British Columbia Traffic 19 PDH Discount Package 2

This online engineering PDH course will provide a background of bicycling including common vocabulary, concepts and knowledge.  The history of bicycling and improvement to the intermodal system will be discussed. 

 

Bicycle planning issues will be covered.  Utilitarian and recreational bicycling will be compared.  The basic principles to be considered for a transportation project will also be discussed.  The process of utilizing comprehensive planning, selection/development options will be provided as well as post design assessment.  Bicycle safety issues will be discussed.  The most common bicycle-motor vehicle crashes will be identified.  The types of bicyclists and their associated risks will also be covered.

 

This 4 PDH online course is currently intended for engineers and planners who are interested in learning more about bicycle planning and safety for use in roadway design.

This online engineering PDH course discusses about the dissemination of Travel Time Reliability (TTR) information using a set of tested Lexicon phrases in order to help road users make optimal travel choices and reduce roadway congestion.

 

Travel time variability is a characteristic of the transportation system that means a traveler’s trip will vary from what is normally expected and will potentially take longer than planned. By helping travelers make travel choices that take into account travel time variability, agencies have the potential to reduce roadway congestion. This reduced congestion has the added benefit of reducing primary and secondary crashes, vehicle emissions, and fuel use, as well as yielding other benefits.

 

Travel Time Reliability (TTR) information includes static data about traffic speeds or trip times that capture historic variations from day to day and enable individuals to understand the level of variability in traffic. A key component to addressing the reliability issue related to urban mobility is conveying this TTR information to system users so that they can make informed decisions about their travel. The challenge for transportation professionals lies in selecting the best means of conveying that information so that it is usable and effective to the traveler and other stakeholders.

 

This 2 PDH online course is applicable to transportation engineers who are interested in helping travelers make better travel choices and in reducing roadway congestion.

This online engineering PDH course describes how a bike-sharing system can be implemented in an urban environment for the purpose of making the environment more livable and sustainable.  The course presents key aspects of implementation such as planning, maintenance, evaluation, technology, and required infrastructure. Lessons learned from programs which have already been implemented are also discussed.

 

A bike-share program makes bikes available at stations throughout a well-defined project area for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis. This provides another choice of transportation and extends the existing transportation system by providing access to destinations off of existing public transportation routes.

 

This 3 PDH online course is intended for civil and transportation engineers concerned with the design and implementation of a bike share system.

This online engineering PDH course describes the research activities and consequent findings related to the development of recommendations for maintained retroreflectivity (MR) levels for white-on-blue signs and white-on-brown signs. It also includes an investigation related to MR levels needed for complex visual conditions that include glare from oncoming headlamps and fixed roadway lighting.

 

In 2003, the Federal Highway Administration published research recommendations for minimum MR levels for traffic signs. The recommendations included most sign types but not white-on-blue signs or white-on-brown signs. In addition, the 2003 MR levels were based on conditions representing dark rural environments.

 

This 4 PDH online course is applicable to all traffic engineers, transportation planners, sign manufacturers and all personnel interested in learning about or who are involved in the planning and determination of minimum retroreflectivity levels for traffic signs.

 

This online engineering PDH course provides a comprehensive review of current practice on Variable Speed Limit (VSL) operations, particularly experiences from deployments in the United States, and identifies successful and best practices from the following perspectives: planning and policy, design, deployment, standards, operations and maintenance, and outcomes.

 

Variable speed limit (VSL) systems utilize information on traffic speed, occupancy, volume detection, weather, and road surface conditions to determine the appropriate speeds at which drivers should be traveling, given current roadway and traffic conditions. The use of VSL during less than ideal conditions, such as heavy traffic and adverse weather conditions, can improve safety by decreasing the risks associated with traveling at speeds that are higher than appropriate for the conditions and by reducing speed variance among vehicles.

 

In addition, VSL can be used to dynamically manage speeds during planned (rush hour congestion) and unplanned (incidents) events. Used in conjunction with managed lanes and other active traffic management (ATM) strategies, VSL can respond to downstream congestion to eliminate or delay bottlenecks and mitigate the possibility of crashes.

 

This 5 PDH online course is mainly intended for transportation engineers who are interested in learning about current practices on VSL operations, particularly experiences from deployments in the United States.

This online engineering PDH ethics course is (1) the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering and (2) the study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals and relationships of peoples and organizations involved in technological development (Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering).

 

This course will address the principles of engineering ethics that every engineer is expected to live by when practicing their profession. It will also present unique ethical case studies randomly selected to demonstrate ethical challenges for professional engineers and alternatives to address these challenges.

 

This 1 PDH online course is applicable to Professional Engineers licensed in the Province of British Columbia and who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in engineering ethics as a condition of their license renewal. For each renewal period, every licensee must complete at least one (1) professional development hour relative to the principals of professional responsibility, conduct and ethics.