At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, the pre-eminent academic and professional gathering in the field, researchers from the Traffic Safety Center presented six posters. Photos from some of the sessions and links to the papers on which the posters are based and abstracts (on the TRB Annual Meeting site) are listed below.

PDF of Effectiveness of a Commercially Available Automated Pedestrian Counting Devices in Urban Environments: Comparison with Manual Counts Ryan Greene-Roesel, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Mara Chagas Diogenes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley; Luis Antonio Lindau, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (abstract)

PDF of Identification of High-Collision-Concentration Locations Under Wet Weather Conditions Taesung Hwang, University of California, Berkeley; Koohong Chung, California Department of Transportation; David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley; Ching-Yao Chan, University of California, Berkeley. (abstract)

PDF of Comparison of Collisions on HOV Facilities with Limited and Continuous Access During Peak Hours Kitae Jang, University of California, Berkeley; Koohong Chung, California Department of Transportation; David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley; Ching-Yao Chan, University of California, Berkeley. (abstract)

PDF of Removing Barriers for Seniors at Transit Stops and Stations and the Potential for Transit Ridership Growth Rhianna JoIris Babka, University of California, Berkeley; Joseph Zheng, University of California, Berkeley; Jill F. Cooper, University of California, Berkeley; David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley. (abstract)

Marked Crosswalk Dilemma: Uncovering Missing Links in a 35-Year Debate Meghan Fehlig Mitman, Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants; David R. Ragland, University of California, Berkeley; Charles V. Zegeer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. (abstract)

Estimating Bicycle and Pedestrian Demand in San Diego Lauren Buckland, Alta Planning + Design; Michael G. Jones, Alta Planning + Design. (abstract)