Watch the CTSRC research staff along with individuals from MIT and Cambridge Mobile Telematics in the CPTV and Boyd Productions joint project "3 Seconds Behind the Wheel", a documentary that follows 8 strangers to capture their daily driving behaviors and distractions behind the wheel.
After several months of anticipation, the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC) at the University of Connecticut is pleased to announce the arrival of our new, fully-loaded traffic safety driving simulator!
This past week, a colleague and I attended the 2018 Lifesaver's National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in San Antonio, Texas. This annual conference gathers traffic safety professionals from all across the U.S. and this year, they had over 2,000 attendants. Dr. Sha Mamun and I were asked to participate in a conference workshop on … Continue reading My Time at the 2018 Lifesaver’s National Conference
The Northeast Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Summit will provide attendees with the opportunity to view and discuss the latest in technology, services and products in transportation safety with professionals throughout the Northeast region.
The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC) is in the process of obtaining a fully loaded, traffic safety driving simulator! The advanced driving simulator, a full-size, four-door sedan, will have no engine and will be almost fully encircled by three large projection screens, similar to Images 1 and 2 below. Various driving scenarios and environments … Continue reading Coming Soon: UConn Traffic Safety Driving Simulator!
A Word From Our Director If there was a common theme for 2016 it would be GROWTH. This year, the CTSRC saw dramatic growth in funding, projects, staffing and data. The center kicked off two major grants with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT). The first grant was to assist the CT DOT in … Continue reading Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center 2016 Annual Report
A Word From Our Director "The past year at the Safety Research Center has been one of opportunity, growth and challenge. The State of Connecticut’s transition to a new electronic crash reporting system and update to their crash report form presented a monumental challenge. One which our team approached with optimism and with a foundation … Continue reading Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center 2015 Annual Report
Drivers Behaving Badly 