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CloseTuesday, October 11th, 2011
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) have partnered to collaborate on roadway safety research.
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute have determined that a driver’s reaction time is doubled when distracted by reading or sending a text message.
Friday, May 20th, 2011
We quote a lot of facts and statistics. If you were to trace some of those stats back, you’d find Joel Cooper, a distracted driving researcher.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Some predictions have gas prices heading to $5.00 a gallon, which would easily beat the record of $4.00 from 2008. If you haven’t started thinking about how the prices effect your driving, you probably soon will. Texas Transportation Institute Researcher, Joe Zietsman, says most people don’t realize the money they can save just by changing the way they drive. “TTI studies and others show that at least 10 percent of your gas bill can be eliminated just by what we call ‘eco-driving.’ ”
Monday, March 7th, 2011
For information: Jill Goldberg, 404-631-1828 (office) – Georgia DOT;Cindy Ball, 770-860-4226 (office) – Rockdale County Schools; Bernie Fette, 979-777-7532 (cell) – Texas Transportation Institute CONYERS, Georgia – Local teens are largely unaware of the dangers they face as new drivers, according to a recent survey, so they’ve launched the peer-to-peer Teens in the Driver Seat [...]
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Teens using cell phones while driving is a serious problem, but at least in Texas it looks like things may be getting better.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The Texas Legislature adopted resolutions on May 4, recognizing the Teens in the Driver Seat program and the Texas Transportation Institute.