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Workshop Agenda

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)

  • (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
    (Kim and Harding presentation slides, 573KB)

  • (10:45 – 11:10) Pedestrian Fatal and Serious Injuries
    Rebecca Sanders, Founder and President, Safe Streets Research & Consulting
    (Sanders presentation slides, 2.5MB)

  • (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
    (Fitzpatrick (1) presentation resources, 165KB)

  • (11:25 – 11:40) Driver Yielding at RRFBs: Current Knowledge from the Literature
    Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
    (Fitzpatrick (2) presentation slides, 618KB)

  • (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
    (Avelar presentation slides, 3.6MB)

  • (12:00 – 12:20) Effectiveness of Pedestrian Crossing Treatments (PHB, RRFB, LED-Em)
    Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer, TTI
    (Fitzpatrick (3) presentation slides, 1.4MB)

  • (12:20 – 1:10) Break

  • (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
    (Kutela presentation slides, 242KB)

  • (1:45 – 2:05) Lessons Learned Regarding RRFBs in Federal Way, Washington
    Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer, City of Federal Way
    (Perez presentation slides, 2.5MB)

  • (2:05 – 2:15) Available Guidance Materials on RRFBs
    Marcus Brewer, Research Engineer, TTI
    (Brewer presentation slides, 569KB | Brewer presentation resources, 275KB)

  • (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

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