Presentation Abstracts
3:50pm presentations
“Using road markings in innovative ways”
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 1
Topic: Healthy and safe people Format: Paper
Presented by:
Samuel Charlton, Professor of Psychology, Transport Research Group, University of Waikato
Samuel has over 30 years’ experience of research work in applied cognitive psychology. Among other things, Samuel is interested in driving as skilled behaviour, and how it can inform theory development in attention, decision-making, and automaticity of performance. Samuel is internationally recognised as a leader in the areas of driving simulation and driver behaviour research and is Editor in Chief of the Elsevier journal Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
Abstract:
In several recent experiments we have examined how road markings can be used in innovative ways to improve the safety and efficiency of rural roads. In order to achieve the safe and appropriate speeds identified by the NZ Speed Management Guide, road controlling authorities need to find an effective way of communicating those speeds to drivers. We have shown how road markings can be used to improve compliance with speed limits by affecting drivers’ perceptions of risk, their sense of speed, or directly as a continuously present reminder of the limit. Previously we have shown that road markings are effective as warnings in advance of horizontal or vertical curves, but our recent findings also demonstrate that systematically applying road markings to indicate specific speed limits may be a useful way to improve speed limit compliance. This work is a part of our on-going work developing self-explaining roads for everyday driving.
Non-Presenting Authors:
Nicola Starkey, Professor of Psychology, University of Waikato
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C1-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 1
Topic: Healthy and safe people Format: Paper
Presented by:
Samuel Charlton, Professor of Psychology, Transport Research Group, University of Waikato
Samuel has over 30 years’ experience of research work in applied cognitive psychology. Among other things, Samuel is interested in driving as skilled behaviour, and how it can inform theory development in attention, decision-making, and automaticity of performance. Samuel is internationally recognised as a leader in the areas of driving simulation and driver behaviour research and is Editor in Chief of the Elsevier journal Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
Abstract:
In several recent experiments we have examined how road markings can be used in innovative ways to improve the safety and efficiency of rural roads. In order to achieve the safe and appropriate speeds identified by the NZ Speed Management Guide, road controlling authorities need to find an effective way of communicating those speeds to drivers. We have shown how road markings can be used to improve compliance with speed limits by affecting drivers’ perceptions of risk, their sense of speed, or directly as a continuously present reminder of the limit. Previously we have shown that road markings are effective as warnings in advance of horizontal or vertical curves, but our recent findings also demonstrate that systematically applying road markings to indicate specific speed limits may be a useful way to improve speed limit compliance. This work is a part of our on-going work developing self-explaining roads for everyday driving.
Non-Presenting Authors:
Nicola Starkey, Professor of Psychology, University of Waikato
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C1-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
“So what do you think? Attitudes from people in the New Zealand Household Travel Survey”
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 2
Topic: Inclusive access Format: Paper
Presented by:
Jennifer McSaveney, Senior data analyst, Ministry of Transport
I have been a scientist at the Ministry of Transport since 2008. My areas of interest include the New Zealand Household Travel Survey, road safety, surveying, and transport and society.
Abstract:
People’s attitudes affect their travel patterns choices and vice versa. As follow up from the Household Travel Survey, we have surveyed a willing subset of participants on a range of topics, from transport technologies such as self driving cars, e-scooters and passenger drones, to their active transport use and road safety attitudes. Let’s take a tour of some of the results and see what we have discovered, after a brief update of where the Household Travel Survey is at.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C2-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 2
Topic: Inclusive access Format: Paper
Presented by:
Jennifer McSaveney, Senior data analyst, Ministry of Transport
I have been a scientist at the Ministry of Transport since 2008. My areas of interest include the New Zealand Household Travel Survey, road safety, surveying, and transport and society.
Abstract:
People’s attitudes affect their travel patterns choices and vice versa. As follow up from the Household Travel Survey, we have surveyed a willing subset of participants on a range of topics, from transport technologies such as self driving cars, e-scooters and passenger drones, to their active transport use and road safety attitudes. Let’s take a tour of some of the results and see what we have discovered, after a brief update of where the Household Travel Survey is at.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C2-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
“Automated Track Inspection Technology”
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 4
Topic: Economic prosperity Format: Paper
Presented by:
Michael Kargar, Engineering Business Manager, KiwiRail
Mark Fleet, Professional Head of Track, KiwiRail
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to discuss the findings of our research on the automated track inspection benefits in safety, planning, asset management and financial implications. As the rail network grows and develops due to increases in freight and passenger demands, the ability to undertake traditional track inspections is becoming increasingly difficult. Accordingly, the need to investigate an alternative technology-based inspection system is now essential. A technology that, at minimum, can provide all the requirements of our code based “Detailed Visual Inspection”, improve safety, and provide more reliable and consistent inspection outputs.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C4-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 4
Topic: Economic prosperity Format: Paper
Presented by:
Michael Kargar, Engineering Business Manager, KiwiRail
Mark Fleet, Professional Head of Track, KiwiRail
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to discuss the findings of our research on the automated track inspection benefits in safety, planning, asset management and financial implications. As the rail network grows and develops due to increases in freight and passenger demands, the ability to undertake traditional track inspections is becoming increasingly difficult. Accordingly, the need to investigate an alternative technology-based inspection system is now essential. A technology that, at minimum, can provide all the requirements of our code based “Detailed Visual Inspection”, improve safety, and provide more reliable and consistent inspection outputs.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C4-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
“Improving Data Quality to Support Sector-Wide Initiatives”
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 6
Topic: Economic prosperity Format: Paper
Presented by:
ANDREW MCKILLOP, REG PROGRAMME MANAGER, REG
Andrew joined the NZ Transport Agency in 2005. In recent years his role has focused on leading the Road Efficiency Group, an industry partnership responsible for developing and implementing tools and philosophy to drive more effective and more customer focused transport system delivery. The REG programme is underpinned by the One Network Road Classification.
Andrew previously worked in local government and has a vast range of experience in asset and network management, including leading safety and CBD revitalisation programmes.
Abstract:
REG is a collaborative initiative between Local Government New Zealand, Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) of New Zealand, and the Transport Agency.
REG has set an expectation that all Road Controlling Authorities need to have robust data that is appropriate for the complexity of the decision-making required. Quality data is critical. Data underpins the fabric of the business case approach, the future asset management data standard and Digital Engineering for Transport project, as well as evolving ONRC into the One Network Framework.
Over the past three years REG has been reporting annually on the quality of data in the transport sector. This work has two key focus areas, improving data quality throughout the sector and changing the culture by allowing decision makers to understand the value of good quality data.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C6-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
Time: 3:50pm Room: Chancellor 6
Topic: Economic prosperity Format: Paper
Presented by:
ANDREW MCKILLOP, REG PROGRAMME MANAGER, REG
Andrew joined the NZ Transport Agency in 2005. In recent years his role has focused on leading the Road Efficiency Group, an industry partnership responsible for developing and implementing tools and philosophy to drive more effective and more customer focused transport system delivery. The REG programme is underpinned by the One Network Road Classification.
Andrew previously worked in local government and has a vast range of experience in asset and network management, including leading safety and CBD revitalisation programmes.
Abstract:
REG is a collaborative initiative between Local Government New Zealand, Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) of New Zealand, and the Transport Agency.
REG has set an expectation that all Road Controlling Authorities need to have robust data that is appropriate for the complexity of the decision-making required. Quality data is critical. Data underpins the fabric of the business case approach, the future asset management data standard and Digital Engineering for Transport project, as well as evolving ONRC into the One Network Framework.
Over the past three years REG has been reporting annually on the quality of data in the transport sector. This work has two key focus areas, improving data quality throughout the sector and changing the culture by allowing decision makers to understand the value of good quality data.
Remember! You can vote for this Paper via Sli.do using this Paper’s individual code: C6-350.
Voting closes at 4:30pm on Thursday 5th December and the winner announced during the post conference networking function.
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