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TITLE: |
PTOE REFRESHER COURSE SUITE |
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DATE: |
Tuesdays, January 19-February
16, 2010 (Modules 1-5 ) |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
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SITE FEE: |
$625 ITE Member/ $781 Non-member/$313 Full-time Student |
| QUIZ FEE: |
The series registration includes one complimentary quiz per course. The cost for the series pack of additional quizzes is $10. |
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CREDIT: |
7.5 PDH/.8 IACET CEU |
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BACKGROUND: |
The suite of courses includes five (5) learning modules on traffic engineering studies,
traffic operations analysis, operational effects of geometric design,
traffic safety and traffic control devices. See individual modules below for course
details and learning objectives. |
INSTRUCTOR:

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Robert K. Seyfried, P.E., PTOE, FITE, RK Seyfried Associates, Evanston, IL, USA
Robert was the former Director of the Transportation Safety of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety in Evanston, Illinois. He was responsible for the administration, planning, development and presentation of seminars and workshops in transportation engineering, both on-campus and throughout the United States. A graduate of Northwestern University, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation Research Board and the Regulatory/Warning Signs Technical Committee of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Seyfried has a total of 32 years experience in transportation engineering and was on the staff of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety for 27 years. Seyfried is the primary author of the ITE Professional Traffic Operations Engineers Certification Program Refresher Course manual and the upcoming ITE Traffic Operations Practitioner Specialist (TOPS) Certification Program Refresher Course and Traffic Signal Operations Specialist (TSOS) Certification Program Refresher Course manual. |
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TITLE: |
MODULE 1: TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING STUDIES |
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DATE: |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Apply basic statistical concepts and
calculate sample means, and standard deviations.
2) Recognize standard terminology related to traffic studies.
3) Explain the importance of and be able to apply traffic volume
adjustment factors.
4) Define how to design a traffic speed study and interpret
traffic speed study data, including calculation of 85th percentile
speeds.
5) Understand and apply concepts of speed zoning.
6) Calculate advisory speeds for horizontal curves and be able to
determine appropriate warning signs for curves.
7) Understand how to conduct travel time and intersection delay
studies.
8) Conduct and interpret parking studies. |
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TITLE: |
MODULE 2: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS |
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DATE: |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Summarize traffic flow theory concepts and the relationships
between speed, flow and density.
2) Calculate queue lengths for service facilities and freeway
bottlenecks.
3) Apply concepts of highway capacity analysis
and level of service analysis for freeways and signalized intersections.
4) Recognize the applicability of transportation system management (TSM)
techniques.
5) Conduct and interpret site traffic impact analyses for land
development.
6) Identify principles and recognize important elements of travel
demand management (TDM) and intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
techniques. |
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| TITLE: |
MODULE
3: OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF GEOMETRIC DESIGN |
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Define and understand functional classification of roadway systems.
2) Describe the importance of design controls such as design speed,
design vehicle, design traffic, and design level of service.
3) Recall parameters for calculating stopping sight distance and be
able to apply these calculations.
4) Recognize relationships between horizontal and vertical alignment
geometry and driver safety and comfort.
5) Set appropriate priorities for treatment of roadside obstacles.
6) Recall principles of intersection channelization design.
7) Identify and apply principles of “basic number of lanes” and “lane
balance” to interchange and freeway design. |
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| TITLE: |
MODULE
4: TRAFFIC SAFETY |
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Define concepts of safety management systems.
2) Recall and understand the basic elements of a successful highway safety
improvement program.
3) Apply crash data to identify high-hazard locations and calculation of crash
rates.
4) Interpret collision patterns and draw appropriate inferences regarding
potential causal factors and effective countermeasures.
5) Perform economic evaluations of proposed safety improvements.
6) Explain the importance of after-implementation evaluation of safety
improvements.
7) Recall basic terminology and concepts of civil liability. |
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| TITLE: |
MODULE
5: TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES |
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern |
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
At the conclusion of the module participants should be able to:
1) Explain principles of driver information processing as they apply to
design and location of traffic control devices.
2) Recall five basic requirements for all traffic control devices.
3) Recall terminology and definitions used in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices.
4) Summarize the application of standard sign shapes, colors, and legends.
5) Distinguish between types and applications of modes of traffic signal control.
6) Identify basic principles of traffic signal phasing and timing and their
effect on traffic safety and efficiency.
7) Calculate appropriate timing of traffic signal phase change intervals and
pedestrian intervals.
8) Identify concepts of signal system timing.
9) Apply appropriate traffic control measures for highway work zones.
10) Calculate appropriate taper lengths for work zone lane closures.
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