Updated March 25, 2025
April 1, 2025 – 10:30 AM to 3 PM Central Daylight Time (11:30 AM to 4 PM Eastern Time / 8:30 AM to 1 PM Pacific Time)
(all times Central; times and topics subject to change)
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(10:30 – 10:45) Welcome
Woon Kim, Research Highway Engineer, Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA
John Harding, Director of Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA
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(10:45 – 11:10) Pedestrian Fatal and Serious Injuries
Rebecca Sanders, Founder and President, Safe Streets Research & Consulting
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(11:10 – 11:25) Overview / History of the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and Other Pedestrian Traffic Control Devices
Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
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(11:25 – 11:40) Driver Yielding at RRFBs: Current Knowledge from the Literature
Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
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(11:40 – 12:00) Factors Influencing Road User Behaviors and Motivations around Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs) and RRFBs in North Carolina
Raul Avelar, Senior Research Transportation Engineer, IIHS
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(12:00 – 12:20) Effectiveness of Pedestrian Crossing Treatments (PHB, RRFB, LED-Em)
Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
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(12:20 – 1:10) Break
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(1:10 – 1:30) Crash Modification Factors for RRFBs
Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
(Fitzpatrick (4) presentation slides, 1.2MB | Fitzpatrick (4) presentation resources, 129KB) -
(1:30 – 1:45) Comparison of Driver Yielding and Crashes for Texas Sites
Boniphace Kutela, Associate Research Engineer, TTI
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(1:45 – 2:05) Lessons Learned Regarding RRFBs in Federal Way, Washington
Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer, City of Federal Way
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(2:05 – 2:15) Available Guidance Materials on RRFBs
Marcus Brewer, Research Engineer, TTI
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(2:15 – 2:45) Peer Exchange to Discuss Participants’ Experiences with RRFBs
Hillary Isebrands, Senior Safety Engineer/Team Leader, Resource Center, FHWA -
(2:45 – 3:00) Questions and Closing
Woon Kim, Research Highway Engineer, Office of Safety and Operations R&D, FHWA