When I found out that NHTSA was holding a Driving Behavioral Change in Traffic Safety conference, I asked if they were going to be livestreaming this important event. The event coordinator said they would be and that she would let me know details when they were available.
Here is that information:
Thank you for your interest in the Driving Behavioral Change in Traffic Safety conference that is taking place Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 in Washington. The event will run from 8:30 – 4:30 on Thursday and from 8:30 – Noon on Friday.
NHTSA will be streaming this event live at http://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/symposiums/index.html. The link within that page for the webcast should be live this afternoon.
You may access the agenda by following this link: http://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/symposiums/march2016/index.html
Please share these links with any of your colleagues who might be interested in watching this event. Thank you.
I also asked if it would be taped and made available online. Here is the answer: The plan is for them to be recorded and posted after the event. Our technical team tells me that they should be up Friday afternoon at the latest.
Here is a pdf of the agenda: Driving Behavioral Change in Traffic Safety Conference Agenda
I posted previously on this event/topic: https://annaleahmary.com/2016/02/nhtsa-hosting-discussion-of-the-behavioral-changes-necessary-to-achieve-near-zero-traffic-safety-deaths/
- For example, an obvious one is what leads truck drivers to drive even when they are tired. https://annaleahmary.com/
tag/truck-driver-compensation/ - Also, technological aids such as alerting drivers to driver fatigue or getting phone manufacturers to build in features that make it simple to turn off when driving, etc. https://annaleahmary.com/
tag/distracted-driving/ - And things like addressing the notion that it is okay to drive while under the influence of marijuana. http://
annaleahmary.com/2015/02/ marijuana-impairs-judgment- reaction-times-awareness/ - Or a national awareness campaign to educate people about the dangers of microsleep. http://
americansleepandbreathingacade my.com/the-dots-war-on-drowsy- driving/ - Or more things like rumble strips along the side of the road.
- Or more electronic traffic signs which alert drivers to slowed traffic ahead. https://annaleahmary.com/
2016/02/can-electronic-road- signs-save-lives-crash-ahead- 7-miles-stay-alert/
Having studied Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health (and raised 9 children), I am well aware that simple awareness is not enough to change behavior.
I would also like to see proven safety measures more quickly adopted nationwide: Why on earth don’t we establish National Traffic Safety Standards & require them to be adopted by States?
What would I do if I were the National Traffic Safety Ombudsman?
