Proceedings of the New Hampshire Safe Driving Summit December 9 2004

Safe Driving Summit Report

Pictures courtesy of Bill Wallace

Agenda and Presenters

Organized by the New Hampshire Intersections Project: Bringing Public Health, Public Safety and Emergency Care together.

Opening Remarks

Peter Thomson New Hampshire Coordinator Governors Highway Safety Agency

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Dr. Joe Sabato Chair New Hampshire Intersections Project and NH PHA Board Member

Assistant Commissioner of Safety Earl M Sweeney: 2004 Close of a Deadly Year. PDF File of Presentation

Overview of 2004, one of the most deadly years on New Hampshire Roadways, Who is Dying and Why.

Dr Phillip Brewer Yale Medical Center Medically Impaired Driving PDF of Presentation

Overview of the National Transportation Safety Board Review of Medically related crashes and survey of regulations and legislation to help provide science based medical guidance for driving performance.

David Melton Director of Research Liberty Mutual Safety Research Center: Technology and Safety 2004 PDF of Presentation

Overview of vehicle technology and the opportunities and challenges provided now and in the future.

New Hampshire Director of Motor Vehicles Virginia Beecher

Older Driver Presentation by Martin Calawa Federal Highway Administration PDF of Presentation

Older Drivers and Highway Construction: What do we need to do in construction to make roads Safer?

Legislative and Law Enforcement Breakout Report

New Hampshire Bureau of Liquor Enforcement Demonstration Vehicle. Vehicle combined with alcohol impairment goggles replicates effect of driving under the influence. Lieutenant Edwards on the left and Driving Instructor John Costa at the wheel.

Electronic Data Recorders: Black Box Technology by Wade Bartlett

Thanks to our Sponsors, Participants and Supporters that make this effort possible:

Representative Robert J. L'Heureux :  Merrimack, NH   03054-2690

Community Health Institute

North Country Health Consortium

New Hampshire Emergency Nurses Association

            Bureau of Highway Patrol & Enforcement (DMV)