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A systems approach to transportation safety with Dr. Wes Kumfer
August 26, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Roadways for a Safer Future: A systems approach to transportation safety with Dr. Wes Kumfer
“In this talk, Dr. Kumfer will lead participants through a series of exercises exploring traffic safety paradigms and how our complex, changing roadway environment demands new ways of thinking. Dr. Kumfer has a PhD in civil engineering and will be sharing a Safe Systems perspective to roadway design, operation, and safety evaluation.”
Wesley Kumfer, PhD
Highway Safety Research Center
Wes Kumfer joined HSRC in 2017 as a post doctoral research associate with a focus on crash analysis and safety education. Wes is currently working on a National Cooperative Highway Research Program project investigating systemic issues that affect collisions between motor vehicles and pedestrians. Wes is also working closely with other researchers to augment HSRC’s Road Safety Academy curriculum.
Prior to joining HSRC, Wes worked as a postdoctoral research associate and course instructor at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas as part of the Texas Tech University Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation. While at TTU, Wes worked on a number of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects related to capacity analysis and rural road safety. Some specific topics he investigated at TTU include young driver education, atypical interchange design, and demographic factors that influence crash type and severity.