UMTRI Research Reports Online

The following is a list of UMTRI's most recent research reports.

A full collection of UMTRI's reports can be found at Deep Blue, U-M's digital repository.

[Note: After clicking on a report's link, scroll down to the bottom of the Deep Blue record for the "View/Open" link on the right-hand side or the availabilty information to the left of that link.]

Road Safety in Two European Megacities: London and Paris UMTRI-2012-29
Schoettle, B.; Sivak, M.

Benefits of Recent Improvements in Vehicle Fuel Economy on Overall Fuel Consumption and Emissions UMTRI-2012-27
Sivak, M.

Road Safety in the United States: Are the (Relatively) Good Times Over? UMTRI-2012-26
Sivak, M.

Road Safety in New York and Los Angeles: U.S. Megacities Compared with the Nation UMTRI-2012-24
Sivak, M.; Bao, Shan.

Toward Designing Pedestrian-Friendly Vehicles UMTRI-2012-19
Hu, J.; Klinich, K.

Development and Evaluation of New Anchors for Ratings of Driving Workload UMTRI-2012-14
Lin, T. W.; Green, P.A.; Kang, T.-P.; Lo, E.-W.

Survey of the Status of Truck Safety: Brazil, China, Australia, and the United States UMTRI-2012-13
Blower, D.; Woodrooffe, J.

Carbon Capture in Vehicles: A Review of General Support, Available Mechanisms, and Consumer Acceptance Issues UMTRI-2012-12
Sullivan, J. M.; Sivak, M.

Analysis of Performance Ratings for Tires UMTRI-2012-8
Sivak, M.; Pottinger, M.

LATCH Usability in Vehicles UMTRI-2012-7
Klinich, K. D.; Flannagan, C. A. C.; Manary, M. A.; Moore, J. L.

Has the Time Come for an Older Driver Vehicle? UMTRI-2012-5.
Eby, D.; Molnar, L. J.

Evaluation of 2010 Delaware Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2012-3
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Recent Fuel Economy Trends for New Vehicles in the U.S. UMTRI-2012-2.
Schoettle, B.; Sivak, M.

Road-Safety Management in Brazil, Russia, India, and China. UMTRI-2012-1.
Luoma, J.; Sivak, M.

Recent Major Improvements in Road Safety in the U.S.: Changes in the Frequency of Crashes or the Severity of the Outcome of Crashes? UMTRI-2011-46.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Codebook 2009. UMTRI-2011-45.
Jarossi, L.; Hershberger, D.; Woodrooffe, J.

Evaluation of 2009 Oregon Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2011-44.
Green, P.E.; Matteson, A.

Recent Changes in the Age Composition of Drivers in 15 Countries. UMTRI-2011-43.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Evaluation of 2009 New York Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2011-42.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Assessing the Effects of the Design Population on Seat Dimensions. UMTRI-2011-39.
Reed, M.

Eco-driving: Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Decisions of the Driver that Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy. UMTRI-2011-34.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

An Examination of the Michigan 2010 Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatality Increase. UMTRI-2011-31.
Flannagan, C.; Leslie, A.; Spradlin, H.; Compton, C.; Lupini, C.

Development of a Methodology for Simulating Seat Back Interaction Using Realistic Body Contours. UMTRI-2011-28.
Reed, M.; Hu, J.

Effects of Obesity on Seat Belt Fit. UMTRI-2011-27.
Reed, M.; Ebert-­‐Hamilton, S.; Rupp, J.

Recent Changes in the Age Composition of U.S. Drivers: Implications for the Extent, Safety, and Environmental Consequences of Personal Transportation. UMTRI-2011-23.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Societal Costs of Traffic Crashes and Crime in Michigan: 2011 Update. UMTRI-2011-21.
Kostyniuk, L.; Molnar, L.; St. Louis, R.; Zanier, N.; Eby, D.

Effect of Realistic Vehicle Seats, Cushion Length, and Lap Belt Geometry on Child ATD Kinematics UMTRI-2011-20
Klinich, K.D.; Reed, M.P.; Ebert, S.M.; Rupp, J.D.

Buses Involved in Fatal Accidents Factbook 2008. UMTRI-2011-17.
Matteson, A.; Jarossi, L.; Woodrooffe, J.

Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Factbook 2008. UMTRI-2011-15.
Jarossi, L.; Matteson, A.; Woodrooffe, J.

An Analysis of Seatbelt Use Decision Making among Part-Time Users. UMTRI-2011-14.
Yates, J.; Alattar, L.; Eby, D.; Molnar, L.; LeBlanc, D.; Gilbert, M.; Rasulis, M.; St. Louis, R.

Unemployment Rate and Price of Gasoline Predict the Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles. UMTRI-2011-13.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Independent Review: Statistical Analyses of Relationship between Vehicle Curb Weight, Track Width, Wheelbase and Fatality Rates. UMTRI-2011-12.
Green, P.E.; Kostyniuk, L.P.; Gordon, T.J.; Reed, M. P.

Analysis of the Potential Benefits of Larger Trucks for U.S. Businesses Operating Private Fleets. UMTRI-2011-11.
Woodrooffe, J.; Belzowski, B.; Reece, J.; Sweatman, P.

U.S. Road Fatalities per Population: Changes by Age from 1958 to 2008. UMTRI-2011-9.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Evaluation of the CSA 2010 Operational Model Test. UMTRI-2011-8.
Green, P.E.; Blower, D.

Explaining State-to-State Differences in Seat Belt Use: An Analysis of Socio-demographic Variables. UMTRI-2011-7.
Yang, Y.; Dasgupta, K.; Eby, D.; Molnar, L.; Nair, V.; Pollock, S.

Benefits of Daytime Running Lights. UMTRI-2011-6.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Codebook 2008 (Version January 21, 2011). UMTRI-2011-5.
Jarossi, L.; Hershberger, D.; Pettis, L.; Woodrooffe, J.

Improving the Repeatability and Reproducibility of Belt Fit Measurement with 6YO and 10YO ATDs. UMTRI-2011-4.
Reed, Matthew P.; Ebert-Hamilton, S. M.; Flannagan, C.A.C.

Interactions of Environmental and Safety Measures for Sustainable Road Transportation. UMTRI-2011-3.
Luoma, J.; Sivak, M.

Toward Understanding On-Road Interactions between Male and Female Drivers. UMTRI-2011-2.
Luoma, J.; Sivak, M.

Evaluation of Hybrid-III 6YO ATD Chest Jacket Shape and Position. UMTRI-2011-1.
Ebert-­‐Hamilton, S. M.; Reed, M. P.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Field Operational Test Final Program Report UMTRI-2010-36.
Sayer, J.; LeBlanc, D.; Bogard, S., et al.

Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess Variations in Fuel Efficiency among Individual Drivers. UMTRI-2010-34.
LeBlanc, D.; Sivak, M.; Bogard, S.

Drivers on Unfamiliar Roads and Traffic Crashes. UMTRI-2010-31.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

VII Data Use Analysis and Processing (DUAP): Final Project Report (Phase II). UMTRI-2010-28.
Dion, F.; Robinson, R.

Evaluation of 2008 Florida Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2010-26.
Green. P.E.; Matteson, A.

Alternative Powertrain Strategies and Fleet Turnover in the 21st Century. UMTRI-2010-20.
Belzowski, B.; McManus, W.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Heavy-Truck Field Operational Test Key Findings Report. UMTRI-2010-18.
Sayer, J.R.; Bogard, S.E.; Funkhouser, D.; LeBlanc, D.J.; Bao, S.; Blankespoor, A.D.; Buonarosa, M.L.; Winkler, C.B.

Toward Understanding the Recent Large Reductions in U.S. Road Fatalities.UMTRI-2010-12.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Buses Involved in Fatal Accidents Factbook 2007.UMTRI-2010-9.
Jarossi, L.; Matteson, A.; Woodrooffe, J.

Headlamps and Pedestrian Injuries.UMTRI-2010-6.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Evaluation of 2008 Kansas Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2010-5.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Factbook 2007. UMTRI-2010-4.
Jarossi, L.; Matteson, A.; Woodrooffe, J.

The Future of Personal Transportation in Megacities of the World. UMTRI-2010-2.
Luoma, J.; Sivak, M.; Zielinski, S. [Contact Michael Sivak for report availability, msivak@umich.edu.]

Evaluation of 2008 Mississippi Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2010-1.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Evaluation of 2007 Texas Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2009-45.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Buses Involved in Fatal Accidents Codebook 2007. UMTRI-2009-43.
Jarossi, L.; Hershberger, D.; Woodrooffe, J.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) Light Vehicle Platform Field Operational Test Data Analysis Plan. UMTRI-2009-42.
Sayer, J.; LeBlanc, D.; Bogard, S.; Blankespoor, A.

Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Codebook 2007. UMTRI-2009-41.
Jarossi, L.; Hershberger, D.; Pettis, L.; Woodrooffe, J.

Quantifying Alignment Effects in 3D Coordinate Measurement. UMTRI-2009-40.
Hammett, P. C.; Garcia-Guzman, L. M.; Geddes, S. W.; Walsh, P. T.

Evaluation of 2008 Vermont Crash Data reported to MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2009-39.
Blower, D.F; Matteson, A.

Analysis of Data from the Thermal Imaging Inspection System Project.UMTRI-2009-38.
Green, P. E.

Market Models for Predicting PHEV Adoption and Diffusion. UMTRI-2009-37.
McManus, W.M.; Senter, R.

Relationships Between Lighting and Animal-Vehicle Collisions. UMTRI-2009-35.
Sullivan, J.M.

The Effect of the "Cash for "Clunkers" Program on the Overall Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles. UMTRI-2009-34.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B.

Evaluation of 2008 North Dakota Crash Data Reported to MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2009-33.
Blower, D.F.; Matteson, A.

PHEV Marketplace Penetration: An Agent Based Simulation. UMTRI-2009-32.
Sullivan, J.L.: Salmeen, I.T.; Simon, C.P.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) Heavy Truck Platform Field Operational Test Data Analysis Plan. UMTRI-2009-31.
Sayer, J.; LeBlanc, D.; Bogard, S.; Blankespoor, A.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Third Annual Report. UMTRI-2009-30.
Sayer, J.; LeBlanc, D.; Bogard, S.; Nodine, E.; Najm, W.

Road Safety in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities. UMTRI-2009-29.
Vasconcellos, E.A.; Sivak, M.

Recent Reductions in Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Vehicles. UMTRI-2009-28.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B. 

Economic Indicators as Predictors of the Number and Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles. UMTRI-2009-27.
Sivak, M.; Schoettle, B. 

Fixing Detroit: How Far, How Fast, How Fuel Efficient. UMTRI-2009-26.
McManus, W.; Kleinbaum, R. 

Evaluation of 2007 Oklahoma Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2009-24.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Sweden/Michigan naturalistic field operational test – phase 1: Benefits of Origin and Destination Information in IntelliDrive Data Sets. UMTRI-2009-23.
Dion, F.; Robinson, R.

Facilitating Driver Interaction with a Robotic Driving Assistant: Some Insights from the Literature. UMTRI-2009-21.
Perchonok, J; Green, P.A.

Photometric Indicators of Headlamp Performance. UMTRI-2009-18.
Sullivan, J.M.; Flannagan, M.J. 

New Developments in UTMOST: Application to Electronic Stability Control. UMTRI-2009-15.
Flannagan, C.A.; Flannagan, M.J.

Evaluation of 2007 Minnesota Crash Data Reported to the MCMIS Crash File. UMTRI-2009-14.
Blower, D.; Matteson, A.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS): Light Vehicle Extended Pilot Test Summary Report. UMTRI-2009-13.
LeBlanc, D.; Buonarosa, M.L.; Blankespoor, A.; Sayer, J. 

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System (IVBSS): Heavy Truck Extended Pilot Test Summary Report. UMTRI-2009-12.
Bogard, S.; Funkhouser, D.; Sayer, J. 

Analysis of the Potential Benefits of Larger Trucks for U.S. Businesses Operating Private Fleets UMTRI-2009-11.
Woodrooffe, J.; Belzowski, B.; Reece, J.; Sweatman, P.

Michigan Department of Transportation Statewide Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Procurement Evaluation – Phase I: Software Procurement. UMTRI-2009-10.
Dion, F.; Bowcott, S.

Truck Mechanical Condition and Crashes in the Large Truck Crash Causation Study. UMTRI-2009-9.
Blower, D.; Green, P. E.

Development of New Injury Risk Curves for the Knee/Distal Femur and the Hip for Use in Frontal Impact Testing. UMTRI-2009-8.
Rupp, J.D.; Flannagan, C.A.C.; Kuppa, S.M.

Providing Drivers with Road-Edge Information to Reduce Road Departure Crashes in a Military Vehicle Fleet. UMTRI-2009-7.
LeBlanc, D.; Tsimhoni, O.

In-Vehicle Video and Motion Sickness. UMTRI-2009-6.
Schoettle, B.; Sivak, M.

Glance Strategies for Using an In-Vehicle Touch-Screen Monitor. UMTRI-2009-5.
Fuller, H.; Tsimhoni, O. 

Relationships among Driver Age, Vehicle Cost, and Fatal Nighttime Crashes. UMTRI-2009-4.
Sullivan, J. M.; Flannagan, M. J.

Road Safety in India: Challenges and Opportunities. UMTRI-2009-1.
Mohan, D.; Tsimhoni, O.; Sivak, M.; Flannagan, M.J.