C2MART Presents at NYC Vision Zero Research Symposium

Professor Ozbay spoke on Data-driven Determination of the Impact of Truck Traffic on Traffic Safety using Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Data. He explained the importance of considering truck traffic when estimating crash frequency by severity levels and proposed a framework to model segment-level fatal and injury proportion based on Weigh-in-Motion Data and other traditional data sources. He highlighted that one critical finding is the negative impact of truck traffic, especially truck weight, on traffic safety. Dr. Ozbay also introduced the usage of WIM data and two current research conducted by C2SMART, namely NYC Overweight Truck Impact Study and WIM Selection and Quantifying and Visualizing City Truck Route Network Efficiency Using a Virtual Testbed. At the end of his presentation, he also emphasized that there is a need for a holistic approach to provide integrated solutions to address truck-related issues, not only truck safety, but also emission & air pollution, mobility & congestion, truck parking, as well as infrastructure resilience.

Dr. Jingqin Gao showcased the recent research on AI-Based Video Analytics for Vehicle and Pedestrian Detection, Tracking, and Speed Estimation Using Traffic Cameras conducted by a team of researchers at C2SMART. She presented the vision-based data acquisition framework using the existing traffic camera system in NYC and introduced what kind of new stream of safety and mobility data can be generated and how we can use them for traffic performance monitoring and evaluation, as well as real-time warning applications.