Join us for our 3rd installment of Coffee & Conversation: Building Resilience into a Transportation System for All where eight speakers will discuss persistent and emerging trends in road safety.

Young Drivers, Driver Education, and the Change in Age of Licensure

Arthur Goodwin
Associate Director for Behavioral Research, UNC Highway Safety Research Center, UNC-CH

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for teens in the United States, yet our driving culture encourages an independence on the roadway that many young drivers may not be ready to express responsibly. In this session, we will discuss how North Carolina has led the way with the Graduated Driver Licensing and what remains to be done as teens wait longer to drive.

Next events:

February 25

What Do We Mean by Distracted Driving?
Speaker: Justin Owens, Sr. Research Associate, Center for Vulnerable Road User Safety, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

March 18

Opioids, Emerging Response, and the Problem of Drugged Driving
Speaker: Katie Harmon, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center, UNC-CH

April 1

Rideables and the Inexperienced Traveler
Speaker: Chris Cherry, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

April 15

Elderly Drivers and the Aging of America
Speaker: Jing Feng, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University

April 29

Accommodating all Pedestrians with Design
Speaker: Janet Barlow, President, Accessible Design for the Blind

May 13

A Policy Solution to the Enduring Alcohol-related Motor Vehicle Crash Problem
Speaker: Rob Foss, Sr. Research Scientist (Retired), UNC Highway Safety Research Center, UNC-CH