Journal Articles

2019

Flannagan, C., Bärgman, J. & Bálint, András. (2019, in press). Replacement of distractions with other distractions: A propensity-based approach to estimating realistic crash odds ratios for driver engagement in secondary tasks. Transportation Research, Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior.

2018

Tan*, V., Flannagan, C. & Elliott, M. (2018). Predicting human-driving behavior to help driverless vehicles drive: random intercept Bayesian additive regression trees. Statistics and Its Interface, 11(4), pp. 557–572. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4310/SII.2018.v11.n4.a1

Flannagan, C., Bálint, A., Klinich, K.D., Sander, U., Manary, M., Cuny, S., McCarthy, M., Phan, V., Wallbank, C., Green, P.A., Sui, B., Forsman, Å, Fagerlind, H. (2018, in press). Comparing Motor-Vehicle Crash Risk of EU and US Vehicles. Accident Analysis and Prevention. Open access here.

Klinich, K. D., Manary, M. A., Malik, L. A., Flannagan, C. A., & Jermakian, J. S. (2018). Assessing tether anchor labeling and usability in pickup trucks. Traffic injury prevention, 19(3), 287-291.

2017

Tan*, V., Elliott, M. & Flannagan, C. A. (2017). Development of a Real-time Prediction Model of Driver Behavior at Intersections Using Kinematic Time Series Data, Accident Analysis & Prevention

Benedetti, M., Klinich, K. D., Manary, M. A., & Flannagan, C. A. (2017). Predictors of restraint use among child occupants. Traffic injury prevention, 18(8), 866-869.

Hu, J., Klinich, K. D., Manary, M. A., Flannagan, C. A., Narayanaswamy, P., Reed, M. P., Andreen, M., Neal, M., & Lin, C. H. (2017). Does unbelted safety requirement affect protection for belted occupants? Traffic injury prevention, 1-11.

Klinich, K. D., Benedetti, M., Manary, M. A., & Flannagan, C. A. (2017). Rating child passenger safety laws relative to best practice recommendations for occupant protection. Traffic injury prevention, 18(4), 406-411.

Feng, F., Bao, S., Sayer, J. R., Flannagan, C., Manser, M., & Wunderlich, R. (2017). Can vehicle longitudinal jerk be used to identify aggressive drivers? An examination using naturalistic driving data. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 104, 125-136.

Carter, P. M., Buckley, L., Flannagan, C. A., Cicchino, J. B., Hemmila, M., Bowman, P. J., ... & Bingham, C. R. (2017). The Impact of Michigan’s Partial Repeal of the Universal Motorcycle Helmet Law on Helmet Use, Fatalities, and Head Injuries. American journal of public health, 107(1), 166-172.

2016

Tan, Y. V., Flannagan, C. A., & Elliott, M. R. (2016). Predicting human-driving behavior to help driverless vehicles drive: random intercept Bayesian Additive Regression Trees. http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.07464.

Buckley, L., Bingham, C. R., Flannagan, C. A., Carter, P. M., Almani, F., & Cicchino, J. B. (2016). Observation of motorcycle helmet use rates in Michigan after partial repeal of the universal motorcycle helmet law. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 95, 178-186.

Xiong, H., Narayanaswamy, P., Bao, S., Flannagan, C., & Sayer, J. (2016) How Do Drivers Behave during Indecision Zone Maneuvers? Accident Analysis and Prevention, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.023.

2015

Bao, S., Guo, Z., Flannagan, C., Sullivan, J., Sayer, J. R., & LeBlanc, D. (2015). Distracted Driving Performance Measures: Spectral Power Analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2518), 68-72.

Tan*, Y.V., Elliott, M.R., and Flannagan, C.A.C. (2015). Development of a Real-time Prediction Model of Driver Behavior at Intersections Using Kinematic Time Series Data. In JSM Proceedings, Transportation Statistics Interest Group. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association. 3353-3366

Hu J., Flannagan, C., and Bao, S (2015) Integration of active and passive safety technologies-a method to study and estimate field capability. Stapp Car Crash Journal, Vol. 59.

Tan, Y. V., Flannagan, C. A., Rupp, J. D., & Elliott, M. R. (2015). Improving trauma triage models for motor vehicle crashes using event data recorder and functional data analysis. Journal of Data Science, 13(4).

Bärgman, J., Lisovskaja, V., Victor, T., Flannagan, C., & Dozza, M. (2015). How does glance behavior influence crash and injury risk? A ‘what-if’counterfactual simulation using crashes and near-crashes from SHRP2.Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 35, 152-169.

Carter, P. M., Flannagan, C. A., Bingham, C. R., Cunningham, R. M., & Rupp, J. D. (2015). Modeling the Injury Prevention Impact of Mandatory Alcohol Ignition Interlock Installation in All New US Vehicles. American Journal of Public Health, (0), e1-e8.

2013

Woodrooffe, J., Blower, D., Flannagan C., Bogard S., Green P.E, Bao, S. (2013) Automated Control and Brake Strategies for Future Crash Avoidance Systems – Potential Benefits SAE Transactions from the Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress 2013, SAE 13CV-0024

Woodrooffe, J., Blower, D., Flannagan C., Bogard S., Green P.E, Bao, S. (2013) Effectiveness of Current Commercial Vehicle Forward Collision Avoidance and Mitigation Systems SAE Transactions from the Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress 2013, 13CV-0023

Klinich, K. D., Manary, M., Flannagan, C., Moore, J., & Jermakian, J. (2013) Evaluation of Proposed Protocols for Assessing Vehicle LATCH System Usability SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety, 1(1), 32-45.

Carter, P. M., Flannagan, C. A., Bingham, C. R., Cunningham, R. M., & Rupp, J. D. (2013) Alcohol ignition interlock installation in new vehicles as a primary prevention measure to decrease alcohol involved crash fatalities and injuries. In Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, pp. 149A-149A . Wiley-Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ

Rupp, J. D., Flannagan, C. A., Leslie, A. J., Hoff, C. N., Reed, M. P., & Cunningham, R. M. (2013). Effects of BMI on the risk and frequency of AIS 3+ injuries in motor‐vehicle crashes Obesity, 21(1), E88-E97.

2012

Klinich K.D., Flannagan C.A.C., Jermakian J.S., McCartt A.T., Manary M.A., Moore J.L. & Wells, J.K. (2012) Vehicle LATCH system features associated with correct child restraint installations Traffic Injury Prevention, 14(5), 520-531

Bao, S., LeBlanc, D. J., Sayer, J. R., & Flannagan, C. (2012) Heavy-Truck Drivers’ Following Behavior With Intervention of an Integrated, In-Vehicle Crash Warning System A Field Evaluation Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 54(5), 687-697

2011

Zonfrillo, M.R., Elliottt, M.R., Flannagan, C.A. & Durbin, D.R. (2011) Association between weight and risk of crash-related injuries for children in child restraints. Pediatrics 128(6), p. 1148-1152

Kononen, D., Flannagan, C.A. & Wang, S. (2011) Identification and Validation of a Logistic Regression Model for Predicting Serious Injuries Associated with Motor Vehicle Crashes Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(1), p. 112-122

2010

Klinich, K.D., Flannagan, C.A, Nicholson, K, Schneider, L.W. & Rupp, J.D. (2010) Factors associated with abdominal injury in frontal, nearside, and farside crashes Stapp Car Crash Journal 54, p. 73-91

Rupp, Jonathan D., Flannagan, C.A.C. & Kuppa, S.M. (2010) An Injury Risk Curve for the Hip for Use in Frontal Impact Crash Testing Journal of Biomechanics, 43(3), p. 527-31

Rupp, J.D., Flannagan, C.A., Hoff, C.N. & Cunningham, R.C. (2010) Effects of osteoporosis on AIS 3+ injury risk in motor-vehicle crashes Accident Analysis and Prevention 42(6), p. 2140-2143

Rupp, J.D., Flannagan, C.A. & Kuppa, S.M. (2010) Injury risk curves for the skeletal knee-thigh-hip complex for knee-impact loading Accident Analysis and Prevention 42(1), p. 153-158

2009

Elliott, M.R., Alexa Resler, A.J., Flannagan, C.A. & Rupp, J.D. (2009) Appropriate Analysis of CIREN Data: Using NASS-CDS to Reduce Bias in Estimation of Injury Risk Factors in Passenger Vehicle Crashes Accident Analysis and Prevention 42(2), p. 530-539

Flannagan, C.A & Rupp, J.D. (2009) Comparison of Distributions of Key Variables in CIREN and NASS-CDS Cases Meeting CIREN Inclusion Criteria Traffic Injury Prevention 10(5), p. 451-457

Rupp, J.D., Flannagan, C.A. & Kuppa, S.M. (2009). Development of An Injury Risk Curve for the Hip for Use in Frontal Impact Crash Testing. Journal of Biomechanics 43(3), p. 527-531

Brinkey L., Savoie, C., Hurvitz, E.A. & Flannagan, C.A. (2009) Patients’ and health care providers’ knowledge of wheelchair transportation issues Assistive Technology, 21, p. 1–12

2008

Klinich, K. D., Flannagan, C.A.C., Rupp, J. R., Sochor, M. D., Schneider, L. W. & Pearlman, M. D. (2008) Fetal outcome in motor-vehicle crashes: effects of crash characteristics and maternal restraint American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198, pp. 450.e1-450.e9 [Honor: AJOG Editor’s choice, April 2008].

2006

Kiefer, R.J., Flannagan, C.A. & Jerome, C.J. (2006) Time-to-Collision Judgments Under Realistic Driving Conditions. Human Factors 48:334, p. 334-345

Klinich K.D., Flannagan C.A., Nicholson K.N., Schneider L.W. & Rupp J.D. (2006) Identifying abdominal injury patterns using the NASS and CIREN databases Journal of Biomechanics 39 (suppl 1), p. S158

1994-2005

Kiefer, R. J., LeBlanc, D. J. & Flannagan, C. A. (2005) Developing an inverse time-to-collision crash alert timing approach based on drivers' last-second braking and steering judgments Accident Analysis and Prevention 37(2), p. 295-303

Klinich, K. D., Ebert, S. M., Van Ee, C. A., Flannagan, C. A. C., Prasad, M., Reed, M. P., & Schneider, L. W. (2004) Cervical spine geometry in the automotive seated posture: variations with age, stature, and gender Stapp Car Crash Journal. Vol. 48, p. 301-330 [Honors: 2005 UMTRI Best Paper Award, 1st Place; 2004 Stapp Conference: Student Paper Award]

Reed, M. P., Manary, M. A., Flannagan, C. A. C. & Schneider, L.W. (2002) A statistical method for predicting automobile driving posture. Human Factors Vol. 44(4), p. 557-568

Reed, M.P., Manary, M.A., Flannagan, C.A.C., Schneider, L.W., and Arbalaez, R.A. (2001). Improved ATD positioning procedures. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars — Mechanical Systems, 110: 497-504.

Reed, M.P. and Flannagan, C.A.C. (2000). Anthropometric and postural variability: limitation of the boundary manikin approach. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars — Mechanical Systems, 109: 2247-2252.

Reed, M.P., Manary, M.A., Flannagan, C.A.C., and Schneider, L.W. (2000). Comparison of methods for predicting automobile driver posture. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars — Mechanical Systems, 109: 2279-2290.

Reed, M. P., Manary, M. A., Flannagan, C. A. C. & Schneider, L. W. (2000) Effects of vehicle interior geometry and anthropometric variable on automobile driving posture; Effects of vehicle interior geometry and anthropometric variables on automobile driving posture Human Factors, Vol. 42(4), p. 541-552

52. Reed, M.P., Manary, M.A., and Schneider, L.W. (1999). Automobile occupant posture prediction for use with human models. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 108: 1857-1866. [Received Myers Award for Outstanding Student Paper from SAE.]

Reed, M.P., Roe, R.W., Manary, M.A., Flannagan, C.A.C., and Schneider, L.W. (1999). New concepts in vehicle interior design using ASPECT. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 108: 1867-1884

Manary, M.A., Flannagan, C.A.C., Reed, M.P., and Schneider, L.W. (1999). Human subject testing in support of ASPECT. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 108: 1764-1775.

Schneider, L.W., Reed, M.P., Roe, R.W., Manary, M.A., Flannagan, C.A.C., Hubbard, R.P., and Rupp, G.L. (1999). ASPECT: The next-generation H-point machine and related vehicle and seat design and measurement tools. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 108: 1787-1799.

Flannagan, C. A. C. & Flannagan, M. J. (1998) Acceptance of nonplanar rearview mirrors by U.S. drivers. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 107: 1494-1499

Flannagan, C.A.C., Manary, M.A., Schneider, L.W., and Reed, M.P. (1998). An Improved seating accommodation model with application to different user populations. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 107: 1189-1197.

Manary, M.A., Reed, M.P., Flannagan, C.A.C., and Schneider, L.W. (1998). ATD positioning based on driver posture and position. SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars, 107: 2911-2923. Also appeared in Proceedings of the 42^nd Stapp Car Crash Conference. Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA.

Sivak, M., Flannagan, M., Budnik, E., Flannagan, C. & Kojima, S. (1997) The locations of headlamps and driver eye positions in vehicles sold in the U.S.A. Accident Reconstruction Journal, 9(1), p. 31-33

Flannagan, C.A.C., Schneider, L.W. & Manary, M.A. (1996) Development of a New Seating Accommodation Model SAE Transactions, Paper no. 960479. Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA.

Sivak, M., Flannagan, M. J., Budnik, E. A., Flannagan, C. C. & Kojima, S. (1996) The locations of headlamps and driver eye positions in vehicles sold in the U.S.A. Ergonomics, 40(9), p. 872-878

Trobe, J. D., Waller, P. F., Cook-Flannagan, C. A., Teshima, S. M. & Bieliauskas, L. A. (1996) Crashes and violations among drivers with Alzheimer disease Archives of Neurology, 53, p. 411-416

Manary, M.A.; Schneider, L.W.; Flannagan, C.C.; and Eby, B.H. (1994) Evaluation of the SAE J826 3-D Manikin Measures of Driver Positioning and Posture. SAE Transactions, Human Factors: Lighting, Mirrors, and User Needs, 103: 169-179. Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA

Waller, P., Trobe, J., Olson, P., Teshima, S., & Cook-Flannagan, C.A. (1994). Crash characteristics associated with early Alzheimer’s disease Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, p. 157-172