The Use of Expert Panels in Highway Safety: A Critique Page 1 of 21 The Use of Expert Panels in Highway Safety: A Critique Simon P. Washington * Professor, Arizona State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Tempe, AZ 85287-5306 Phone: 480-965-2220 Fax: 480-965-0557 Email: Simon.Washington@asu.edu Dominique Lord Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil Engineering College Station, TX 77843-3136 Voice 979/458-3949 / FAX 979/845-6481 d-lord@tamu.edu Bagwant Persaud Professor, Ryerson University Department of Civil Engineering Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3 Phone: (416) 979-5000 (ext. 6464), Fax: (416) 979-5122, Email:bpersaud@ryerson.ca *Corresponding Author Submission Date: November 14, 2008 Word Count = 6,392 Keywords: highway safety manual, highway safety, expert panels, accident modification factors, safety performance functions, expert opinion