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We are currently planning for the 2011 National Summit for Rural Traffic Safety Culture. We received many great suggestions from the 2010 attendees and are looking to incorporate many of them in the next Summit.
Please stay tuned for more information via this site, our list serve and our discussion group on LinkedIn.
2010 Summit sponsored in part by:American Traffic Safety Serv. AssocCenters for Disease ControlFederal Highway AdministrationNHTSA
2010 Summit endorsed by:AASHTOITS AmericaOllie the OtterRoadway Safety Foundation
Toward Zero Deaths
A coalition of highway safety partners is coordinating the development of a national safety plan and outreach program that is data-driven and includes key emphasis areas, projections of future needs, promising countermeasures, and expected improvements.
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View the 2009 Summit Resolution and letter to President Obama by clicking here.
Study: Teens Not the Worse Text-Driving Culprits
Do we tolerate too many traffic deaths? Get involved in the dialogue (New York Times)
Visit our blog - Traffic Safety Culture
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety releases Phoning While Driving Report
More Enforcement Planned Against Distracted Driving
Worst States for Distracted Drivers
Word to Youth - Texting and Driving Don't Mix
Texting-and-driving bill dies in Arizona Senate
Website that focuses on distracted driving unveiled
Texting ban for commercial truck and bus drivers
New group fights distracted driving
Bills to curb distracted driving gain momentum
USDOT & FCC join forces to combat distracted driving
Road Safety Campaigns take multicultural approach
Texting while Driving: The New Drunk Driving
Yellowstone Public Radio Reports -
Distracted Driving, Part 3 of 3: Kyle Hayter, MHP Ride Along
aired February 24, 2010
Another profession where a vehicle serves as an office is law enforcement. Jackie Yamanaka joins a Montana Highway Patrol officer as he patrols the roads in and around Billings and filed this audio postcard. YPR is part of a multi-station public radio reporting project looking at the issue of transportation. Funding for the "Transportation Nation" project comes from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Distracted Driving, Part 2 of 3: Roy Salyers Semi Ride-Along
aired February 23, 2010
There are a number of professions where a vehicle doubles as the office. One is long-haul trucking. Jackie Yamanaka joined one semi-driver and filed this audio postcard. YPR is part of a multi-station public radio reporting project looking at the issue of transportation. Funding for the "Transportation Nation" project comes from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Distracted Driving, Part 1 of 3
aired February 22, 2010
The federal Transportation Department is taking on the issue of distracted driving. The agency recently announced a new rule that prohibits commercial drivers from texting while driving. As Jackie Yamanaka reports, while this regulation is targeted, the issue is broader. YPR is part of a multi-station public radio reporting project looking at the issue of transportation. Funding for the "Transportation Nation" project comes from the Rockefeller Foundation.
High-Crash Corridors
aired February 8, 2010
Montana is a top-ten state when it comes to fatalities on rural roads, according to the National Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the University of Minnesota. That's largely because the majority of roads in Montana are rural. Making the state's rural roads safer is the job of the state's Transportation Department. Kay Erickson reports that officials look at the accident numbers and then figure out why they're happening and what can be done to reduce them.