Public Relations

President’s Message: Restoring the Reputation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow

Atlantic Cities issued an online article with the headline "Flashing Yellow Turn Signal: Good for Drivers, Bad for Pedestrians". It cites a study by Oregon State/Portland State University researchers where test drivers in a simulator were found to concentrate so much on oncoming vehicles during a flashing yellow arrow display that [...]

June 5th, 2013|

Western District PR Committee Takes on Traffic Engineer Bashing

The Public Relations Committee is now focusing most of its efforts on addressing the "Traffic Engineer Bashing" issue.  The Committee members have been discussing what people/factors shaped their own approaches to traffic engineering and it is apparent that many attitudes are shaped by circumstances.  For example, the people who worked [...]

May 11th, 2013|

Public Relations Committee Seeking Volunteers

Chuck HuffinePublic Relations Chair The Public Relations Committee is in full swing, with the issuance of a series of press releases and announcements, including Jonathan Upchurch receiving the District's Lifetime Achievement Award. We are looking for a few people to assist with one of two functions: Regularly contacting [...]

January 4th, 2013|
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