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Brian Tefft
Senior Researcher, Traffic Research Group
Biography
Brian Tefft joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2006. He conducts and manages research on a wide variety of traffic safety issues including driver distraction, drowsiness, and impairment; teenage drivers; pedestrian safety; and driver understanding of new vehicle technologies. His research has been published in scientific journals including Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, ITE Journal and others. Tefft holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University.
Publications
American Driving Survey, 2014 – 2017
February 2019 // Research Brief
Assessing Fatality Rates in Crash Involvement for Motorists and Non-Motorists in Teen Driver Crashes by Risk Factor
October 2018 // Research Brief
Potential Reduction in Crashes, Injuries and Deaths from Large-Scale Deployment of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
September 2018 // Research Brief
External Publication
Acute sleep deprivation and culpable motor vehicle crash involvement
2018 // Sleep
Hit-and-Run Crashes: Prevalence, Contributing Factors and Countermeasures
April 2018 // Research Brief