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1 Author Acknowledgments The authors thank the following professionals, who as part of the research team contributed greatly to this study: Dr. Hugh McGee, Bellomo-McGee, Inc. (BMI) Dr. Eugene R. Russell, Kansas State University Dr. Margaret J. Rys, Kansas State University Dr. Alison Smiley, Human Factors North The research team would like to thank and recognize the expert technical advice received from our industry panel throughout the entire project. The members of the industry panel were: Bryce Anderson, Ennis Paint David Burns, 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division Neil A. Hodson, 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division David Nyberg, 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division Mike Goff, Interstate Road Management The research team acknowledges and thanks the highly valuable assistance of PJ Caldwell, Jim Lawrence, and Bill Stinnett from Caltrans for their participation in the data collection and for answering our numerous questions about pavement markings and markers in California. The research team would also like to acknowledge and thank Janice Benton of Caltrans and Yusuf Mohamedshah of LENDIS Corporation for providing the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) data. The research team recognizes the participation of the following iTRANS staff members: Phoebe Fu, Bishnu Parajuli, Kamran Shah, and Kevin Shen.
