UI SAFER-SIM Project Improving Safety for Bikers & Pedestrians

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) highlighted some of the work of the Safer-Sim University Transportation Center (UTC) at the University of Iowa, which focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety. The University of Iowa UTC, titled Safety Research Using Simulation (SAFER-SIM), uses simulation to study safety issues prioritized by USDOT. The research will study all road users including passenger car drivers, transit users, pedestrians, bicyclists, and heavy-truck drivers.  

Sue Chrysler, Ph.D., is the Safer-Sim director and the Director of Research at the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) at the University of Iowa. Her research has focused on how roadway design, traffic operations, and traffic control devices affect driver behavior. More recently, she has been overseeing research at NADS concerning impaired driving and advanced vehicle safety systems. She holds appointments in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Public Policy Center.

To read the USDOT article about the project, click here.