Teens, Texting and Driving: A Dangerous Mix?
More than 300 people will learn the answer to that question during the 13th annual Michigan Traffic Safety Summit, March 11-13, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, Michigan. C. Raymond Bingham, Ph.D., will discuss novice teen driver research being conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) as part of Tuesday's opening general sessions. Also Tuesday morning, Anthony R. Kane, Ph.D., of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, plans to project what the future may hold for traffic safety, including impacts of the economy, demographics, technology, global issues and other trends. The following day, UMTRI Director Peter Sweatman, Ph.D., will cover the wealth of traffic safety research underway at the Institute. On Thursday participants will learn why everyone needs sleep—especially drivers—when Mark Rosekind, Ph.D., of Alertness Solutions of California, shares his insights into how loss of sleep impacts health and safety. The summit, sponsored by Michigan's Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP), will feature five general sessions and 28 workshops. Sessions begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Summit expenses are being offset by registration and exhibitor fees, as well as federal traffic safety funds. View more details online.
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