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TRB Webinar: Pavement Friction Management, Measurement, and Safety Analysis

June 11, 2024

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)

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Friction management can help address the rising number of fatalities and serious injuries on roadways. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that covered the implementation of a friction management program, the analysis and interpretation of continuous friction data, development of safety performance functions, the implementation of a safety system approach and the shared responsibilities within a department of transportation to address this topic.

This webinar was related to the 2024 TRB Annual Meeting Workshop 1024: Pavement Friction Management, Continuous Pavement Friction Management, and Safety Analysis.

This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Pavement Surface Properties and Vehicle Interaction.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials. View the recorded webinar below.

Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. Safety performance function, crash modification factors development, and investigatory thresholds – Gerardo Flintsch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  2. Case study: North Carolina – Shane Underwood, North Carolina State University

  3. Safety and friction enhancement – Mike Vaughn, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  4. Question and answer session moderated by Brian Schleppi, consultant

The first 60 minutes of the webinar were for presentations and the final 30 minutes were reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants can:

  1. Develop and implement a friction management program

  2. Analyze and interpret continuous friction data to develop safety performance functions

Professional Development Hours

This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

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Transportation Research Board

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Technical Activities Division

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