Disrupting Distraction
June 15, 2018 | Washington, D.C.
More than 37,000 Americans died on U.S. roads in 2016* - a staggering number. Policymakers, law enforcement and victims' families point to distracted driving as an important contributing factor. But so far, efforts to curb distracted driving have fallen woefully short. With 94 percent of crashes involving human error, can brain science and psychology provide insights to dramatically reduce distraction-related roadway fatalities and injuries? Can technology play a role in solving the problem it helped to create? On Friday, June 15, 2018 the Travelers Institute and the community explored the distracted brain and the most promising approaches to combat distracted driving.
Presented by the Travelers Institute, the National Safety Council, and the Road to Zero Coalition.
Speakers
Panel Discussion
Moderator- Joan Woodward, President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers
Charlie Klauer, Research Scientist, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Michael Klein, Executive Vice President, Personal Insurance, Travelers
Jane Terry, Senior Director, Government Affairs, National Safety Council
Nicholas Worrell, Chief of Advocacy, Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications, National Transportation Safety Board
Event Details
Friday, June 15th
11:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Program
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Senate Banking Committee Hearing Room
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building (SD-538)
Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20510
*Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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