nddc events

Two opportunities to connect with NDDC on Sunday, April 7, at Lifesavers!

Get the Latest from the National Distracted Driving Coalition

• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm MST, Colorado Convention Center - Room 603
• The National Distracted Driving Coalition brings together experts and advocates to identify and promote solutions for the distracted driving crisis. Coalition members will present their recent findings and discuss how safety advocates can use this information to improve the effectiveness of their community-based programs.

• 5:15 pm - 8:00 pm MST, Colorado Convention Center - Room 601
• Join NDDC for an exclusive opportunity to network, share ideas, and learn how safety organizations are tackling distracted driving. Complimentary appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages will be served, with a cash bar available. Thank you to American Property Casualty Insurance Association and Cambridge Mobile Telematics for sponsoring this event!
• The event is free but space is limited. Register today: https://bit.ly/NDDCDenver

Click here to watch a replay of the November 8, 2023, webinar Tractor trailers, heavy trucks, tankers, and other commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are a common feature of America’s vast road network. Whether it be a large, urban metropolis, a medium-sized city, or a small, rural community, many of the goods and essential items brought to our stores and our doors probably arrive in a heavy truck. This means that wherever you drive, you are almost guaranteed to be sharing the road with these vehicles. This is a growing concern for some employers. Join NDDC for a virtual panel discussion with experts in the fields of roadway safety and heavy vehicles. Speakers include: Opening remarks: Bruce Landsberg, Member, NTSB Moderator: Robyn Robertson, President and CEO, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, and NDDC Chair Panel:

• Dan Mayhew, Senior Research Scientist and Advisor, Traffic Injury Research Foundation
• Kevin Grove, Director, Safety & Technology Policy, American Trucking Associations
• Jack Kostelnik, Senior Transportation Specialist, Office of the Administrator, FMCSA
• Matthew Camden, Senior Research Associate and Group Leader of the Research to Practice & Outreach Program, VTTI

The webinar also serves as a platform to educate the traveling public about how to safely share the road with commercial drivers and particularly novice drivers. The roundtable is moderated by Robyn Robertson, NDDC Chair, and features speakers from members of the NDDC Steering Committee, which is made up of industry, legislative, advocacy, law enforcement and government professionals. Member Bruce Landsberg will provide opening remarks, followed by a panel discussion with experts in the field of heavy vehicles.

The Governors Highway Safety Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting will be held in the heart of New York City, August 12-16. With traffic fatalities and dangerous driving at unprecedented levels, it’s critical to bring together highway safety, public health, law enforcement and business leaders from across the nation to address the ongoing roadway safety crisis. This year’s theme, “Connecting Communities: Putting Vision Zero into Action,” affirms the importance of involving communities of all sizes in implementing proven and innovative solutions for preventing crashes. We can’t wait to see you in the Big Apple, a vibrant city that is the epicenter of the Vision Zero effort in the United States. General sessions will cover critical roadway safety topics that will inspire, inform and excite. Senior government officials involved in advancing the National Roadway Safety Strategy that calls for a zero fatalities goal are invited to speak at the Monday Opening General Session. Additional general sessions will explore equity and engagement in traffic safety, progress toward implementing the Safe System approach and ensuring non-motorized road users have a right to the road. Workshops will dive deep into a wide array of traffic safety topics, including speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, bike and pedestrian safety, equity in traffic enforcement, how to reach and support underserved communities, highway safety criminal justice, auto safety technology, traffic safety culture, teen driver safety and the future of the Drug Recognition Expert program. Location: New York Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 Registration and more information

Hosted by DRIVE SMART Virginia, this Summit will bring together industry leaders, scientists, educators, safety professionals, and law enforcement to share ideas, gather information, learn about best practices and forge solutions for distracted driving. The goal will be for all attendees to return to their communities with fresh ideas and reasonable solutions for the distracted driving issues in their area. A tandem goal will be for organizers to gather information and knowledge on issues and roadblocks throughout Virginia in order to build upon existing programs and design better educational opportunities for the future. Breakout sessions will cover a variety of topics including the technology being developed to curb distracted driving, best corporate practices from across the nation, what the research tells us, teen driver issues, law enforcement efforts, and how to ultimately change behavior. Location: The Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center, 901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061. Virtual attendance is also possible. The virtual attendee option will ONLY include general sessions and NO breakout sessions! Registration and more information

Where: Hilton Washington DC - National Mall, Washington DC