See the Latest from Road to Zero Partners
● If you’re planning to join us in D.C. or are just looking to better use storytelling in your advocacy work this year, be sure to attend tomorrow’s virtual training – Strategic Storytelling: Prepping to Share with Lawmakers. This session is offered free to all thanks to a generous sponsorship from It Could Be Me, register now so you don’t miss out!
● Are you a young person, practitioner or policymaker interested in shifting power to marginalized youth for transportation equity and mobility justice? Save the date for #NYTEC2024 on Sept. 20-21, 2024, in Denver, CO.
● Good Morning America recently highlighted how women are more likely to be killed in a car crash than men and showed testing equipment that could replace the decades-old ‘mini-male’ dummies that disadvantage women in crash tests. Watch the full segment to hear VERITY Now Co-Chair Susan Molinari’s thoughts about the policies that got us here.
● Johns Hopkins University is hosting the first U.S. Vision Zero Academy – in partnership with the Swedish Transportation Institute – May 20-24, 2024, in D.C. The class size is limited to 35 students, register now to secure your spot!
● What drives private sector investment in safety? Join this May 1 session, hosted by Together for Safer Roads and the FIA Foundation, to find out.
● GHSA is hiring a new Senior Director of Policy & Government Relations, responsible for federal advocacy activities in support of GHSA’s policy objectives. Learn more about the role and apply now.
● IIHS recently shared updates on their new partial automation safeguard ratings and the potential impacts of depicting speeding in ads for new vehicles. Check out their new safeguard ratings and see their thoughts on how these ads can undermine safety.
● New NHTSA publications highlight their latest findings and recommendations for older driver safety and nighttime seat belt enforcement. See these new resources and put them into action:
– State of Knowledge on Older Drivers
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– Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement: A How-To guide and Case Study Summary
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Click It or Ticket Campaign Overview
● City and state leaders in the Milwaukee area are addressing a spike in reckless driving as part of the city’s efforts to eliminate traffic deaths by 2037. From increasing penalties to redesigning streets, see the steps they're taking to help save lives.
● Smart Growth America, the International Parking & Mobility Institute, and the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund want your feedback for a new study about the needs and challenges people with disabilities meet when walking and rolling in their communities. Take the confidential survey now to help create more accessible streetscapes for all.
