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The Road to Zero Coalition met Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C. The event webcast can be viewed above.
Immediately following the Coalition meeting, NSC and leaders in the insurance industry hosted a panel discussion on the challenges of distracted driving.
Participating insurance companies included AON, Liberty Mutual, Zurich, USAA and Nationwide, along with the Property and Casualty Insurers Association (PCI), and Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS). The group discussed mid- and long-term countermeasures and their trade-offs.
The Road to Zero Coalition meeting scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 13, in Washington, D.C., has been canceled due to Hurricane Florence.
The June 28 Road to Zero Coalition meeting kicked off with a welcome by NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt, who shared the latest information on the Uber fatality in Arizona, Tesla crashes, recent bus crashes and the recommendations for seat belts in buses.
Following are the speakers and presentations:
The World Bank hosted a panel discussion on lessons learned from grants:
The Road to Zero Coalition Report was released at Lifesavers Conference in San Antonio, the largest gathering of highway safety professionals in the U.S. The event brings together public health and safety professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research and policy initiatives proven to work. Deborah A.P. Hersman, chair of Road to Zero and president and CEO of the National Safety Council, was keynote speaker during the opening plenary. Get her presentation.
Road to Zero Coalition meeting was held March 20 at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center in Washington, DC. The topic was Commercial Vehicles, from Safe Systems to Technology Innovations. The 2018 Road to Zero Safe System Innovation Grant winners also were announced.
View the March 20 meeting agenda.
After a welcome from National Transportation Safety Board member T. Bella Dinh-Zarr and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Heidi King, Raymond P. Martinez of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration discussed Commercial Vehicles on the Road to Zero.
A panel, moderated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg, included the following presentations:
NSC Chairman and CEO Deborah Hersman gave an update on the Road to Zero Coalition long-term vision report for achieving zero.
Adrienne Gildea, deputy executive director for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, gave a communications update.
The 2018 Safe System Innovations Grant winners were announced by Renee Sigel of the Federal Highway Administration.
The Road to Zero Coalition met at Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health in Washington, D.C., and you can watch the webacast below. Members are looking for ideas on how to communicate the Road to Zero Long-term Visioning Report when it comes out in 2018.
Get the Dec. 12, 2017, meeting agenda here.
After a welcome and presentation from NSC President and CEO Deborah Hersman, Mike Griffith, director of office safety technologies with the Federal Highway Administration, moderated the Future of Infrastructure Safety Panel:
A panel discussion, Changing Landscape of Cities and Mobility: Futurology, was moderated by Jane Terry, NSC director of government affairs:
Prior to a breakout session, NSC Media Relations Manager Maureen Vogel, introduced the Road to Zero Toolkit. Hersman wrapped up the meeting, and announced applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Safe System Innovation Grant program; grants will be awarded in spring 2018.
The topic was Saving Lives on the Road to Zero and featured NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt, Global New Car Assessment Program Secretary General David Ward and a panel on creating Vision Zero: Systematically Applying What Works to Reach Zero. Watch the webcast:
Get the Coalition meeting agenda here.
After a welcome from Kaiser Permanente Director of Community Health Celeste A. James and a first anniversary celebration of milestones from NSC President and CEO Deborah Hersman:
A panel discussion moderated by Vision Zero Network founder and Director Leah Shahum featured:
The Road to Zero Coalition met June 13 at the Association of the U.S. Army, Arlington, VA. Following is a webcast of the meeting:
After a welcome from NSC President and CEO Debbie Hersman:
The Road to Zero Coalition met March 1 at the Association of the U.S. Army, Arlington, VA. Following is a recording of the meeting:
Get the Coalition meeting recap here. After a welcome from NSC President and CEO Debbie Hersman:
The Road to Zero Coalition enlisted the RAND Corporation to develop a future planning scenario on how human-vehicle-roadway systems could be designed to get to zero deaths by 2047.
More than 200 people joined us in person and via webcast to collaborate on the roles we can each play as we aim for zero traffic fatalities on our roads. National experts shared their knowledge:
NSC, FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA and their partners laid out strategies that will put the U.S. on the road to zero traffic fatalities. Watch the kickoff videos.
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