Publications

Kitali, A., Alluri, P., Sando, T., and Wu, W. (2019) “Identification of Secondary Crash Risk Factors using Penalized Logistic Regression Model”. Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Kitali, A., Alluri, P., Sando, T., and Lentz, R. (2019) “Impact of Primary Incident Spatiotemporal Influence Thresholds on the Detection of Secondary Crashes”. Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Huq, A., and Alluri, P., (2019). “A Comprehensive Review of Secondary Crash Studies,” Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Vargas, H., Raihan, M. A., Alluri, P., and Gan, A., (2019). “Jurisdiction-specific versus SafetyAnalyst-default Safety Performance Function: A Case Study on Two-lane and Multi-lane Arterials,” Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board)

Haule, H., Alluri, P., Sando, T., and Raihan, M. A., (2019) “Investigating the Impact of Rain on Crash Clearance Duration,” Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gonzalez, M., Alluri, P., and Raihan, M. A. (2018). “Prioritizing Locations for Installing Street Lights: A Case Study on the City of Doral,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Sando, T., Alluri, P., Ponnaluri, R., and Ackert, M. (2018) “States’ Existing Practices in Mainstreaming TSMO in the Project Development Process,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Haule, H., Sando, T., Alluri, P., Lentz, R., and Chuan, C., (2018) “Evaluating the Impact and Clearance Duration of Freeway Incidents,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Wu, W., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2018). “Feasibility of Using Police Crash Records as a Potential Data Source for Acquisition and Continued Updates of Posted Speed Limits,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Alluri, P., Saha, D., Gan, A., and Wang, H. (2018). “Decision Support System for Selecting Highway Safety Manual (HSM) Methods,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Kitali, A., Kidando, E., Martz, P., Alluri, P., Sando, T., Moses, R., and Lentz, R. (2018). Evaluating Factors Influencing the Severity of Three-plus Multiple-vehicle Crashes Using Real-Time Traffic Data,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Ogle, J., Alluri, P., Zang, C., Rajabi, M., Sarasua, W., and Bendigeri, V. (2018). “Methods to Define Homogeneous Segments and Assign Crashes for Highway Safety Manual Applications,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Tang, L., Gan, A., Cevallos, F., and Alluri, P. (2018) “Characteristics of Bus Transit Vehicles in the United States: A 30-Year National Trend Analysis,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Salum, J., Kitali, A., Bwire, H., Sando, T., and Alluri, P. (2018) “Factors Influencing the Severity of Motorcycle Crashes in Dar es Salaam,” Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal).

Gan, A., Alluri, P., and Wang, H. (2017). “Prototype System for Collection of Safety Data from Police Crash Reports,” Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Alluri, P., Gan, A., Saha, D., and Fernandez, L. (2017). “Evaluation of Signage Alternatives for Express Lane Facilities: A Focus Group Study,” Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Gan, A., Alluri, P., Raihan, M. A., Liu, K., Saha, D., and Jung, R. (2017). “An Automated System for Prioritizing Highway Improvement Locations and Analyzing Project Alternatives,” Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Saha, D., Alluri, P., Wu, W., and Gan, A. (2017). “Analysis of Bicycle Crashes with Spatial Autocorrelation: A Comparison of Conditional Autoregressive Models,” Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Raihan, M. A., Alluri, P., Gan, A., and Jung, R (2016). “Application of the Analytic Network Process (ANP) in Prioritizing Highway Improvement Locations,” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gan, A., Liu, K., and Alluri, P. (2016). “An Integrated System for Rural National Transit Database (NTD),” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Fartash, H., Alluri, P., Gan, A., Lavasani, M., and Haleem, K. (2016). “Performance of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at Midblock Pedestrian Crossings,” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Srinivasan, S., Haas, P., Alluri, P., Gan, A., and Bonneson, J. (2016). “Crash Prediction Method for Freeway Segments with High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes,” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Haleem, K., Alluri, P., and Gan, A. (2016). “Investigating Fractal Characteristics in Crash Trends for Potential Traffic Safety Prediction,” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Sadeghvaziri, E., Haleem, K., Alluri, P., Fartash, H., and Gan, A. (2016). “Effects of Different Guide Signs on Driver Behavior at Express Lane Entrance: A Driving Simulation Study,” Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Alluri, P., Gan, A., Diaz, A., and Steiner, R. (2015). “Safety Impacts of Access Management Features in the Vicinity of Roundabouts,” Proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Alluri, P., Gan, A., and Liu, K. (2015). “Preparing Input Data for SafetyAnalyst Implementation: The Florida Experience,” Proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Journal of Transportation Safety & Security).

Alluri, P., Saha, D., and Gan, A. (2015). “Prioritization of Highway Safety Manual (HSM) Data Variables using Random Forest Algorithm,” Proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Journal of Advanced Transportation).

Sisiopiku, V., Islam, M., Haleem, K., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2015). “Investigation of the Potential Relationship between Crash Occurrence and the Presence of Digital Advertising Billboards in Alabama and Florida,” Proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Alluri, P., Gan, A., and Haleem, K. (2014). “Pedestrian Safety at Signalized Intersections,” Proceedings of the 2nd ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) Congress, Orlando, FL, pp. 458-466.

Haleem, K., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2014). “Exploration of Fractal Characteristics in Crash Data,” Proceedings of the 2nd ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) Congress, Orlando, FL, pp. 487-497.

Lu, J., Haleem, K., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2014). “Safety Performance Functions for Florida’s Freeways,” Proceedings of the 2nd ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) Congress, Orlando, FL, pp. 321-331.

Alluri, P., Gan, A., and Haleem, K. (2014). “Safety Impacts of Converting Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes to Raised Medians and Associated Design Concerns,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Journal of the Transportation Research Forum).

Alluri, P., Echezabal, E., Diaz, A., and Gan, A. (2014). “Businesses’ Reaction to Conversion from Two-way Left-turn Lanes to Raised Medians,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Tang, L., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2014). “Automatic Extraction of Number of Lanes from Geo-Rectified Aerial Images,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Saha, D., Alluri, P., Haleem, K., Gan, A. and McCarthy, D. (2014). “Evaluation of Hybrid Static-Dynamic Sign Designs: A Focus Group Study,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Suksawang, N., Alluri, P., Gan, A., Meneses, K., Cevallos, F., Haleem, K., and Saha, D. (2014). “Feasibility and Design of Movable Bus Stop Boarding and Alighting Pads,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Journal of Public Transportation).

Haleem, K., Gan, A., Alluri, P., and Saha, D. (2014). “Identification of Safety Practices, Issues, and Needs of Local Transportation and Law Enforcement Agencies,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Journal of the Transportation Research Forum).

Alluri, P., Haleem, K., and Gan, A. (2013). “In-service Performance Evaluation of Cable Median Barriers on Florida’s Limited Access Facilities,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal).

Ma, M., Alluri, P., and Gan, A. (2013). “Development of a Geographic Information System for SafetyAnalyst for Location Selection and Output Visualization,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Tang, L., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2013). “A Framework for Automatic Identification and Extraction of Travel Lane Information from Geo-Rectified Aerial Images Using Support Vector Machine,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Saha, D., Gan, A., Haleem, K., Alluri, P., and Delgado, F. (2013). “Use of Hybrid Static-Dynamic Signs: A State-of-the-Practice Review,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Wang, T., Gan, A., and Alluri, P. (2013). “Estimating Annual Average Daily Traffic for Local Roads for Highway Safety Analysis,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Lu, J., Haleem, K., Alluri, P., and Gan, A. (2013). “Full versus Simple Safety Performance Functions: A Comparison Based on Urban Four-Lane Freeway Interchanges in Florida,” Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Alluri, P. and Ogle, J. (2012). “Effect of Variations of CMFs on Predicted Crash Frequency on Rural Two-Lane Highways: Sensitivity Analysis,” Proceedings of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Alluri, P. and Ogle, J. (2012). “Effects of State-Specific SPFs, AADT Estimations, and Overdispersion Parameters on Crash Predictions Using SafetyAnalyst,” Proceedings of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Lu, J., Gan, A., Haleem, K., Alluri, P., and Liu, K. (2012). “Comparing Locally-Calibrated and SafetyAnalyst-Default Safety Performance Functions for Florida’s Urban Freeways,” Proceedings of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Safety Science).

Alluri, P. and Ogle, J. (2012). “Road Safety Analysis in the United States: States’ Current Practices and Their Future Direction,” Proceedings of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).

Ogle, J., and Alluri, P. (2011). “Getting Started with SafetyAnalyst: Georgia’s Triumph,” Proceedings of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Ogle, J., Alluri, P., and Sarasua, W. (2011). “MMUCC and MIRE: The Role of Segmentation in Safety Analysis,” Proceedings of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Crisler, M., Brooks, J., Ogle, J., Guirl, C., Alluri, P. and Dixon, K. (2008). “Effect of Wireless Communication and Entertainment Devices on Simulated Driving Performance,” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (Revised version was published in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board).