Drowsy and Distracted Drivers

Acknowledgements

This volume of NCHRP Report 500 was developed under NCHRP Project 17-18(3), the product of which is a series of implementation guides addressing the emphasis areas of AASHTO's Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The project was managed by CH2M HILL, and the co-principal investigators were Kevin Slack of CH2M HILL and Ron Pfefer.  Timothy Neuman of CH2M HILL served as the overall project director for the team. Kelly Hardy, also of CH2M HILL, served as a technical specialist on the development of the guides. 

The project team was organized around the specialized technical content contained in each guide and the overall team included nationally recognized experts from many organizations. The following team of experts, selected based on their knowledge of this emphasis area, served as lead authors for the drowsy and distracted drivers guide:

• Jane Stutts
  University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
• Ronald R. Knipling
  Virginia TechTransportation Institute

Development of the volumes of NCHRP Report 500 utilized the resources and expertise of many professionals from around the country and overseas. Through research, workshops, and actual demonstration of the guides by agencies, the resulting documents represent best practices in each emphasis area. The project team is grateful to the following list of people and their agencies for supporting the project by providing material, participating in workshops and meetings, and providing input and comments during the development of the drowsy and distracted drivers guide:

AAA Foundation for Traffic SafetyScott Osberg Brian Tefft	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Quon Kwan	Louisiana Department of Transportation Hadi Shirazi
Alberta Transportation Roger D. Clarke	Highway Safety North Jim Hedlund	Michigan Department of Transportation Dan Vartanian
California Department of Transportation Craig Copelan	Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Anne McCartt	National Highway Transportation Safety Association Jesse Blatt Paul Tremont
Circadian Technologies Alexander Kerin	Iowa Department of Transportation Troy Jerman	National Sleep Foundation Darrel Drobnich
Federal Highway Administration Greg Davis Rudy Umbs	Kansas Department of Transportation David Schwartz	North Central Highway Safety Network Carol Alonge
Oregon Department of Transportation Anne Holder	Texas Department of Transportation Andrew Keith	Utah Department of Transportation Peter Tang
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Jessica Petrewiaz	Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Brenda Lantz

The authors would also like to thank the following people for their input and assistance in the development of this guide:

• Scott Masten, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
• Carol Martell, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center