Timothy Gates

About

Dr. Timothy Gates is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has more than 20 years of research experience in the following subject areas: innovative traffic control devices, motorist behavior, speed limits, road safety, statistical methods, traffic operations, pedestrians and bicyclists, and transportation economics. Since 2007, he has served as PI or co-PI on more than 100 grants totaling more than $15 million from agencies that include MDOT, FHWA, NCHRP, OHSP, and other state DOTs. His research has resulted in more than 100 peer-reviewed journal or compendium publications. His recent research includes projects related to driver response to traffic control devices, safety impacts associated with raising speed limits, guidelines for setting speed limits, r

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Wisconsin 2007
• M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation), Michigan State University 2000
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Michigan State University 1999

Selected publications

• Chakraborty, M.*, Gates, T. Relationship between Horizontal Curve Geometry and Single-Vehicle Crash Occurrence on Rural Secondary Highways. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2023.
• Hankin, J.*, Chakraborty, M.*, Gates, T., Savolainen P. Holpuch, T.*, Motz, M.* Evaluation of Auxiliary Signing for Driveway Assistance Devices at Low-Volume Access Points within One-Lane, Bidirectional Work Zones. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2023.
• Mahmud, M.*, Gates, T., Megat-Johari, M.*, Jashami, H., Bamney, A.*, Savolainen, P. Do Dynamic speed feedback signs impact drivers differently based on speeding tendencies? Insights from applications at select critical roadway contexts. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 98, 157-169, 2023.
• Chakraborty, M.*, Mahmud, M.*, Gates, T. Quantifying the Environmental Effects of Speed Limit Policy–A Case Study from Michigan, ITE Journal 93 (8), 2023.
• Chakraborty, M.*, Gates, T., Sinha, S. Causal analysis and classification of traffic crash injury severity using machine learning algorithms, Data Science for Transportation 5 (2), 12, 2023.