Transportation Safety and Security

Evaluating New Designs

SAIC engineers are working to improve the safety and efficiency of the transportation system by evaluating the efficacy of new designs through interviews, focus groups, and detailed simulations using representative human subjects. Assessing traveler information using in-vehicle navigation displays, ensuring that variable message signs can be read and understood, and exploring driver behavior and performance are critical components currently being explored by SAIC’s human factors professionals. Using a number of different methods such as simulators, field research vehicles, and laboratory, and field experiments, we are using our knowledge to improve driver safety and mobility.

Safety Services

SAIC’s safety services include:

• Highway safety - SAIC works with state and federal departments of transportation to identify and test safety countermeasures, develop safety guidance documents, and provide outreach, marketing, and training for safety best practices.
• Motor carrier safety - SAIC supports federal agencies by conducting Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) compliance assessments to ensure the states are implementing MCSAP in accordance with federal requirements. The MCSAP National Review Program includes three components: an assessment of state compatibility with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; compliance with federal grant management requirements; and effectiveness of program implementation in meeting FMCSA goals.
• Transit - Transit agencies across the country face challenges in providing transit services that are both safe and efficient. SAIC works with transit agencies to identify and share best practices in transit safety and transit operations, including the use of intelligent transportation system technologies.
• Work zones - SAIC supports local, state, and federal agencies in developing programs to alleviate mobility and safety issues in and around work zones. We also provide guidance documents and training courses targeted to all levels of expertise including technicians, planners, and engineers.

Securing Transportation Systems

SAIC works with our uniformed services and other federal and state government agencies to assess threats and vulnerabilities and identify mitigation strategies to secure our seaports and surface transportation systems and infrastructure. Our security professionals and engineers are involved in designing and evaluating security systems and in developing tools, methodologies, and technologies for industry and government at port, truck and rail terminals, and along our highways and railways.