Research

recent projects

GRANTS and CONTRACTS:

(Principal Investigator [PI] or Co-Investigator [Co-I] as noted.)

 

Birth to High School Restraint Device Use and Misuse Direct Observation Survey. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025. (PI, with Eby, Molnar)

 

Development of Data User Guide for Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) Study. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023. (Co-I, with Molnar [PI], Eby).

 

Emerging Countermeasures for Distracted Driving Developed by Cities, States, Other Countries, or Private Entities. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. 11/1/2022 – 10/31/2023. (Co-I, with Molnar [PI], Eby).


Safe Drivers Smart Options (SDSO) and Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Technology. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. 10/1/202203/31/24. (Co-I, with Eby [PI], Molnar, Zakrajsek).

 

Societal Costs of Traffic Crashes and Crimes in Michigan: 2023 Update. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023. (PI, with Molnar, Eby).

 

Older Driver Research Feasibility Study. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2024. (Co-I, with C. Flannagan [PI], Eby, Molnar, Peterson).

 

Develop Research Roadmap for Changing Risky Driving Behaviors. Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center. 4/1/22 – 3/31/23. (Co-I, with Molnar [PI], Eby).

 

Countermeasures for Reducing Crashes with Fixed Objects among Utility On-Road and Off-Road Vehicles. Electronic Power Research Institute (EPRI). 1/3/2022 – 12/2/2022. (Co-I, with Eby [PI], Molnar, Zakrajsek).

 

Senior Driver Challenges Classification. Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center/APPO. 11/1/2021 – 2/28/2022.  (Co-I, with Molnar [PI], Eby [Co-PI]).

 

Document How States Have Recently Upgraded to Primary Enforcement.  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 09/01/2009 – 8/31/2010. (Co-I, with Eby [PI], Mercer [Mercer Consulting]).