) Facilitator: Ron Faller, MwRSF Breakout B Bridging the Gap - Addressing Needs in Roadside Safety Facilitator: Doug Gabauer, Bucknell University Breakout C MASH Implementation and Future Updates Facilitator: TBD 2:30 3:00 pm BREAK 3:00 4:30 pm Breakout Groups Breakout D Roadside Safety Clearinghouse Facilitator: Roger Bligh, TTI Breakout E Test Labs Experience with MASH Facilitator: Breakout F - Critical Research Needs - Hardware Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Facilitator: TBD 4:30 pm Adjourn for the day Dinner on your own.

6 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Begin Joint Meeting with Task Force 13 7:00 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:00 9:00 am Breakout Group Summaries (10 minutes each) Breakout A - International Roadside Safety Conference (IRSC) Breakout B - Bridging the Gap - Addressing Needs in Roadside Safety Breakout C - MASH Implementation and Future Updates Breakout D - Roadside Safety Clearinghouse Breakout E - Test Labs Experience with MASH Breakout F - Critical Research Needs - Hardware Design, Implementation, and Evaluation 9:00 9:10 am Report of AFB20(1) Computational Mechanics Subcommittee Activities Chair Malcolm Ray, Road Safe, LLC 9:10 9:20 am Report of AFB20(2) International Research Activities Co-Chair - Michael Dreznes, Barrier Systems, Inc. Co-Chair - Rod Troutbeck, Troutbeck and Associates 9:20 9:30 am Report of Joint Subcommittee on Positive Protection in Work Zones Activities Co-Chair Jim Bryden, 9:30 10:00 am Status of Roadside Design Guide Update and Integrating the Task Force 13 into the RDG Nick Artimovich, FHWA John Durkos, TF-13 Chair 10:00 10:15 am BREAK 10:15 11:40 am Summary of Ongoing Roadside Research Activities NCHRP (10 min.) Chuck Niessner, NCHRP FHWA (20 min.), FHWA TRC (15 min) Jeff Sankey/Jason Jenkins, TRC Inc Midwest States Pooled Fund (20 min.), MwRSF Roadside Safety Pooled Fund (20 min.), TTI 11:40 12:00 noon Other Business noon ADJOURN AFB20 Meeting 1:00-5:00 pm Begin Task Force 13 Meeting Thursday, May 26, 2010 Task Force 13 Meeting See TF-13 agenda for details

7 Program Details: Conference Hotel: Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade 420 East Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio, USA The Group name is Roadside Safety The meeting name is TRB-AFB20 & Task Force 13 Link for Hotel reservations Note, the room rate for this meeting is $102 per night plus taxes (15.25%) You must make your reservation with the hotel prior to April 18 th to get these rates. Registration: Registration is required by May 1st. The registration fee for the conference is $300. This includes all meals and breaks listed on the agenda. On-Line Registration and payment. This year we are encouraging you to register on-line and have provided the ability to pay with a credit card. Use this link for on-line registration and payment. Registration and payment is also available by sending the attached form and a check payable to TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee.to: Ida van Schalkwyk PO Box 6221 Olympia, WA ida.vanschalkwyk@ch2m.com Note credit card registration will not be available at the door. Guests: Guests are welcome to attend the Monday night dinner at the House of Blues. An additional fee of $40 per person should be included with your registration. Professional Development Hours (PDH S): Professional Development Hours can be claimed for attending this conference. A form will be provided at the meeting to help participants document their time.