April 9, 2008.
California Office of Traffic Safety Summit
San Francisco, CA.
May 19, 2009
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
Bloomington, MN
June 23, 2009
Driving Assessment 2009
Big Sky, Montana
June 26, 2009
PRI World Congress
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 27, 2009
Day of Architecture
Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2009
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
Phoenix, AZ.
August 12-14
Texas Department of Transportation “Save a Life Summit”
San Antonio, Texas
September 2, 2009
Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting
Savannah, Georgia
September 11, 2009
Oregon Transportation Summit
Portland, Oregon
October 8
Honda R&D Americas
Raymond, Ohio
October 10-11
INFORMS Roundtable
San Diego, CA
October 21, 2009
California State University-San Bernardino, Leonard Transportation Center
San Bernardino, CA
November 5
Southern New England Planning Association Planning Conference
Uncasville, Connecticut
January 6
Texas Transportation Forum
Austin, TX
January 19
Yale University
(with Donald Shoup; details to come)
Monday, February 22
Yale University School of Architecture
Eero Saarinen Lecture
Friday, March 19
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Transportation
April 5-7
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
McMurrin Lectureship
April 19
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (Organization Management Workshop)
Austin, Texas
Monday, April 26
Edmonton Traffic Safety Conference
Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 7
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Wednesday, July 6
Fondo de Prevención Vial
Bogotá, Colombia
Tuesday, August 31
Royal Automobile Club
Perth, Australia
Wednesday, September 1
Australasian Road Safety Conference
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, September 22
Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Program
Statewide Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday, October 20
Rutgers University
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Injury Prevention Forum
Toronto
Monday, May 2
Idaho Public Driver Education Conference
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, June 2, 2011
California Association of Cities
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, August 21, 2011
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Attitudes: Iniciativa Social de Audi
Madrid, Spain
April 16, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Gardens Theatre, QUT
Brisbane, Australia
April 17, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Centennial Plaza, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
April 19, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2013
University of Minnesota City Engineers Association Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2013
Metropolis and Mobile Life
School of Architecture, University of Toronto
February 22, 2013
ISL Engineering
Edmonton, Canada
March 1, 2013
Australian Road Summit
Melbourne, Australia
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July 14th, 2009 at 7:44 am
At 90 plus I doubt a helmet would save anybody. They won’t protect someone from a broken neck.
July 14th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
This is interesting since they are saying that states with no helmet laws have higher number of fatalities. I’ve also read an article lately that said some states that have repealed the motorcycle helmet laws have seen a sharp rise in fatalities. But, as I researched bicycle helmets, I accidentally ran into motorcycle helmet literature that said motorcycle helmet laws had the effect of increasing the rate of injury and fatality much the same way that bike helmet laws have. I know that rates and absolute numbers are not the same thing. I’d be interested in knowing if the rate of head injury/ fatality in the motorcycle population of states with repealed laws has increased or decreased since even if the rate remained the same you will see a rise in the absolute number because–at least according to the theory–once you remove the helmet law, the number of motorcycles on the road would go up. Hence, so would the absolute number of fatalities.
I haven’t researched the motorcycle helmet much (I’m more interested in finding the truth about bike helmets), but it seems that at the speeds motorcycles go, there are a lot more injuries to die from than just head injuries.
So were they really considering removing the helmet laws so that more people would die to give them organs?
July 17th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Didrik…
Was the anti-motorcycle helmet literature you found arguing that helmets cause neck/spinal injuries? If so, this is an old, old canard from the “black t-shirt and chaps” Harley rider contingent. It’s been thoroughly refuted by science in the past 20 years.
cheers.
July 19th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I ride a motorcycle, but I ALWAYS wear full protective gear, including a full-face helmet.
Speed is only one factor that determines whether a motorcycle rider will be injured or killed if he is involved in an accident. If a rider doesn’t hit an object and is wearing full protective gear, he may suffer only minor injuries even in a high speed accident. On the other hand, if he is riding at only 20 mph and hits a heavy object with his head, probably he will be killed even if he is wearing a helmet. Thus, depending on circumstances, full protective gear, including a helmet, can considerably reduce the likelihood of injury or death at any speed.
Obviously wearing full protective gear does not offer full protection and is no substitute for careful riding, but still it is helpful at ALL speeds!
A helmet alone is not sufficient. A rider could slide on pavement for a considerable distance and lose considerable skin, flesh, and muscle without a proper jacket, gloves, pants, and boots.
July 21st, 2009 at 3:10 pm
The word “cyclist” typically describes people on bicycles. You probably meant “bikers” or “motorcyclists”.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Sorry if I confused folks. I meant to say that in my researching of bicycle helmets I would sometimes stumble on motorcycle helmet discussions. The discussions stated that motorcycle helmet laws increased the fatality rate of motorcyclists in those states with the laws. This is a similar effect we see with bicycle helmet laws. So, it was interesting to read this post which seemed to indicate repealing the motorcycle helmet law would dramatically increase fatalities. The discussions around how our safety measures sometimes do more harm are fascinating to me.
@Botswana… Yes, that’s what the article was saying: helmets reduced head injuries but the number of fatalities remained the same because neck injuries were replacing head injuries. I didn’t dive any deeper on it than that.