Chung S. Chen This is Me

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 Web References

1. 1. Surface Preparation Technologies, Inc.

   www.rumblestrips.com/sub/spt_g - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/13/2006   Last Visited: 12/25/2007

   *A Study of Effectiveness of Various Rumble Strips on Highway Safety, Virginia Department of Transportation, Chung S. Chen, P.E., Traffic Engineering Division

2. 2. VDOT Info & Services: News Center

   www.virginiadot.org/infoservic - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/6/2003   Last Visited: 9/5/2006

   VDOT engineer Chung Chen awarded Governor's Award for his rumble strip research.
   
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   RICHMOND - Virginia Department of Transportation engineer Chung Chen, whose research has been attributed for the prevention of hundreds of highway crashes has been honored by Governor Mark Warner with an annual Governor's Transportation Safety Award.
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   Chen was selected by the Governor's Transportation Safety Board for the "General Traffic Safety Award," which he received May 13 in Charlottesville at the annual meeting of the board. Awards were made in 14 other categories, including aviation, water, public transportation and others.
   
   In his research, Chen found that 40 percent of highway fatalities in Virginia were caused by run-off-the-road accidents, and that the percentage was increasing. He also determined that rumble strips are the most effective safety feature in preventing them. However, a dozen different types of rumble strips were once available, and transportation engineers across the country were using whatever type they considered to be effective. Research was scanty and inconclusive until Chen's exhaustive research showed that "milled" rumble strips were best. Milled strips are carved into the highway rather than being imprinted into a highway when pavement is poured. They offer three times as much noise and 12 times as much vibration to rouse a sleeping driver.
   
   Chen, who immigrated to the U.S. from China in 1981 and began work at VDOT in 1992, was determined to make a contribution to his new country in the area of highway safety. Holding a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in math from his native country, Chen earned a master's degree in transportation and a professional engineer's license after coming to the U.S. Consequently, he was prepared as well as motivated for the intense research he performed at VDOT. He worked hundreds of hours of overtime in order to evaluate rumble strips at 610 sites.
   
   The question Chen says he constantly asked himself is: "Do you really care if people die on the highway in Virginia?"

3. 3. Better Roads News Archive I

   www.betterroads.com/articles/n - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/5/2002   Last Visited: 9/16/2005

   A Virginia Department of Transportation Engineer, Chung Chen, recently won the state's Governor's Transportation Safety Award for his research, which has been attributed with the prevention of hundreds of highway crashes.
   
   Chen's research recommendations on rumble strips have been adopted by transportation departments across the nation. In Virginia alone, engineers estimate that use of the recommendations has prevented 1,200 crashes, 55 fatalities, and 1,100 injuries. A federal agency estimates they have prevented as many as 1,600 fatalities nationwide.
   
   In his research, Chen found that 40% of highway fatalities in Virginia were caused by run-off-the-road accidents and that the percentage was increasing. He determined that rumble strips are the most effective safety feature in preventing the accidents. He then researched various types of strips, studying 610 sites.