The ITS America Safety Forum (charter) promotes the research and deployment of safety-related Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications and provides stakeholder guidance on the development of national policies and safety standards. The forum operates within ITS America abide by anti-trust guidelines.

The ITS America Safety Forum serves members by:

• Promoting solutions which address national needs, including demonstration and deployment of promising systems
• Collaboratively supporting a more comprehensive and research-based view of national needs for new solutions, including the prioritization of research needs
• Synthesizing lessons learned and research on the performance and effectiveness of ITS safety systems, taking into account the quality of their interactions with users, and including consideration of international research and demonstration efforts
• Supporting the development of national deployment policies and technological standards
• Engaging members (in national, state and local settings), federal and state agencies, the vehicle and highway industries, the consumer electronics and telecommunications industries, the public safety community, research institutions and standards bodies

Leadership

• Chair: Jim Misener
  
• Vice Chair: Myra Blanco, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  

Committees

• Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG), chair: Dia Gainor, NASEMSO
  
• Human Interaction with Intelligent Transportation Systems, chair: Greg Fitch, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  

Next Calls

• Next Safety Forum monthly call is scheduled later in May, stay tuned.

Recent Calls

• Augmented Reality – Opportunities and Challenges for Transportation, hosted by Human Interaction with ITS committee, Gregory Fitch, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and Joseph Gabbard, Virginia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering/Human Factors department, May 2013 (Recording)
• Preview of Safety Sessions at ITS America 2013 Annual Meeting, Jim Misener; Myra Blanco, research scientist and group leaders, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute; Jon Adams, VP, Strategic Development, Lilee Systems, Ltd., March 2013 (Recording)
• Traffic Incident Management Partnerships, Frank C. Horne, Director of the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Office of Incident Management, February 2013 (Recording)
• Response, Emergency Staging and Communications, Uniform Management, and Evacuation Program in USDOT, Linda D. Dodge, Chief of Staff & Public Safety Program Manager, ITS-JPO, USDOT, January 2013 (Recording)
• Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment, Jim Sayer, Program Manager, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, November 2012 (Recording)
• CMU-Penn UTC Projects in Philadelphia, Daniel D. Lee, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, October 2012 (Recording)
• Safety Pilot model deployment, Mike Schagrin, Program Manager, U.S.DOT, September 2012 (Recording)
• Safety Sessions at 19th ITS World Congress, Maxime Flament, Head of Safe Mobility Sector, ERTICO, August 2012 (Recording)
• Demos at 19th ITS World Congress, Alexander Frötscher, Head of Unit, ITS Development, AustriaTech, August 2012 (Recording)
• The Digital Evolution of 911, Laurie Flaherty, Program Analyst in the Office of EMS, NHTSA, July 2012 (Recording)
• ITU-T FG Distraction, Scott Pennock, Senior Standards Specialist, QNX, June 2012 (Recording)

All slides of these calls are available to forum members upon request.

Policy and Position Statement

• Distracted Driving, December 2010

Recent Projects

• Worked with U.S. DOT NHTSA to shape a sample state law to prevent texting while driving
• Developed ITS America Policy and Position Statement on driver distraction and the role of technology
• Organized multiple executive level panel discussions on driver distraction for national and international events
• Sponsored webinar sessions for greater ITS America membership on U.S. DOT Connected Vehicle applications for emergency vehicles
• Developed Next Generation 9-1-1 report

How to Participate

You must be a member of ITS America in order to join the Safety Forum. Not a member? Contact Member Services Coordinator Jennifer Harrison at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 202-721-4203. If you want to learn more about the Safety Forum activities, agendas and projects, please contact Adrian Guan.