The University Record, December 7, 1998 By Nancy Ross-Flanigan
News and Information Services Can a drivers speech reveal
whether hes too tired to drive safely? Do truck drivers skip
rest breaks because they cant find parking spaces at public rest
areas? How can a computer model accurately simulate traffic
patterns? These are some of the questions that students tackled
in year-long research projects sponsored by the Great Lakes
Center for Truck and Transit Research (GLCTTR). The GLCTTR is a
consortium of six universitiesincluding the U-Min Michigan, Ohio
and Illinois. The centers Scholars Program was introduced in
1992 to support graduate students working with university
researchers on truck- and transit-related problems. Its goals
are to attract students and faculty to this type of research and
to prepare graduate students for careers as transportation
professionals. The five students in the 199798 GLCTTR Scholars
Program presented their research during a seminar at the
Michigan League on Nov. 12. Here are hi