• Occupant Protection (OP)
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement (CJ/LE)
• Communications (COM)
• Distracted Driving (DD)
• Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety (PBS)
• Vehicle Technology/Automated Driving (VT/AD)

Session 1: Monday, April 26 from 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET

High-risk Impaired Drivers: Using Assessment & Supervision to Reduce Recidivism (CJ/LE)
In 2018, over one million drivers in the U.S. were arrested for DUI. Convictions and incarceration alone will not reduce new offenses. Learn about evidence-based practices for assessment and supervision of high-risk impaired drivers after their conviction including research to identify validated assessment tools and the behavioral characteristics of high-risk drunk drivers. Supervision strategies, current countermeasures and challenges of poly-substance abuse and treatment will be addressed.

Traffic Safety Task Force: Engaging Non-traditional Traffic Safety Partners (CJ/LE)
Training to improve identification of medically-at-risk drivers and the development of a new report form was conducted by the Greenville Police Department and Pitt County Sheriff Department as part of a NHTSA-funded project (Highway-Safety-Guideline #13). This initiative was integrated into the multidisciplinary task force formed to design countermeasures and environmental modifications. Hear about the collaboration between law enforcement, Vidant Medical Center and Eastern Carolina University.

Impaired Driving: What’s New & Trending? (ID)
Experts will discuss current and developing trends in impaired driving. This information will allow researchers and practitioners to prepare for emerging problem areas including the next transition of drugs beyond the opioid epidemic and polydrug usage.

Understanding the Science of Distracted Driving (DD)
There is an abundance of research on the effects of distraction on road users, making it challenging to maintain proper context with past findings. New findings are broadening our understanding of distraction every year. Experts will help you understand how to accurately interpret research results and explore the latest science of distracted driving.

Session 2: Monday, April 26 from 2:30-3:45 p.m. ET

Understanding & Tackling Micromobility: Transportation’s New Disruptor (PBS)
GHSA’s Pam Fischer is the moderator for this session. Micromobility - shared station-based and dockless pedal, e-bikes, e-scooters and personally owned devices – has a right to the road. However, like other transportation, it’s not without challenges. Hear a micromobility primer before panelists representing cities, providers, law enforcement and state highway safety offices discuss six critical challenges - oversight, funding, data collection, enforcement, infrastructure and education - and how to address them for the safety of all road users.

Pedal to the Metal During COVID-19: Getting Media Attention in a Busy News Cycle (COM)
GHSA’s Kerry Chausmer is the moderator for this session. Speeding and reckless driving grew significantly during the height of the coronavirus epidemic, yet it was difficult breaking through the busy news cycle to bring attention to this important traffic safety issue. Hear from experts who found new and innovative strategies to capture the attention of the public while other stories dominate the news.

Making Traffic Safety a Priority in Your Community: New Tools for the Toolbox (CJ/LE)
Traffic safety impacts the quality of life in every community. Identify resources developed to demonstrate the importance of traffic safety regarding responder safety and strategies to prioritize mitigating risky driving behaviors to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in your community.

Impaired Driving & COVID-19: 6-feet Apart? (ID)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had numerous impacts on traffic safety. Learn how the pandemic has affected impaired driving mitigation efforts and the strategies and best practices for law enforcement to conduct safe impaired driving traffic stops including changes in impaired driving detection methods.

Tweeting Cops: Law Enforcement & Social Media (COM)
Social media has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement. Find out how they’re using it in unique and innovative ways to reach the public and drive news coverage.

Changing the Culture on Driving Distracted Through Positive Social Norming (DD)
How do we effect positive culture change when it comes to distracted road users? Learn how the public health sector tackled smoking, how advocates rallied to stigmatize drunk driving and how implementing Positive Community Norms can solve thorny social and cultural problems like distracted driving. Discover what it means to offer evidence-based programming and how to bring those approaches to life in your local community. Leave with actionable tips and tactics to become an effective influencer.

Session 3: Tuesday, April 27 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. ET

Getting Everyone to Buckle Up! How to Increase Belt Use in Diverse Communities (OP)
Improving seat belt use in diverse communities saves lives. How can this be done on Indian Tribal lands and within the Latino community? Hear about the Washington State Patrol’s “El Protector” program to deliver seat belt messaging to Latinos in their workplace; insights from Indian Health Service in Arizona and their efforts to pass a primary seat belt law on Tribal lands; and culturally and linguistically relevant communications focusing on Tribal and Latino residents in Colorado and Wyoming.

Session 4: Tuesday, April 27 from 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET

Who's Driving That Car? Automated Vehicle (AV) Testing in Your Community (VT/AD)
GHSA’s Russ Martin is a panelist for this session. There are vehicles on the road now that will one day drive themselves without human intervention. Each company has its own approach to testing and future deployment. Nuances of these vehicles and their current and future engagements with the community are not apparent. Presenters will clarify what’s happening in AV testing and will include both recommendations of national bodies and the perspectives and approaches of companies seeking to safely bring this transformative technology to life.

Allocating Resources: Using Data-driven Methods for High Visibility Enforcement (CJ/LE)
Communities grapple with determining the appropriate but critical deployment approach to reduce crashes and crime and judiciously serve their communities. DDACTS as a place-based, community policing model is still the most viable option for success. Using evidence-based High Visibility Engagement (HVE) strategies can build community trust, establish collaborative outcomes and save lives. Learn how one police department’s initiatives to reduce motor vehicle crashes using HVE in crash hotspots.

A Superhero Talks Road Safety: Innovative Ways to Reach Teens in the Pandemic (COM)
We all know teens are notoriously hard to reach regarding traffic safety messages, especially during a pandemic. However, there ARE success stories where advocates are breaking through with innovative online and social media campaigns. Learn how traffic safety messages can be tailored to a TikTok world.

Technology & Testing: State Level Data Improvements Needed to Detect Impairment
Technological advances to detect the presence of licit and illicit drugs that may cause driver impairment along with streamlined testing processes are needed to improve the sensitivity and timeliness of test results. Examine state progress in the use of technology to improve their testing programs.

Session 5: Tuesday, April 27 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. ET

The Peer Exchanges are small discussion groups of up to 15 people and they required pre-registration. Didn’t sign up for a peer exchange? We’ve got you covered.

Distracted Pedestrians: Fact or Fiction? (PBS)
We often hear that pedestrian distraction is a major problem, but is it? Learn about research regarding the multitude of issues involved in pedestrian injuries and ideas for shifting resources into priority focus areas for pedestrian safety.

Session 6: Wednesday, April 28 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. ET

Use of Oral Fluid to Detect Drug-impaired Drivers (CJ/LE)
Drug-impaired driving is increasing in the United States. Many law enforcement officers and prosecutors are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with investigating and prosecuting these types of impaired driving cases. Programs utilizing oral fluid drug testing have been in place internationally for many years; however, they are relatively new within the U.S. Presenters will discuss the lessons learned and helpful hints from these jurisdictions that are exploring the viability of this approach.

Utilizing Crash Data for Resource Allocation & Traffic Safety Promotion (CJ/LE)
Predictive algorithms based on crash safety considerations are increasingly valuable to law enforcement to support data driven resource allocation. Learn about new predictive analytics tools used for automated hot spot detection and heat map visualizations based on user-defined criteria. Comparisons to prevailing methods, realtime access to geo-located crash data and how these enhancements can help identify early crash trends, and inform mobilizing countermeasures will also be discussed.

Session 7: Wednesday, April 28 from 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET

Blazing Through Vapes & Marijuana Concentrates & the Impact on Traffic Safety (CJ/LE)
Learn about the various forms of marijuana, dabs and concentrates, and how they are being used to get high publicly through vapes and the impact on traffic safety. Other topics of discussion include marijuana potency, terms, logos, signs and symptoms, and usage of portable and discrete vapes to consume other (noncannabis) types of drugs.

Fast & Furious: Speed Is Taking a Toll on Pedestrian Safety (PBS)
As vehicle speed increases, the greater the likelihood that a pedestrian is killed in a crash. Examine speed vs. speeding, why and how communities are rallying around slow streets movement, and the role of law enforcement to support these movements in a post COVID environment.

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